As a result of high fuel prices and other energy related costs, Aloha Freight Forwarder’s primary steamship line partner is raising the ocean fuel surcharge by 3% from 39.5% to 42.5% for Hawaii service, effective June 08, 2014. This is the second increase over the course of the last year, after 3 consecutive FSC decreases…
Please be advised that the Mokihana 268W encountered a major storm system in the Pacific during its transit from Long Beach to Honolulu. The vessel has been unable to maintain pro-forma speed and will be late arriving Honolulu. It’s current ETA is Thursday morning, March 6th. The steamship line is making necessary adjustments to the…
Please be advised that effective February 24, 2014, Aloha Freight Forwarders will be operating out of a newer, larger facility in Honolulu! Our office telephone number 1-808-834-5931 will remain the same, and our new address will be: 1027 Kikowaena Place, Honolulu, HI 96819. The new Honolulu facility has a large warehouse and dock space with…
Please be advised that due to a major storm system in the central Pacific, tomorrow’s Wednesday (Jan 22) sailing departure from Long Beach will be delayed from morning to evening. As the vessel will arrive Honolulu on Monday instead of Sunday, this may cause a delivery delay. Thank you for your understanding.
Please be advised that due to a major storm system in the Pacific, the December 31, 2013 sailing has now been delayed to depart Long Beach on Thursday, January 02, 2014. Aloha Freight cargo cut-off for this sailing of Monday, Dec 30, 2013 remains the same, however, deliveries in Hawaii could be delayed by a…
Mele Kalikimaka and Happy New Year! Aloha Freight offices will be closed on Christmas Day, December 25, 2013 and New Year’s Day January 01, 2014. Also, the steamship lines have a revised sailing schedule for the week of Christmas and New Years, where the mid-week sailing will be moved up a day, requiring earlier cut-off…
Please note that Aloha Freight offices will be closed on November 28 and 29, 2013 in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. There is an early cut-off for the Saturday sailing, please refer to the Aloha Freight holiday calendar for complete details.
Happy Labor Day, Both the Aloha Compton and Honolulu offices will be closed in observance of Labor Day on Monday 9/2/2013. Normal operations and Island deliveries will resume on Tuesday, 9/3/2013. Have a happy and safe holiday! Mahalo!
Aloha tries to give back to the commuity as much as possible and this time, we want to give back in an even bigger way. Aloha will be hosting a Red Cross Blood Drive at our Compton Facility on Tuesday, Sept 10. We welcome all neighbors interested in volunteering. More details to come soon. Remember,…
Please be aware that the regular sailing departure on Saturday, July 6 will be affected by the July 4 holiday. The ports will have very limited hours on July 4 and Aloha Freight Forwarders will be closed in celebration of Independence Day. The longshoremen will be taking their annual Bloody Thursday holiday on Friday July…