- 2,000 new standard 40-foot dry containers for general cargo
- A new 65-ton gantry crane - the largest in Alaska - for Kodiak Terminal
- 430 new insulated containers for winter operations
- 2 new Kenworth tractors for Anchorage Terminal container positioning
Matson investments boost Alaska operations
posted by AJOT | Jul 28 2015 at 05:00 PM | Liner Shipping
Matson, Inc., a leading U.S. carrier in the Pacific, is moving quickly to fund improvements in its new Alaska operations following its May 29 acquisition of Horizon Lines' Alaska services. Matson expects to invest more than $30 million in new equipment planned by Horizon prior to its acquisition.
Equipment upgrades to be made over the next three months include:
In addition, Matson has scheduled work to install new exhaust scrubber systems on the three former Horizon D7 Class vessels it now operates in Alaska, with each vessel going into dry dock for three months, one after another, starting in September. The new equipment will help the vessels comply with the latest federal emissions regulations and will eliminate virtually all sulfur dioxide and particulate emissions. Matson will deploy a reserve container ship during the installation period to prevent any disruption to its twice weekly service from Tacoma to Anchorage and Kodiak and weekly service to Dutch Harbor. The modifications to all three ships are expected to be complete by December 2016.