If Excess Chartered Sealift Capacity is Needed for Contingencies, it Should be Put to Maximum Peacetime Use
Abstract
The Navy's Military Sealift Command charters ships to carry military cargo. These ships USLJ ally sail more than half empty. At the same time, the Navy is buying space on regularly scheduled commercial ships. The Navy justifies the chartering of excess capacity on the basis of contingency needs. DOD policy encourages the use of commercial ships, but at the same time, it supports the use of chartered ships. DOD needs to reexamine the need for this excess chartered capacity in view of other alternatives. If the excess chartered capacity is needed, however, DOD should clarify its conflicting policy to make maximum use of the chartered ships in peacetime.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 30, 1980
- Accession Number
- AD1175329
Entities
People
- R. W. Gutmann
Organizations
- United States Government Accountability Office