Pasha Ship-to-Shore Cranes Arrive At Honolulu Harbor After Historic Pacific Crossing
Three all-electric Noell gantry cranes complete a 2,600-mile ocean journey from the Port of Long Beach, advancing phase two of the $555 million Kapalama Container Terminal project.
Honolulu, HI – Three all-electric Noell ship-to-shore (STS) container cranes arrived this morning at Honolulu Harbor, following a three-week Pacific voyage from the Port of Long Beach. Shipped fully upright and intact on an open barge, the cranes traveled nearly 2,600 miles across open ocean in their operational configuration.
“The safe arrival of these cranes is an extraordinary milestone,” said George Pasha, IV, President and CEO, The Pasha Group and Pasha Hawaii. “Moving millions of pounds of fully assembled steel structures across the Pacific is an incredibly complex logistics feat that required flawless execution. This success is a direct testament to the collaborative expertise of our partners at Harbor Industrial Services Corp., the International Longshore Warehouse Union (ILWU), Foss Maritime Company, and our Pasha Hawaii and Hawaii Stevedores, Inc. teams. Seeing these cranes arrive safely at Honolulu Harbor is a proud moment for our entire organization.”
Standing fully upright on the transit barge, each crane towers between 230-250 feet tall, equivalent to a 20-story skyscraper, and weighs 3.5 million pounds. Together, they represent a combined logistical challenge of 10.5 million pounds moved across 2,600 miles of open ocean.
Once discharged, the cranes will be installed at Kapalama Container Terminal (KCT) as part of phase two of a public-private partnership between the State Department of Transportation (DOT) Harbors Division, The Pasha Group and Hawaii Stevedores, Inc. When complete, KCT will serve as the new operational hub and primary facility for Hawaii Stevedores, Inc., a subsidiary of The Pasha Group and sister company to Pasha Hawaii.
Phase two is expected to be completed by the end of 2026, according to the DOT Harbors Division.
Once complete, the new 84-acre cargo terminal will enhance the efficiency, safety, reliability, and resilience of cargo operations in Hawaii, while expanding capacity and supporting cleaner, more advanced port technologies. “The arrival of these gantry cranes delivers the critical infrastructure needed to move us one step closer to a modern terminal designed and built to serve Hawaii for generations,” added Pasha, IV.