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Pasha Hawaii to build second car carrier

By On February 17, 2011

HONOLULU — Honolulu-based Pasha Hawaii this week announced the signing of a contract with VT Halter Marine, Pascagoula, MS, for the construction of a ship to enter the Hawaii/Mainland trade [...]

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High-speed catamarans may be based in Hawaii

By On February 16, 2010

This is a computer rendering of the joint high-speed vessel built by Austal, builder of the two Hawaii Superferry ships. Photo via: Austal Ships/Honolulu Advertiser By William Cole Advertiser Military [...]

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Class Action Suit Filed in Hawaii to Declare Jones Act Unconstitutional

By On November 2, 2009

Dear gCaptain- As you know, in and around 1916, Senator Wesley Jones, then a Senator from the great state of Washington urged the adoption of what has commonly referred to [...]

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Hawaii Superferry – A look back

By On June 25, 2009

No matter what side of the debate you are on over the Hawaii Superferry, you have to admit that it has been interesting to watch as its legal and environmental [...]

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Hawaii Super Ferry Ceases Operations – Court Ruling

By On March 17, 2009

Hawaii Superferry said Monday that it will cease operations in light of a state Supreme Court ruling that it was unfairly allowed to bypass an environmental review.  The Superferry has [...]

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Historic Ship Independence Barred From Her Adopted State

By On February 25, 2008

Photo By Alan Light Built in 1950 the SS Independence and her sister ship the SS Constitution were built to transport passengers between U.S. ports and the Mediterranean but with [...]

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NCL Pulls Pride Of Aloha From Hawaii Service – US Mariner Wages Blamed For Decision

By On February 18, 2008

Photo by 123 look at me First we witnessed trouble for the Hawaii Superferry (which is back in service) now Hawaii’s largest source of jobs for U.S. mariners, Norwegian Cruise [...]

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hawaii superferry – a ship captain’s perspective

By On October 12, 2007

A ferry at the center of much debate (including a record number of comments on this blog) has sailed into a storm that will likely sink her dream. The problem [...]

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