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| Company type | Corporation |
|---|---|
| Industry | Shipping |
| Founded | 1975[1] |
| Headquarters | , USA |
Key people | John Raggio, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Ragnar Knutsen Alan Alder Fred Isaksen |
| Website | http://www.sealiftinc.com |
Sealift Incorporated is an American shipping company based in Oyster Bay, New York.[2] The privately held corporation was founded in 1975 by the four owners who remain the principal executives.[1] Sealift Inc. is one of the largest ocean contractors for transporting U.S. food aid and participates in the Voluntary Intermodal Sealift Agreement.[1] Between the start of fiscal 2000 and the first quarter of 2008, Sealift Inc. was awarded US$402,151,046 in contracts.[3]
Sealift's main fleet consists of eleven ships: container ships, general cargo ships, and a combination general/container ship. The fleet has ships from 12 to 39 years of age, includes two steamships, and three small ships under 10,000 tonnes deadweight (DWT). Separate from the main fleet, the company also owns the ex-US Navy MSC HSV-2 Swift. In 2015 Swift was sold to the United Arab Emirates' National Marine Dredging Company. On 1 October 2016, she was reported to have been severely damaged by an anti-ship missile in the Bab-el-Mandeb strait, off the coast of Yemen.
Sealift Inc has collective bargaining agreements with the Seafarer's International Union and the American Maritime Officers union.[4]
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