Pasha Hawaii will be adding two more ships to its fleet providing Jones Act shipping service between the U.S. mainland and Hawaii with the addition of two newbuild gas-powered containerships. Honolulu-base Pasha Hawaii announced Thursday it has inked contracts for two liquefied natural gas fueled to be built at Brownsville, TX-based Keppel AmFELS, a subsidiary of Keppel … [Read more...]
Hawaii’s Final Sugar Cargo Departs Maui Aboard ‘Maku Pahu’
The sugar transport ship Moku Pahu departed Kahului harbor in Maui last Friday carrying the final cargo of sugar produced by the Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar Company, marking the end of an era for sugar production in the Hawaiian Islands. The Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar Company (HC&S) was founded in 1870 and grew to become Hawaii's largest sugarcane grower … [Read more...]
Pasha Shortlists Two Yards to Build LNG-Fuelled Containerships for Hawaii Jones Act Trade
Honolulu-based Pasha Hawaii today announced that the company has narrowed its selection to two U.S. shipyards for the construction of two new Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) fueled containerships, with the option to order two additional vessels. Contract specifications are expected to be finalized by the end of November, with the final selection decision anticipated in January … [Read more...]
Obama Creates World’s Largest Marine Reserve Off Hawaii
By Roberta Rampton (Reuters) U.S. President Barack Obama will dramatically expand the Papah?naumoku?kea Marine National Monument off the coast of Hawaii on Friday, the White House said, an action that will ban commercial fishing from more than 582,500 sq miles (1.5 million sq km) of the Pacific Ocean. Obama will visit the protected area on Sept. 1 to draw attention to … [Read more...]
Matson Pleads Guilty, Agrees to Pay $1 Million For Honolulu Harbor Molasses Spill
A division of the Jones Act shipping company Matson has agreed to plead guilty to criminal charges and pay $1 million in connection to last year's molasses spill in Honolulu Harbor. Matson Transportation, Inc. and the U.S. Attorney's office in Hawaii reached a plea agreement Tuesday in which Matson agreed to plead guilty to two misdemeanor violations of the Rivers and … [Read more...]