Honolulu-based Pasha Hawaii announced that the U.S. Jones Act vessel Horizon Spirit has returned to the U.S. West Coast after providing service in the Puerto Rico market to support extraordinary volumes of cargo for use in hurricane relief and rebuilding efforts.
Since October 21, 2017, Pasha Hawaii contributed capacity to support fellow U.S.-flag domestic carriers Crowley Maritime and TOTE Maritime’s shipments of cargo for relief and rebuilding efforts in Puerto Rico following the devastation of Hurricane Maria.
In her initial relief deployment to the Port of San Juan, the Horizon Spirit delivered FEMA-sponsored, Lipsey Mountain Spring Water from the Port of Los Angeles, setting a world record for the largest single commodity shipment on a containership.
The Horizon Spirit made a total of eight roundtrip supply and equipment deliveries between Jacksonville, FL and San Juan, bringing 8,000 containers to Puerto Rico on behalf of Crowley and TOTE, utilizing the vessel’s 170 refrigerated and its dry containers’ capacity. Additionally, Pasha Hawaii supported the two carriers in returning a total of 5,300 empty containers to the mainland.