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Matson, Inc. plays a crucial role in Hawaii Alaska, Guam, and the other regions where it operates. The company's ships transport essential cargo that people depend on to sustain their lives. As such, Matson is committed to providing good--and easy--solutions to meet the needs of the markets it serves. "Our mission is to move freight better than anyone," says Bal Dreyfus, Matson's senior vice president, Alaska.

Founded in San Francisco in 1882, Matson (NYSE: MATX) is a leading provider of ocean transportation and logistics services in and around the Pacific. With 4,200 employees managing logistics across multiple time zones, the company provides a critical lifeline to the non-contiguous US economies of Hawaii, Alaska, and Guam, as well as to other island economies in Micronesia. Matson also operates premium, expedited services from China to the US West Coast; provides service to Okinawa, Japan and various islands in the South Pacific; and operates an international export service from Dutch Harbor to Asia.

Matson, Inc. moves freight primarily through two divisions: ocean transportation and logistics. The company conducts ocean transportation services through its wholly owned subsidiary, Matson Navigation Company, Inc. (Matson), and logistics services through Matson Logistics, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary established in 1987 Matson Logistics stretches the geographic reach of Matson's transportation network throughout North America with integrated, assetlight logistics services, including rail intermodal, highway brokerage, warehousing, freight consolidation, Asia supply chain services, and forwarding to Alaska.

Alaska Market

In Alaska, Matson's employees and equipment have served the state since 1964. Today, Matson employs 700 Alaskans, including members of labor unions such as the Teamsters, the Anchorage Independent Longshore Union, and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union. As part of its ocean transportation service, Matson offers service between the port of Tacoma, Washington and the ports in Anchorage, Kodiak, and Dutch Harbor. "We operate with three D7 class containerships," Dreyfus says. "They provide twice-weekly service from Tacoma to Anchorage, twiceweekly service to Kodiak, and weekly service to Dutch Harbor."

Matson also provides a barge service between Dutch Harbor and Akutan and over-the-road and rail connections to other locations, including the Kenai Peninsula, Fairbanks, and the North Slope.

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