Monday, March 19, 2012 http://www.marinelink.com/news/superferries-subsidiary343158.aspx Seaward Services (SSI), a HMS Global Maritime (HMSGM) company based in New Albany, Indiana, is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a contract through Military Sealift Command (MSC) to operate and convert the former Hawaii Superferry vessels HSV Alakai and Huakai for MSC. HMSGM has been managing […]
Hawaii Superferries – Taxpayers Still Foot the Bill
Salon has an article on the Superferries, their sale to the Navy and MARAD “The Title XI program has had a troubled history in recent years specifically related to projects involving Hawaii. In 1999, American Classic Voyages, Co. led by billionaire Sam Zell, launched an ambitious expansion program. American Classic Voyages had operated two old […]
Ferry idea refloated
With one of the all-time best article titles ever, Ilima Loomis of Maui News writes that State Senator Joe Souki has once again (for the 3rd time?) introduced the Superferry bill: House Bill 1239 would establish a Hawaii state ferry system, along with a special fund to pay for the program, opening the door for […]
2 Superferries May Go to Navy
The Virginian-Pilot Monday, November 21, 2011 Navy hopes to gain two Hawaiian superferries By Robert McCabehttp://hamptonroads.com/2011/11/navy-hopes-gain-two-hawaiian-superferries NORFOLK The Navy wants the two Hawaiian superferries docked at Lamberts Point in Norfolk. The Navy “is working with the U.S. Maritime Administration to permit the transfer of the two high-speed vessels, formerly Hawaii superferries, into the naval service […]
Superferry – an Economic Disaster for State and Federal Taxpayers
Reprinted from dmzhawaii.com: Taxpayers Stuck With Unsold Ferries in Default August 10, 2011 Bloomberg published an article about the wasteful Maritime Administration (MARAD) loan guarantee program, which became the reluctant owner of two high-speed ferry ships after the Hawaii Superferry went bankrupt in 2009: Two passenger ferries sit at a dock in Norfolk, Virginia, waiting […]
Superferry Sister Ship: Navy Finds “Agressive” Corrosion
State Legislators Beware – If you buy the Superferries, you may be getting a rust-bucket. This is the same company and virtually the same design as the “Superferry”. Bloomberg News Reports The U.S. Navy has discovered “aggressive” corrosion in Austal Ltd. (ASB)’s first new combat ship designed for operating close to shore. The corrosion is […]