Please be advised that the Big Island experienced port closures last night due to Hurricane Madeline. A hurricane warning and flash flood watch are in effect for the Big Island and a tropical storm watch has been posted for Maui. Hurricane Lester is expected to track just north of Hawaii later this weekend. We will…
Please note our primary steamship line partner, Matson Navigation, has advised that effective Sunday, July 10, 2016, the ocean fuel surcharge will increase from current 16.5% up to 18.00%. Matson makes a practice of providing 30 day notice for upward rate adjustments. Shipments received/processed by Aloha Freight Forwarders after July 10, 2016 will have the…
Please be advised that the fuel surcharge for local Southern California pickups and deliveries will increase from 11.0% to 12.5% effective May 30, 2016. Thank you for your understanding.
Please note our primary steamship line partner, Matson Navigation, has advised that effective Sunday, Feb 07, 2016 the ocean fuel surcharge will decrease from current 18.5% down to 16.5%. Matson makes a practice of providing 30 day notice for upward rate adjustments, but passes on downward adjustments as soon as possible.
Please be advised the fuel surcharge for local Southern California pickups performed by Aloha Freight will be reduced from 12.5% to 11.0% effective Sunday, January 31, 2016.
The storm activity in the Pacific is better than it was a few weeks ago. The last couple of sailings have been on schedule. However we have been notified of a new delay.The vessel that is due to depart Long Beach tomorrow, Wednesday 1/20, will be departing a full day behind schedule. This is due…
Please be advised that we are no longer experiencing the transit delays from holidays or weather.
Matson has advised us that their vessels are encountering extraordinarily large seas due to a series of storms over the Pacific Ocean. Several vessels are not able to arrive on schedule as a result. Cargo on the last two LGB vessels will be available a day late. The January 3 departure of the Mokihana from…
Weather and the holidays have had a ripple affect to some vessel arrivals in Honolulu. Shipments on the two most recent departures from Long Beach may have a one day delay on delivery. Last Wednesday’s 12/02 departure (RJP-408W) that should have arrived last night, arrived this morning in Honolulu. This past Saturday’s Long Beach 12/05…
Please note our primary steamship line partner, Matson Navigation, has advised that effective Sunday, Nov 29, 2015, the ocean fuel surcharge will decrease from current 20.5% down to 18.5%. Matson makes a practice of providing 30 day notice for upward rate adjustments, but passes on downward adjustments as soon as possible. Also, fuel surcharge for…