Pasha Hawaii to Deploy Jones Act Vessel to Puerto Rico

Pasha Hawaii will provide the U.S. Jones Act vessel Horizon Spirit to ship hundreds of containers from the West Coast in support of hurricane relief and rebuilding efforts in Puerto Rico. The Horizon Spirit serves as a drydock reserve ship in Pasha Hawaii’s container service between the mainland and Hawaii.

Pasha Hawaii is partnering with family-owned Lipsey Mountain Spring Water, the nation’s largest governmental bottled water supplier for disaster relief, to bring approximately 800 containers filled with over 15 million bottles of water aboard the Horizon Spirit to assist in humanitarian relief for the people of Puerto Rico. The Horizon Spirit will load the bottled water in Long Beach, Calif. and traverse the Panama Canal en route to Puerto Rico; the vessel will be made available in the Puerto Rico service thereafter.

“Our hearts go out to the people of Puerto Rico as they rebuild their homes and communities, and address basic needs,” said George Pasha, IV, President and CEO, Pasha Hawaii. “We are thankful to be of direct help to these families and businesses, especially as many of our folks who joined us from Horizon Lines, Inc. have family, friends, and colleagues on the island. We’ve supported hurricane relief efforts via an employee giving campaign with the American Red Cross, and are glad we can offer the service of our containership.”