ANCHORAGE (May 7, 2025) – Ocean transportation and logistics service company Matson contributed a total of $1.4 million in cash donations and in-kind services to 110 Alaska charitable community organizations and non-profit programs during 2024.

Cash contributions, including funds directed by employees through the company’s Matching Gift program, totaled $600,000 in 2024, while the value of donated services and equipment came to $800,000. Environmental programs comprised the largest category of giving at approximately $1 million.

As part of its pandemic response plan in 2020, Matson made a multi-year commitment of $5 million in cash and in-kind services to support food bank networks in Alaska, Hawaii, and Guam through 2023. In 2023, the company committed to providing another $5 million in cash and in-kind services to continue supporting community food bank networks through 2026.

A quarter-million dollars of donated or discounted shipping supported food banks and food security programs in Alaska.

Larger contributions included:

• $769,500 in-kind support for Alaskans for Litter Prevention and Recycling
• $246,055 in in-kind and cash support for the Food Bank of Alaska
• $87,000 to the Alaska Sealife Center
• $86,510 for education programs, including $15,000 for high school graduate scholarships in Kodiak and Unalaska            
• $45,500 to support community projects that demonstrate environmental stewardship through Matson’s Caring for Alaska program
• $45,000 for Prince William Sound Science Center
• $37,455 to Zender Environmental (Backhaul Alaska)
• $30,000 for Covenant House Alaska
• $23,062 for Special Olympics Alaska

Led by employee committees in Hawaii, Alaska, and Guam, Matson focuses its community support on local programs providing vital health care and human services; youth development /recreation; disaster preparedness and recovery; education; cultural and environmental preservation; the arts; agriculture and nutrition; and maritime safety.
 
Additional information on Matson’s community support activities is available in the company’s Sustainability Reports posted online at: https://www.matson.com/sustainability/sustainability-reports.html
 
About Matson
Founded in 1882, Matson (NYSE: MATX) is a leading provider of ocean transportation and logistics services. Matson provides a vital lifeline of ocean freight transportation services to the domestic non-contiguous economies of Hawaii, Alaska, and Guam, and to other island economies in Micronesia. Matson also operates premium, expedited services from China to Long Beach, California, provides service to Okinawa, Japan, and various islands in the South Pacific, and operates an international export service from Dutch Harbor to Asia. The Company's fleet of owned and chartered vessels includes containerships, combination container and roll-on/roll-off ships and custom-designed barges. Matson Logistics, established in 1987, extends the geographic reach of Matson’s transportation network throughout North America and Asia. Its integrated, asset-light logistics services include rail intermodal, highway brokerage, warehousing, freight consolidation, supply chain management, and freight forwarding to Alaska. Additional information about the Company is available at www.matson.com.