Construction on a $144 million shipping vessel for Honolulu-based Pasha Hawaii began Tuesday with the cutting of the first piece of steel at VT Halter Marine’s shipyard in Pascagoula, Miss. The ship is a combination container and roll-on/roll-off car-truck carrier called the Marjorie C, which will provide weekly service between the West Coast and Hawaii. This is the second vessel to join the fleet built by VT Halter Marine for Pasha Hawaii. The company also has an option agreement for the construction of a third vessel with a base price of $137 million. The ship is scheduled for service by the fall of 2013. (Source: Pacific Business News, 08/09/11)
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