Type: Public
On the web: http://www.alexanderbaldwin.com
Employees: 2,300
Employee growth: 9.0%

Alexander & Baldwin (A&B) helps connect Hawaii with North America. Its ocean transportation subsidiary, Matson Navigation, carries freight mainly between ports in Hawaii, Guam, China, Alaska, and Puerto Rico and the continental US. Its fleet of 15-plus vessels includes containerships and barges. Matson also provides intermodal services (arrangement of freight transportation by a combination of road and rail) and logistics services in North America. In addition to its transportation-related businesses, A&B has subsidiaries that engage in real estate development and property management, both in Hawaii and on the US mainland. Other units produce, market, and distribute sugar and coffee in Hawaii.

Key numbers for fiscal year ending December, 2010:
Sales: $1,646.0M
One year growth: 17.2%
Net income: $92.0M
Income growth: 109.1%

Officers:
Chairman: Walter A. Dods Jr.
CEO and Director; Chairman, Matson Navigation Company: Stanley M. Kuriyama
SVP, Development, A&B Properties: Richard B. (Rick) Stack Jr.

Competitors:
APL
Crowley Maritime
Horizon Lines

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