Equipment & Facilities: Hawaii, Providence

In Hawaii, the Department of Transportation’s Harbors Division recently received delivery of a new Harbor Police boat christened Kia'iawa. In Providence, port operator ProvPort recently acquired two mobile harbor cranes. 

A new Harbor Police patrol boat is patrolling Honolulu and Barbers Point harbors. Delivered last month to Hawaii DOT’s Harbors Division, the 27-foot, aluminum-hull vessel was christened Kia'iawa, meaning "harbor guardian."

"Security of our harbors is critical to our island state and the Kia'iawa will give our Harbor Police increased mobility and better tools to protect our ports," said DOT Director Glenn Okimoto. "In cooperation with our city, state and federal partners, the Kia'iawa will patrol these vital facilities for unauthorized vessels and suspicious activity."

Kia'iawa replaces the Moku Maka'i, a 21-foot Boston Whaler, after 15 years of service as the primary Harbor Police vessel. The new vessel cost approximately $390,000, which was fully funded by a federal grant, and features significantly upgraded radar, GPS and depth-finding devices. It is also equipped with a closed-cabin and shock-absorbing seats to minimize impacts in rough water conditions. Moku Maka'i will remain in service as a supplemental patrol craft.

Providence Adds New Mobile Harbor Cranes

Cargo handling capabilities of the Port of Providence have been substantially enhanced by the recent acquisition of two mobile harbor cranes by the port operator ProvPort.

The cranes arrived in June and began operation immediately after being certified. They replace two, 30-plus-year-old cranes.

They were purchased through a public-private partnership leveraging a $10.5 million federal TIGER II grant. The remainder of the $21 million project was funded through ProvPort.

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The cranes proved themselves the first time they were used, discharging 25,000 tons of aluminum oxide and aluminum oxide dregs from M/V North Prince at twice the speed of the old cranes, according to ProvPort. 

ProvPort purchased the port from the City of Providence in 1994 for $16.5 million, and last year handled roughly 2.0 million tons of cargo, up from just 750,000 tons in 2000. The company is an AAPA Sustaining Member.

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