People and Places
People and Places
Matson began serving Hawaii in 1882, when our founder, Captain William Matson, embarked on his first voyage from San Francisco to bring necessary provisions and food to sugar plantations near Hilo. Since then, our business has grown beyond Hawaii to serve many communities across the Pacific while helping to advance Transpacific trade and expanding into intermodal transportation across North America and Asia. Throughout the years, we have not lost sight of the connection and responsibility we have to the communities we serve, as well as to the people who make up our company.
Human Capital Management
As our world becomes increasingly interconnected, we believe it is important that companies reflect the diversity of their customers and the communities they serve. At Matson, we strive to foster a culture of empathy, respect and inclusion at all levels of our organization. We recognize the value of diverse voices and the importance of inclusion in the success of our business. Ultimately, we believe that diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) is integral to our vision of being a great place to work. We seek to provide our employees with meaningful opportunities that help them build the skills and expertise needed for long, fulfilling careers with the company. At the same time, we are working to advance DE&I within the broader maritime and logistics industries.
One of Matson’s main objectives is to foster an inclusive culture and create a work environment where all employees feel they can achieve their goals and share a sense of pride in being a part of Matson. Other priorities are developing diverse talent. Promoting internal candidates into leadership positions and providing equitable pay. Beyond our own workplace. We are helping to change the status quo of our industry’s workforce – which is predominantly white and male – through community investments, scholarships, and engaging employees to serve as mentors and ambassadors.
Beyond DE&I efforts within our workforce, Matson is investing in a more diverse and inclusive future for our industry.
A copy of Matson's 2022 EEO-1 employment data is available here.
Safety
As a provider of ocean transportation and logistics services, Matson recognizes that there are inherent safety risks to our operations. Therefore, we work diligently to reduce the likelihood of known risks occurring in order to provide a safe and secure working environment for all employees. Our goal is to prevent all incidents, injuries and fatalities on our vessels and in our shoreside terminal and warehouse operations.
Matson's Role in Our Communities
The communities and customers we serve – from small neighborhood grocery stores to local enterprises – count on the timely arrival of Matson’s vessels, which are loaded with everything from milk and produce to building materials and vehicles. We serve as a vital lifeline to these remote places, contributing to their economic wellbeing and to the livelihoods of the local people.
This is why we strive to consistently deliver on time and to move freight better than anyone. One of the ways we track our performance is by using the industry standard of a 24-hour window for on-time arrivals. For the communities that are dependent on Matson shipments of essential goods, our on-time arrivals in 2022 were between 96% and 99%.
Matson Giving in 2022
Matson has a long history of giving back to our communities across the Pacific, and we also invest in supporting our communities throughout the continental U.S.
For more information about our HR and Community programs, please see: