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Matson Takes Delivery Of 'Matsonia'

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Friday, December 18, 2020
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HONOLULU, Dec. 18, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Matson, Inc. (NYSE:MATX), a leadingU.S.carrier in the Pacific,today took delivery of Matsonia, the second of two new Kanaloa Class combination container / roll-on, roll-off ("con-ro") ships built for Matson by General Dynamics NASSCO.

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  • HONOLULU, Dec. 18, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Matson, Inc. (NYSE:MATX), a leadingU.S.carrier in the Pacific,today took delivery of Matsonia, the second of two new Kanaloa Class combination container / roll-on, roll-off ("con-ro") ships built for Matson by General Dynamics NASSCO.
  • Built by Philly Shipyard, Matson's new Aloha Class containerships, Daniel K. Inouye and Kaimana Hila, entered service in 2018 and 2019, respectively.
  • "Together with the modernization and expansion of our Honolulu terminal, these investments position Matson to provide efficient, reliable service to Hawaii for decades to come."
  • Matson provides a vital lifeline to the domestic non-contiguous economies of Hawaii, Alaska, and Guam, and to other island economies in Micronesia.

Matson Takes Delivery Of First Kanaloa Class Vessel 'Lurline'

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Thursday, December 26, 2019
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SAN DIEGO, Dec. 26, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --Matson, Inc. (NYSE:MATX), a leadingU.S.carrier in the Pacific,today took delivery of its newest vessel, the largest combination container / roll-on, roll-off ("con-ro") ship ever built in the United States, from General Dynamics NASSCO.

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  • SAN DIEGO, Dec. 26, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --Matson, Inc. (NYSE:MATX), a leadingU.S.carrier in the Pacific,today took delivery of its newest vessel, the largest combination container / roll-on, roll-off ("con-ro") ship ever built in the United States, from General Dynamics NASSCO.
  • Christened 'Lurline,' the new ship is the first of two "Kanaloa Class" con-ro vessels being built for Matson by NASSCO at a total cost of approximately $500 million for the pair, and the third of four new vessels that Matson is putting into service between 2018 and 2020.
  • Named in honor of the ocean deity revered in the native Hawaiian culture, Matson's Kanaloa Class ships are built on a 3,500 TEU* vessel platform.
  • Both new Kanaloa Class vessels will have an enclosed garage with room for approximately 500 vehicles, plus ample space for rolling stock and breakbulk cargo.