[5] Originally called the Bitten Theresa, construction on the ship began on 28 February 1998, when its keel was laid in Tuzla, Istanbul, Turkey.

[9] In the charter's first three fiscal years, Montauk made over 125 voyages, providing shuttle service between suppliers and shallow-draft depots in South Korea and Japan.

[15][16] The TransPacific charter, which commenced on 1 October 2006, was a one-year firm fixed-price contract of $6,879,520 with some operating costs reimbursable.

[16] Sealift Incorporated protested the charter award with the Government Accounting Office (GAO), claiming that TransAtlantic Lines LLC understated its fuel-consumption costs.

[17] On 24 January 2007, Ocean Tankers Holdings Public Company Limited purchased the ship and renamed it Kalia.