Matson

Matson is a Shipping Line that provides Ocean based transport and runs regular services to countries such as Tonga, The United States, China and Cook Islands. The SCAC code for Matson is MATS.

Matson schedules

Upcoming vessel departures and sailing schedules for Matson

Matson schedules and upcoming departures
Next Departure	Arriving in	Duration	Vessel	Description 7 Oct 12 Oct 16 Oct 21 Oct 25 Oct
CNNGB 7 Oct 2026, 14:00→	CNSHG 8 Oct 2026, 04:20	14h 20m Direct service	MATSON LANAI IMO 9334143	MATSON LANAI departs Ningbo (CNNGB) on 7 Oct 2026, 14:00 and arrives in Shanghai (CNSHG) on 8 Oct 2026, 04:20. The transit time between these ports is 14h 20m and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
USTIW 7 Oct 2026, 12:00→	USANC 10 Oct 2026, 20:21	3 days 9h Direct service	MATSON KODIAK IMO 8419166	MATSON KODIAK departs Tacoma (USTIW) on 7 Oct 2026, 12:00 and arrives in Anchorage (USANC) on 10 Oct 2026, 20:21. The transit time between these ports is 3 days 9h and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
USADQ 7 Oct 2026, 15:00→	USDUT 8 Oct 2026, 22:58	1 day 7h Direct service	RJ PFEIFFER IMO 9002037	RJ PFEIFFER departs Kodiak (USADQ) on 7 Oct 2026, 15:00 and arrives in Dutch Harbor (USDUT) on 8 Oct 2026, 22:58. The transit time between these ports is 1 day 7h and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
USOAK 8 Oct 2026, 00:00→	USLGB 9 Oct 2026, 02:39	1 day 2h Direct service	MANOA IMO 7907984	MANOA departs Oakland (USOAK) on 8 Oct 2026, 00:00 and arrives in Long Beach (USLGB) on 9 Oct 2026, 02:39. The transit time between these ports is 1 day 2h and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
USLGB 8 Oct 2026, 10:00→	CNSHG 25 Oct 2026, 10:29	16 days 9h Direct service	MATSON KAUAI IMO 9353278	MATSON KAUAI departs Long Beach (USLGB) on 8 Oct 2026, 10:00 and arrives in Shanghai (CNSHG) on 25 Oct 2026, 10:29. The transit time between these ports is 16 days 9h and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules

Top 10 ports serviced by this carrier

These are the top 10 ports that Matson services. They are ranked by frequency of departures and include both international and domestic services.

Rank	Port Code	Port Name	Country	Departure frequency
1	TOTBU	Nuku'alofa	Tonga	Every 1-2 days	More details
2	USHNL	Honolulu	United States	2-4 times a week	More details
3	USADQ	Kodiak	United States	2-4 times a week	More details
4	USANC	Anchorage	United States	2-4 times a week	More details
5	USOAK	Oakland	United States	2-4 times a week	More details
6	CNNGB	Ningbo	China	2-4 times a week	More details
7	USLGB	Long Beach	United States	2-4 times a week	More details
8	TOVAV	Vava'u	Tonga	2-4 times a week	More details
9	CKAIT	Aitutaki	Cook Islands	2-4 times a week	More details
10	USTIW	Tacoma	United States	1-2 times a week	More details

Carrier statistics

#47Global Rank

Matson is ranked 47th in the world against other carriers when comparing service frequency and global port coverage.

Global Rankings

On time performance

This chart displays the On Time Arrival performance for Matson as measured by comparing all vessel scheduled vessel arrivals vs actual arrivals.

Sep OTP 77.78%

Previous month OTP 86.46%

-8.68%

Average days late

A vessel is considered late when arriving more than 1 day behind schedule. This chart shows the average number of days that Matson vessels are typically late by.

Sep 2.5 days

Previous month 3.9 days

-1.4 days

Frequently asked questions about Matson

Last month the on time arrival performance (OTP*) of Matson was 79%. This is a decline on the previous month of 86% OTP. *OTP is measured by comparing scheduled arrival time vs actual arrival time across all port calls over the span of a month. When a vessel arrives at port more than 24 hours after its scheduled arrival, it is considered late. Over the last three months Matson was, on average, 3 days late into port.