hawaii – Pacific Maritime Magazine

02 Dec

Pasha Hawaii Nets Environmental Recognition

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The Chamber of Shipping of America has honored Honolulu-based Pasha Hawaii’s fleet with Certificates of Environmental Achievement for the fleet’s many years of environmental excellence, the company announced Nov. 23. Vessels honored included Horizon Pacific for 22 straight years, Horizon Reliance for 21 years, Horizon Enterprise and Horizon Spirit for 11 years and m/v Marjorie C for three years. “These awards celebrate the dedication to environmental excellence of our seafarers and the company personnel ashore who operate their vessels to the highest standards,” Chamber shipping President Kathy Metcalf said. “We celebrate these positive achievements and the critical contributions the maritime…

03 Jun

USCG, Navy, Hawaii First Responders Complete SAREX

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Members of the U.S. Coast Guard and local and regional first responders in late May conducted a pair of search and rescue exercises in Hawaii. Coast Guard Sector Honolulu organizes the annual exercise to review alert and response procedures and improve coordination on search and rescue events. The exercises began in Hilo, Hawaii with asset open houses at Hilo International Airport and the Port of Hilo, and included mock searches for a kayaker at Hilo Bayfront Beach Park and a second open-water exercise off Kawaihae. Participants in this year's SAREXs in Hawaii also included members of Coast Guard Sector Honolulu…

17 May

Disney Cruise Line to Resume Sailing in Hawaii After Agreeing to COVID Protocols

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Disney Cruises has become the fifth cruise line to sign with the Hawaii Department of Transportation Harbors Division to resume sailing in the region. Disney Cruise Line joins Royal Caribbean Cruise LTD, World Residences at Sea, Carnival Cruise Line and Norwegian Cruise Lines in inking port agreements that they would commit to follow health and safety protocols in alignment with the CDC’s COVID-19 Program for Cruise Ships in order to operate in the state. As of May 5, cruise ship vaccination status threshold is 90% of passengers, according to CDC. CDC says cruise lines capable of carrying over 250 persons…

08 Apr

Matson Inc. Announces New Leadership Roles

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Honolulu-based Matson has announced that five employees will take on new leadership roles within the company. Vic Angoco, Matson’s senior vice president, Pacific, will become senior vice president, Alaska, starting on July 1. He will take over for Bal Dreyfus, who is retiring. Angoco, who will be based in Anchorage, currently oversees the company’s Hawaii, Guam, Micronesia and South Pacific operations and brings 32 years of maritime experience. He started with Matson in 1996 as operations manager on Guam, before moving on to various leadership roles in Guam and Hawaii. “As difficult as it is to replace an executive with…