Remote Pacific rescue showcases professionalism of Matson crew

Remote Pacific rescue showcases professionalism of Matson crew

Crew aboard the Matson containership Mahimahi learned just after lunch on July 6 that a sailboat transiting from San Francisco to Hawaii was in trouble.  The trimaran Third Try failed to make a 24-hour report, and the Coast Guard requested that Mahimahi divert toward the sailboat’s last known position almost 190 nautical miles away. By dawn the next morning, all…
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Matson continues fleet renewal with  versatile Kanaloa-class ships

Matson continues fleet renewal with versatile Kanaloa-class ships

Matson Navigation has a proud history in the Pacific dating back more than a century. The 870-foot container/roll-on, roll-off (con-ro) Lurline will build on that legacy well into the future. Lurline is the first of two Kanaloa-class ships built by General Dynamics NASSCO in San Diego. Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering collaborated with NASSCO on the design for Lurline and…
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