13MAR2019 - NEWS - Matson Inc. and Philly Shipyard Inc. christen second Aloha class containership powered by LNG

Matson Inc. and Philly Shipyard Inc. have recently announced that they have christened the second of two Aloha class containerships built for Matson. The new vessel – Kaimana Hila – is the sister ship of Daniel K. Inouye, which was christened in June last year and commenced service in November. Both vessels were built for Matson by Philly Shipyard at a total cost of approximately US$418 million for the pair, and are the first of four new vessels that Matson will put into its Hawaii service over the course of the next 18 months. Both vessels incorporate the latest environmentally friendly technologies, including double hull fuel tanks, fresh water ballast systems and a more efficient hull design, as well as dual-fuel engines that can be adapted to use LNG.

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