Containership operator Horizon Lines Inc, one of the nation’s leading domestic ocean shipping companies, will be drydocking three of its vessels at an Asian shipyard in 2012.
“ In 2012, we are making significant investments in our Jones Act fleet with the dry-docking of three of our Puerto Rico vessels in Asia ,” Stephen H. Fraser, interim President and Chief Executive Officer said. “ Although dry-docking our vessels in Asia will add considerable transit expense in 2012, it will also facilitate extensive maintenance and high-quality enhancements that are instrumental in helping maintain service integrity in the Puerto Rico market .”
The Jones Act
The company maintains a fleet of 15 fully Jones Act qualified vessels and operates five port terminals in Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico. Horizon Lines provides reliable transportation services that leverage its unique combination of ocean transportation and inland distribution capabilities to deliver goods that are vital to the prosperity of the markets it serves.
[mappress] Shipbuilding Tribune Staff, May 11, 2012; Image: horizonlines