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Containers were unloaded in May 2015 from the then-new Pasha containership Marjorie C during its first stop in Hawaii, beginning expanded service from San Diego.
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Pasha Hawaii has picked a Texas shipyard to build two new containerships that the company previously announced it planned to order.
Pasha, the second-largest ocean cargo transportation firm serving Hawaii, said Thursday that the two ships will be built by Keppel AmFELS in Brownsville, Texas.
A cost estimate was not available because contract specifications are still being finalized.
The two new ships, which will be designed to run on liquefied natural gas, will allow Pasha to retire two older and less fuel-efficient steamships that it acquired in 2015 as part of the Hawaii operations of former competitor Horizon Lines.
Pasha also has an option to order an additional two ships from Keppel.
The two new ships will have a capacity of 2,525 TEUs, or the equivalent of 2,525 20-foot containers, representing a decrease from the 3,400-TEU capacity Pasha announced in November.
Pasha’s four former Horizon ships have capacities of 2,300 to 2,400 TEUs. The company, which is a subsidiary of California-based The Pasha Group and began serving Hawaii in 2005, also has two newer ships. One can carry 2,500 vehicles, and the other has a capacity of 1,400 TEUs and 1,100 vehicles.
The first new ship from Keppel is expected to be finished in early 2020, followed by the second ship in late 2020.
