HONOLULU -- A $12 million barge and ramp used on Maui for the now bankrupt Superferry sat at a dock in Honolulu Harbor on Friday night with an uncertain future.

Harbor officials said the barge was towed to Honolulu from Kahului Harbor on Thursday, docking at Pier 34 at about midnight.

The state paid more than $218,000 to ensure the vessel was seaworthy and to have it towed.

The barge and ramp were used by vehicles to drive on and off the Alakai, which pulled out of Hawaii after court challenges shut it down 13 months ago.

The state said it brought the barge to Oahu because Honolulu is a protected harbor and Kahului is not.

The state could not say what it will do with the barge, only that it will be stored in Honolulu.