Keppel AmFELS and Pasha Hawaii celebrate steel cutting for two new containerships
BROWNSVILLE, Texas – Construction of the first of two containerships is underway at the Port of Brownsville.
On Sept. 25, Keppel AmFELS cut the first steel plates for the M/V George III, one of two ‘Ohana Class vessels the Brownsville-based company is building for the Pasha Hawaii fleet, which provides service to the Hawaii/Mainland trade lane.
Once built, the new 774-foot U.S. Jones Act vessels will carry 2,525 TEUs, with a sailing speed of 23.0 knots. The design of the ship’s hull has been fully optimized using computational fluid dynamics and will be one of the most hydrodynamically efficient hulls in the world. Delivery of the vessels is expected in 2020.
“We are pleased to be able to support the Pasha Hawaii fleet with the design, engineering and constr
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