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Matson

Matson is the world’s 30th largest container carrier by fleet capacity, according to Alphaliner as of 13 October 2026. It operates 28 container ships with 68,420 TEU, 0.2% of the world liner fleet.
Rank 30United StatesData as of 13 October 2026
Top 100Corporate website
World rank30thof the 100 largest carriers
Existing fleet68,420 TEU28 ships
Share of world fleet0.2%According to Alphaliner
Orderbook10,860 TEU3 ships · 15.9% of its fleet

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Of that capacity, 40,355 TEU (19 ships) is owned and 28,065 TEU (9 ships) is chartered from other owners: 41.0% of its fleet is chartered, above the 37.3% average for the top 100.

It has a further 3 ships on firm order, with 10,860 TEU, equivalent to 15.9% of the fleet it operates today.

In the ranking it sits behind Sinolines, which operates 323 TEU more, and ahead of Shanghai Jin Jiang Shipping, with 1,295 TEU less.

Fleet breakdown

TEU
Owned40,355 TEU · 19 ships
Chartered28,065 TEU · 9 ships
Orderbook10,860 TEU · 3 ships

In the ranking

#CarrierTEUShipsShare
28Antong Holdings (QASC)72,564710.2%
29Sinolines68,743420.2%
30Matson68,420280.2%
31Shanghai Jin Jiang Shipping67,125560.2%
32SM Line Corp.66,801150.2%

Nominal capacity of the container ships Matson operates, owned or chartered, according to the Alphaliner Top 100 (AXS Marine) of 13 October 2026. It does not measure cargo carried. El Estrecho Digital stores a daily snapshot to track its trend.

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