Posted at 2:30 p.m., Monday, July 16, 2001
Business Briefs
Matson sells 2 tug boats
Matson Navigation Co. sold two tug boats and other assets of its subsidiary Matson Services Co. to Hawaiian Tug & Barge, the companies said today. The tugs sold are the Joe Sevier at Kahului, Maui, and the Maoi in Hilo.
The companies would not disclose the purchase price. Affected employees will be offered jobs with Hawaiian Tug, said Mark Cohen, the company's vice president for maritime operations.
Matson vice president Bal Dreyfus said his company began operating the tugs to improve docking services at Neighbor Island ports.
Re/Max signs on to Mobile Office
Re/Max International real estate agents in Hawai'i soon will be using GoAmerica Inc.'s wireless Mobile Office to send and store documents from personal digital assistants, two-way pagers and other wireless devices.
GoAmerica, based in Hackensack, N.J., will provide the devices to 7,000 Re/Max agents in Hawai'i and California. Terms of the transaction weren't disclosed.
Re/Max has about 65,000 agents worldwide.
