Kaimana Hila is Matson's third vessel to operate on LNG, joining its sister ship, Daniel K. Inouye, and Manukai, Matson said in a statement. The vessel now also has
Besides these two vessels, Matson replaced the main engine on its containership Manukai with a dual-fuel engine and previously said this will cost about $60 million.
However, the results report shows that the Manukai project was worth $72 million.
This means that Matson spent about $166 million on these three projects.
This is $36 million more compared to previous estimates.
In addition to these vessels, Matson ordered in 2022 three new 3,600-teu LNG-powered Aloha Class containerships at compatriot Philly Shipyard for about $1 billion.
Philly Shipyard recently started building the first of these three new LNG-powered containerships.
Matson will take delivery of these Jones Act compliant vessels in the fourth quarter of 2026 with subsequent deliveries in 2027.
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