December 11, 2025
Dear Span Alaska Customer,
Please review Span Alaska’s upcoming winter holiday hours of operations and Matson sailing schedule information below:
Christmas Week – Kodiak Bypass – Friday, December 19
MKD327N will depart Tacoma on Friday, December 19, and arrive at Anchorage on Tuesday, December 23. The vessel will bypass Kodiak due to the Christmas holiday and arrive at Dutch Harbor on Friday, December 26. Customers with interstate shipments to Kodiak the week before Christmas should target the Wednesday, December 17, sailing with an Auburn cutoff of 5PM on Tuesday, December 16. Customers with intrastate shipments to Kodiak received the week before Christmas will not be impacted.
Christmas Week – Single Sailing ex Tacoma – Friday, December 26
Span Alaska Facilities:
- Wednesday, December 24: Reduced receiving hours 4:00 AM – 11:00 AM
- Thursday, December 25: Closed
There will be no sailing from Tacoma on Christmas Eve, Wednesday, December 24, resulting in no vessel arrival at Anchorage on Sunday, December 28, or Kodiak on Monday, December 29.
MAC323N will depart Tacoma on Friday, December 26, and arrive at Anchorage on Tuesday, December 30. Due to the no-work holiday, MAC323S will depart Anchorage on Thursday, January 1, and arrive at Kodiak on Friday, January 2, and Dutch Harbor on Saturday, January 3.
New Year’s Week – Single Sailing ex Tacoma – Friday, January 2
Span Alaska Facilities:
- Thursday, January 1: Closed
There will be no sailing from Tacoma on New Year’s Eve, Wednesday, December 31, resulting in no vessel arrival at Anchorage on Sunday, January 4, or Kodiak on Monday, January 5. MTC320N will depart Tacoma on Friday, January 2, resuming Matson’s regular service schedule, arriving at Anchorage on Tuesday, January 6, Kodiak on Wednesday, January 7, and Dutch Harbor on Friday, January 9.
Please know we will make necessary adjustments to ensure all shipments are delivered as timely as possible during the winter holiday weeks.
Should you have any questions, please contact Customer Service in Alaska at 907-349-3606 or in Auburn at 800-257-7726. Please use www.spanalaska.com for the most current sailing information.
We appreciate your business and thank you for your continued support.