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1st Quarter - Report · 2026

Filing UUID
468f6f26-a844-4cf3-a0b6-adc280b75d16
Type
Q1 — 1st Quarter - Report
Period
first_quarter
Year
2026
Posted
2026-04-15 19:26:31
Income (reported)
$130,000
Expenses (reported)
Filing document
Open on lda.senate.gov

Registrant (lobbying firm)

K&L GATES, LLP

Law firm

Contact
DINA KERLEY
Phone
+1 202-661-3767
Address
zip:20006, city:Washington, state:DC, street:1601 K Street, NW

Client

MATSON NAVIGATION

State
DC
Country
US
Government-entity client
false
Effective date
2009-08-01

Issues lobbied + lobbyists

MAR — Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries

General maritime issues of interest to U.S. flag carriers - Coast Guard Authorization Act, Maritime Administration Authorization Act, FY27 appropriations (not introduced). Matters pertaining to coastwise laws . Issues related to National Maritime Strategy and Maritime Action Plan. Issues related to port equipment. Issues related to ship recycling.

Lobbyists: MARK RUGE; DARRELL CONNER; ms ELLE MARIE STUART BURNS; ALEXIS GUTIERREZ (covered position: NOAA Fellow, Senate Committee on Commerce, Science & Transportation) [new]; BRODY RYAN GARLAND (covered position: Intern, Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee Intern, Senator Cory Booker) [new]

Government entities lobbied: Defense, Dept of (DOD); Federal Maritime Commission; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Maritime Administration (MARAD); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

TAX — Taxation/Internal Revenue Code

Issues related to federal tax policy affecting tonnage tax and fuel excise taxes - no specific legislation.

Lobbyists: DARRELL CONNER; BRIAN HOPKINS; mr MICHAEL WILLIAM EVANS

Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

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