Aloha Marine Lines launches new barge built by Gunderson Marine & Iron
The Makani Loa was constructed at Gunderson Marine & Iron in Portland, OR, and launched there on March 2.
- The Makani Loa was constructed at Gunderson Marine & Iron in Portland, OR, and launched there on March 2.
- Together, they represent Aloha Marine Lines’ family of Makani Class barges that will continue to maintain regular, bi-weekly barge service between Seattle and Hawaii.
- “The Makani Loa is the first launch by Gunderson Marine & Iron since acquiring the company in 2023,” said Dee Burch, President of Gunderson Marine & Iron.
- Hockema Group has worked for decades with Gunderson Marine and Lynden designing and providing construction support on many successful deck cargo barge projects, including most of the Aloha Marine Lines and Alaska Marine Lines fleet.