Matson Ships
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TWO executives of the Matson Shipping Line were visiting Australia and New Zealand in October and November.
They were investigating the pos sibility of ships of the company coming back into the trans-Pacific passenger trade. If this were done, they said, neither Monterey nor Mariposa would be used; these had now been taken over by the US Government as troop carriers.
The Company was thinking along the lines of 100 per cent, passenger ships. It was stated that with slow turn around in ports it is not economical to carry cargo in first class passenger ships. This is a complete reversal of the opinion of most ship owners that cargo pays and passengers do not.
The Matson Company has four freighters on the Pacific run.