Founded in 1882 and incorporated in 1901, Matson is one of the leading U.S. domestic ocean carriers. Matson is the principal carrier of containerized freight and automobiles between the U.S. Pacific Coast and Hawaii, Guam and the mid-Pacific. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, California and also has offices in Atlanta, Chicago, Detroit, Guam, Hilo (Hawaii), Honolulu, Kahului (Maui), Kansas City, Los Angeles, Nawiliwili (Kauai), Oakland, Phoenix, Portland, Salt Lake City, Seattle, and Washington, D.C.

• Container ship