Matson

Matson is a Shipping Line that provides Ocean based transport and runs regular services to countries such as The United States, New Zealand, China and Tonga. 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 28 Aug 31 Aug 2 Sep 5 Sep 7 Sep
USLGB 28 Aug 2026, 22:00→	USHNL 2 Sep 2026, 10:28	4 days 15h Direct service	MANOA IMO 7907984	MANOA departs Long Beach (USLGB) on 28 Aug 2026, 22:00 and arrives in Honolulu (USHNL) on 2 Sep 2026, 10:28. The transit time between these ports is 4 days 15h and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
USDUT 29 Aug 2026, 07:00→	USTIW 2 Sep 2026, 02:28	3 days 18h Direct service	RJ PFEIFFER IMO 9002037	RJ PFEIFFER departs Dutch Harbor (USDUT) on 29 Aug 2026, 07:00 and arrives in Tacoma (USTIW) on 2 Sep 2026, 02:28. The transit time between these ports is 3 days 18h and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
USHNL 30 Aug 2026, 13:00→	USOAK 4 Sep 2026, 11:52	4 days 19h Direct service	MANULANI IMO 9273674	MANULANI departs Honolulu (USHNL) on 30 Aug 2026, 13:00 and arrives in Oakland (USOAK) on 4 Sep 2026, 11:52. The transit time between these ports is 4 days 19h and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
USANC 30 Aug 2026, 16:00→	USADQ 31 Aug 2026, 05:23	13h 23m Direct service	MATSON KODIAK IMO 8419166	MATSON KODIAK departs Anchorage (USANC) on 30 Aug 2026, 16:00 and arrives in Kodiak (USADQ) on 31 Aug 2026, 05:23. The transit time between these ports is 13h 23m and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
USOAK 31 Aug 2026, 17:00→	USHNL 5 Sep 2026, 05:07	4 days 15h Direct service	MAUNAWILI IMO 9268538	MAUNAWILI departs Oakland (USOAK) on 31 Aug 2026, 17:00 and arrives in Honolulu (USHNL) on 5 Sep 2026, 05:07. The transit time between these ports is 4 days 15h 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	USLGB	Long Beach	United States	Every 1-2 days	More details
2	NZAKL	Auckland	New Zealand	2-4 times a week	More details
3	CNSHG	Shanghai	China	2-4 times a week	More details
4	USDUT	Dutch Harbor	United States	2-4 times a week	More details
5	USHNL	Honolulu	United States	2-4 times a week	More details
6	USADQ	Kodiak	United States	1-2 times a week	More details
7	USTIW	Tacoma	United States	1-2 times a week	More details
8	USANC	Anchorage	United States	1-2 times a week	More details
9	USOAK	Oakland	United States	1-2 times a week	More details
10	TOTBU	Nuku'alofa	Tonga	1-2 times a week	More details

Carrier statistics

#48Global Rank

Matson is ranked 48th 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.

Jul OTP 78.76%

Previous month OTP 84.62%

-5.85%

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.

Jul 3.7 days

Previous month 4.1 days

-0.4 days

Frequently asked questions about Matson

Last month the on time arrival performance (OTP*) of Matson was 81%. This is a decline on the previous month of 85% 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, 5 days late into port.