Manoa (1982)

Manoa (1982)

Kahu (1975) with Mauna Loa

Kahu (1975) with Mauna Loa

Sause Bros. tug Kahu (IMO 7404114) with Matson barge Mauna Loa inbound to Pier 51C, Honolulu Harbor.

CMA CGM Florida (2008)

CMA CGM Florida (2008)

CMA CGM’s CMA CGM Florida (IMO 9348704) inbound to Pier 51A, Honolulu Harbor. She was assisted by Foss Maritime tugs...

Modesty (2022)

Modesty (2022)

Sea Pioneer Shipping Corporation tanker Modesty (IMO 9925708) outbound from Pier 51A, Honolulu Harbor. She was assisted by Foss Maritime tugs Pi‘ilani and Mikioi.

Star of Honolulu (1991)

Star of Honolulu (1991)

Moana (1983)

Moana (1983)

Something Different

Something Different

A motto in Hawaiian as seen on the chassis of a forklift at Honolulu Harbor: Holomua i ka lanakila. This...

Daniel K. Inouye (2018)

Daniel K. Inouye (2018)

Matson’s Daniel K. Inouye (IMO 9719056) inbound to Pier 52, Honolulu Harbor. She was assisted by Foss Maritime tugs Pi‘ilani...

Queen Diamond II (1989)

Queen Diamond II (1989)

RV Sikuliaq (2014)

RV Sikuliaq (2014)

Sikuliaq (IMO 9578945) is a research vessel owned by the National Science Foundation and operated by the University of Alaska...

Redux: Schooner Lynx (2001)

Redux: Schooner Lynx (2001)

Originally posted on 26 July 2009.* At the time the above photo was taken, Lynx was based in Newport Beach,...

Neptune Leader (2008)

Neptune Leader (2008)

NYK (Nippon Yusen Kaisha) Line’s car carrier Neptune Leader (IMO 9402744) inbound to Pier 32, Honolulu Harbor. She was assisted...

RV Kilo Moana (2002) in Dry Dock

RV Kilo Moana (2002) in Dry Dock

Clayton Arthur (1965) with YRBM-57 (2024)

Clayton Arthur (1965) with YRBM-57 (2024)

On 20 January 2025, DeForge Maritime Towing’s ocean-going tug Clayton Arthur (IMO 6516934) arrived in Honolulu Harbor from San Diego, California...

Joseph Sause (1975) with Noa

Joseph Sause (1975) with Noa

Sause Bros. tug Joseph Sause (IMO 7402726) with tank barge Noa inbound to Pier 29A, Honolulu Harbor. She was assisted...

Grand Princess (1998)

Grand Princess (1998)

Hanakahi

Hanakahi

Redux: ARC Gloria (1968)

Redux: ARC Gloria (1968)

Originally posted on 9 June 2009.* The Armada de Colombia’s (Colombian Navy) sail training ship ARC Gloria (IMO 8642555) visited...

Koningsdam (2016) Lifeboat Drill

Koningsdam (2016) Lifeboat Drill

Holland America Line cruise ship Koningsdam (IMO 9692557) at Pier 2B, Honolulu Harbor.

Montlake (1990) and Sodo (2011) (ATB)

Montlake (1990) and Sodo (2011) (ATB)

Centerline Logistics articulated tug barge (ATB) Montlake (tug) (IMO 9032783) / Sodo (tank barge) outbound from Pier 30, Honolulu Harbor....

Maunawili (2004) Outbound

Maunawili (2004) Outbound

Matson’s Maunawili (IMO 9268538) outbound from Pier 52, Honolulu Harbor. She was assisted by Foss Maritime tugs Pi‘ilani and Mikioi.

Kaimana Hila (2019) LNG Capable

Kaimana Hila (2019) LNG Capable

Matson’s Kaimana Hila (IMO 9719068) inbound to Pier 53, Honolulu Harbor. She was assisted by Foss Maritime tugs Pi‘ilani and...

Amia (2017)

Amia (2017)

Nola Gail (1971) with Thelma 302

Nola Gail (1971) with Thelma 302

A series of photos featuring DeForge Maritime Towing’s ocean-going tug Nola Gail (IMO 7128679) tied up at Pier 9, Honolulu...

Drunken Sailor – July 1923

Drunken Sailor – July 1923

What shall we do with a drunken sailor? As noted in the 31 July 1923 issue of the Honolulu Advertiser:...

Pacific Collector (1970)

Pacific Collector (1970)

Missile tracking and telemetry ship Pacific Collector (IMO 7738474) outbound from Pier 19, Honolulu Harbor. She was assisted by Foss...

Kekoa (1975)

Kekoa (1975)

Bow Star (2004)

Bow Star (2004)

Bow Star (IMO 9197296) is a supersegregator chemical tanker owned and operated by Odfjell. According to the company’s website, the...

New Young Brothers Barges

New Young Brothers Barges

Two new Young Brothers barges arrived at Honolulu Harbor on 13 December 2024 after transiting the Panama Canal from the...

Opelu (1984)

Opelu (1984)

Imua (2023)

Imua (2023)

USCGC Midgett (WMSL-757)

USCGC Midgett (WMSL-757)

USCGC Midgett outbound, Honolulu Harbor. She was assisted by P&M Marine Services’ tugs Tiger 6 and Tiger 21.

Manukai (2003) Outbound

Manukai (2003) Outbound

Matson’s Manukai (IMO 9244130) outbound from Pier 52, Honolulu Harbor, after a brief stay. She was assisted by Foss Maritime...

Manukai (2003) Now LNG Capable

Manukai (2003) Now LNG Capable

From the summer of 2023 through the summer of 2024, Matson’s Manukai (IMO 9244130) spent time in COSCO Shipping Shipyard...

Abstraction: Fenders

Abstraction: Fenders

Zaandam (2000)

Zaandam (2000)

VB Bribon (2024)

VB Bribon (2024)

Boluda Towage tug VB Bribon (IMO 9993200) outbound from Pier 31A, Honolulu Harbor.

Justine Foss (1976)

Justine Foss (1976)

Rainbow Warrior (2011)

Rainbow Warrior (2011)

Rainbow Warrior (IMO 9575383) is a sailing vessel owned and operated by Greenpeace. She is the organization’s third ship to...

Point Nemo (1993)

Point Nemo (1993)

Point Nemo* (ex-New Jersey Responder) (IMO 9043914) is operated by the National Data Buoy Center (NDBC), which is part of...

Henry Sause (1976)

Henry Sause (1976)

Zeus Leader (2009)

Zeus Leader (2009)

NYK (Nippon Yusen Kaisha) Line’s car carrier Zeus Leader (IMO 9476733) outbound from Pier 31, Honolulu Harbor. She was assisted by...

Tiger 21 (2019) with Mauna Loa

Tiger 21 (2019) with Mauna Loa

Fishermen’s and Seamen’s Memorial Chapel – San Francisco

Fishermen’s and Seamen’s Memorial Chapel – San Francisco

In the Fisherman’s Wharf area, tucked away along an access road to Pier 45, is the Fishermen’s and Seamen’s Memorial...

SS Jeremiah O’Brien (1943)

SS Jeremiah O’Brien (1943)

SS Jeremiah O’Brien (IMO 5171749) is a Liberty ship that was built during World War II (WWII) by the New...

Fire Station 35 – San Francisco Waterfront

Fire Station 35 – San Francisco Waterfront

The “new” floating San Francisco Fire Department Station 35 was completed in 2022. It is located at Pier 22½, offshore...

Sailors’ Union of the Pacific Building

Sailors’ Union of the Pacific Building

The Coast Seamen’s Union of the Pacific Coast and the Steamship Sailors’ Union merged in 1891 to form the Sailors’...

Falls of Clyde (1878)

Falls of Clyde (1878)

The Falls of Clyde was built by Russell and Co. at Port Glasgow, Scotland. She was launched on 12 December...

Richmond Shipyard No. 3

Richmond Shipyard No. 3

Richmond Shipyard No. 3 is part of the National Park Service’s Rosie the Riveter / WWII Home Front National Historic...

Richmond Wharf No. 1

Richmond Wharf No. 1

The building labeled “Richmond Wharf No. 1” was completed in 1915 and used as a shed while the wharf was...

Work at Ferry Point – Richmond, California

Work at Ferry Point – Richmond, California

Photos of Lind Marine equipment at Ferry Point, Richmond, California. The company was contracted to remove old pier piles. Ferry...

New Ability (2008)

New Ability (2008)

Peregrine Pacific (2023)

Peregrine Pacific (2023)

Pacific Carriers Limited (PCL) Medium Range (MR) tanker Peregrine Pacific (IMO 9960306) at Richmond Long Wharf, Richmond, California.

On the Water – Richmond, California

On the Water – Richmond, California

Maritime Hawai‘i was a guest on board Foss Maritime’s tug Alta June (IMO 9552290). She was one of three tugs...

Hughes Mining Barge (HMB-1)

Hughes Mining Barge (HMB-1)

One of the interesting sights in the Oakland Estuary is the HMB-1, which has a connection to Cold War history....

MSC Sofia Paz (2014)

MSC Sofia Paz (2014)

CMA CGM Hermes (2021)

CMA CGM Hermes (2021)

CMA CGM vessels serve Hawai‘i, but they are smaller in size than CMA CGM Hermes.

MSC Sara Elena (2015)

MSC Sara Elena (2015)

MSC’s container ship MSC Sara Elena (IMO 9702261) inbound to the Oakland International Container Terminal, Port of Oakland, California. She...

USNS John Glenn (T-ESD-2)

USNS John Glenn (T-ESD-2)

USNS John Glenn (IMO 9647526) is a Military Sealift Command (MSC) Montford Point-class Expeditionary Transfer Dock (ESD)* ship launched in 2013....

Lightship Relief (WLV-605)

Lightship Relief (WLV-605)

The lightship currently known as Relief was launched in 1950 and began her service in 1951 at the Overfalls station,...

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