HAWAIIAN TUG & BARGE | Ready to Serve

About HTB

MOANA PA'AKAI, INC. dba HAWAIIAN TUG & BARGE
Hawaiian Tug & Barge has been providing harbor support services that our founders, Young Brothers, pioneered more than a century ago. We offer ship assist at all major ports in Hawaii, a 24/7 dispatcher as well as contract towing and construction support.

With our involved, dedicated and skilled people and full fleet of tugs, and barges, we offer fast, reliable, quality service to all ports in the State of Hawaii and into the Pacific. Hawaiian Tug & Barge was formed as a sister company to separate harbor operations and charter activities from Young Brothers' inter-island freight operations.

In 1999, SaltChuk Resources, Inc. of Seattle, Washington, acquired Young Brothers and selected assets of Hawaiian Tug & Barge from Hawaiian Electric Industries. Together, Young Brothers and Hawaiian Tug & Barge operate a fleet of various barges and tugs.

The equipment list includes:

  • PI'ILANI: 5,080-horsepower Z-Drive tractor tug with a 60 ton Bollard Pull
  • MIKIOI: 4,730-horsepower Z-Drive tractor tug with a 60 ton Bollard Pull
  • MAMO: 3,300-horsepower Z-Drive tractor tug with a 42 ton Bollard Pull
  • MIKIALA II: 3,300-horsepower Z-Drive tractor tug with a 41 ton Bollard Pull
  • ELEU: 2,800-horsepower Z-Drive tractor tug with a 32 ton Bollard Pull
  • MAHI: 1,600-horsepower conventional tug with a 20 ton Bollard Pull
  • MOANA HELE: 1,600-horsepower conventional tug with a 28 ton Bollard Pull

Today, Young Brothers and Hawaiian Tug & Barge's 400 employees are happy to assist you in transporting your goods throughout Hawaii.

Hawaiian Tug & Barge's commitment and dedication to quality service has become a Hawaiian tradition.

Hawaiian Tug & Barge's Mission Statement:
Our mission is to provide the best inter-island freight handling and transportation, harbor assist, and tug and barge services, through our involved, dedicated, and skilled people, delivering excellent customer service, in order to achieve long-term profitability and success.

On Oahu, Hawaiian Tug & Barge headquarters is located at Pier 21, off Nimitz Highway.