New Training Ship | Preparing to Home Port
Cal Maritime is working to prepare for our brand-new training ship to come home. The National Security Multi-Mission Vessel (NSMV) program is a series of five purpose-built ships to serve dual roles as an emergency response vessel and as a training platform for future mariners. Our ship, the fifth, is scheduled to arrive at Cal Maritime November of 2026.
BB&PE: Boat Basin & Pier Expansion
Located on lower campus, between the historic boat house and the Carquinez strait, the Boat Basin and Pier Expansion (BB&PE) project has the primary objective of serving Cal Maritime cadets. This area will see extensive changes over the next few years as we prepare to home port the NSMV-V.
This effort brings together over 22 consultants and subject matter experts, 11 state and federal agencies, Cal Maritime leadership, CSU leadership, US Department of Transportation Maritime Administration (MARAD), cadets, faculty, and staff all in the effort to welcome home our new ship.
Currently we are in the design and engineering phase, consultations with the 11 state and federal agencies are ongoing and a major milestone of publishing our Environmental Review documents in the second quarter of 2024.
BB&PE Milestones
- The BB&PE Project was funded by the CSU Board of Trustees in fall of 2023.
- Cal Maritime conducted a Waterfront Master Plan with feasibility study and developed an approach to the project.
- A Collaborative Design Build team was selected and placed under contract in fall of 2023.
- Upcoming milestones for this project will be the submission of our application for environmental review and the commencement of the design and engineering phase.
- Environmental review documents published May 2024.
Facilities Planning, Design & Construction