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Matson orders three 3,220-TEU Jones Act compliant ships
来源： shippingazette 编辑：编辑部 发布：2022/11/07 10:39:50
HAWAIIAN shipping company Matson has placed an order for three Jones Act-compliant 3,220-TEU Aloha class containerships to join the two already in operation, reports Ventura, California's gCaptain.
The company announced it has signed contracts with Jones Act shipbuilder Philly Shipyard to build additional Aloha class ships for an aggregate price of US$1 billion. The first vessel is expected to be delivered in the fourth quarter of 2026 with subsequent deliveries in 2027.
The new vessels will join Matson's two Aloha class ships previously built by Philly Shipyard in 2018 and 2019. The 854-foot Aloha class vessels are the largest containerships ever built in the US and are designed to operate at speeds in excess of 23 knots.
The new vessels will be equipped with dual fuel engines that are designed to operate on either conventional marine fuels or liquefied natural gas (LNG), as well as other "green ship technology" features, such as a fuel-efficient hull design and environmentally safe double hull fuel tanks and freshwater ballast systems.
While the earlier ships require some modification to operate with LNG, the new ships will be delivered LNG-ready.
Matson says the three new ships will replace three vessels currently deployed in Matson's China-Long Beach Express (CLX) service. The vessels being replaced will in turn replace three older vessels currently deployed on Matson's Alaska service.
"Our existing Aloha Class ships are among the fastest, most efficient vessels in the Matson fleet," said Matt Cox, chairman and CEO. "These new Jones Act compliant vessels will be built specifically for our China-Long Beach Express service, and like their sisterships, are expected to help Matson achieve its 2030 greenhouse gas emissions reduction goal while also providing additional capacity and speed benefitting our Hawaii service as well as the CLX."
Prior to Matson's first two Aloha class ships, Philly Shipyard delivered four newbuild Jones Act containerships to Matson between 2003 and 2006.
The company announced it has signed contracts with Jones Act shipbuilder Philly Shipyard to build additional Aloha class ships for an aggregate price of US$1 billion. The first vessel is expected to be delivered in the fourth quarter of 2026 with subsequent deliveries in 2027.
The new vessels will join Matson's two Aloha class ships previously built by Philly Shipyard in 2018 and 2019. The 854-foot Aloha class vessels are the largest containerships ever built in the US and are designed to operate at speeds in excess of 23 knots.
The new vessels will be equipped with dual fuel engines that are designed to operate on either conventional marine fuels or liquefied natural gas (LNG), as well as other "green ship technology" features, such as a fuel-efficient hull design and environmentally safe double hull fuel tanks and freshwater ballast systems.
While the earlier ships require some modification to operate with LNG, the new ships will be delivered LNG-ready.
Matson says the three new ships will replace three vessels currently deployed in Matson's China-Long Beach Express (CLX) service. The vessels being replaced will in turn replace three older vessels currently deployed on Matson's Alaska service.
"Our existing Aloha Class ships are among the fastest, most efficient vessels in the Matson fleet," said Matt Cox, chairman and CEO. "These new Jones Act compliant vessels will be built specifically for our China-Long Beach Express service, and like their sisterships, are expected to help Matson achieve its 2030 greenhouse gas emissions reduction goal while also providing additional capacity and speed benefitting our Hawaii service as well as the CLX."
Prior to Matson's first two Aloha class ships, Philly Shipyard delivered four newbuild Jones Act containerships to Matson between 2003 and 2006.