Matson Lines and Horizon Lines both announced rate increases recently. Almost all services are increasing in price, but the big increase is $175 on every container, regardless of the size. Also, the Terminal Handling charge is increasing $50 on every container. The increases result in a 5.6% bump in average ocean cost, according to the…
The clerical workers and their employers have reached a tentative agreement early this morning. The pickets are gone and the longshore workers are back working the ships. There is a back log of ships needing to be discharged, so it will be a while before everything is back to normal. In the meantime, we are…
As noted in the news over the past few days, the LA/LB harbor has been severely impacted due to stalled labor contract negotiations with the Office Clerical Unit of the ILWU. To reiterate, Aloha uses exclusively Matson Lines and their OCU workers are not part of the negotiation or disruptions. All of Aloha’s freight is…