A shout out to the Eagle Scouts who organzied a Service Project to help victims of the Oklahoma tornados. Aloha was happy to lend a helping hand to the cause by donating necessary supplies. In addition, Aloha Freight Forwarders assisted in the transportation of the goods to Oklahoma. It is through the generosity of the…
Matson has announced a decrease in the fuel surcharge effective this Sunday 4/28/13. Very welcome news. The surcharge will decrease 3.5% points to 36.5% for its Hawaii Service. We will implement the savings on all shipments that we receive after 4/28/13.
Fortunately, highway diesel prices have been dropping the last couple of months. We are decreasing our California fuel surcharge by two percentage points to 27% effective 4/29/31. This is for shipments that we pick up with our own trucks in our Southern California service area. We will continue to pass on any fuel savings that…
We are pleased to announce two additions to the Aloha Ohana. Kari Lingo and Lyle Sarno join our Ohana as Account Managers. Kari has a broad background and proven track record in logistics and supply chain sales with strong customer relationships. Lyle Sarno has lived in HI for over 20 years and has a strong…
After increasing the fuel surcharge approximately six months ago, Matson announced a decrease in the fuel surcharge effective this Sunday. Very welcome news. The surcharge will decrease 3.5% points to 40%. We will implement the savings on all shipments that we receive after 3/17/13.
The vessel that left Long Beach on this past Wednesday is due to arrive late in Honolulu. It experienced a generator problem in transit that will delay its arrival until Monday morning around 0630. Most deliveries on Oahu will likely be delayed until Tuesday.
This week and next week’s sailings are going to be behind schedule. Matson is citing weather as the main factor. The Long Beach Wednesday departures are not departing until Thursday morning which will delay the delivery times in the islands by a day. The Saturday sailings will arrive in Honolulu on Thursday morning, making any…
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…