Labor Day
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!
American Red Cross Blood Drive
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,…
July 4 Holiday Schedule
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…
New to the Ohana
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…
Most recent vessel behind schedule
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.
Delays in sailings
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…
Vessel delay last Saturday, Mokihana 235
This Matson vessel originated from Oakland. It then sailed to Long Beach and was scheduled to depart on Saturday, for a Wednesday night arrival in Honolulu. It departed Oakland late due to some labor issues. That delayed the arrival and subsequent departure from Long Beach. It is now due into Honolulu on Thursday at 10pm.…
Delay with vessel departing Long Beach this past Saturday
The vessel Mokihana, voyage 234, will be arriving into Honolulu around 0800 Thursday. This is more than 12 hours late. Many shipments that would normally deliver on Thursday may not deliver until Friday. We will expedite as much as we can. The vessel sustained some damage while loading in Long Beach and had to be…
Steamship line increases ocean fuel surcharge
Matson Navigation announced an increase to the fuel surcharge effective October 7. The increase will bump the surcharge up to 43.5%. This is an extremely high rate, but short of the record high in June of last year. Click here to see Matson’s official announcement. Our Aloha Freight invoices will reflect the new rate on…
Late departure of vessel this week, possible delay
Update 8/16/12: The vessel departed later than anticipated. The estimated arrival in Honolulu will be 1300 on Monday. We will not have any shipments available for Monday delivery. We will attempt to make most of our deliveries on Tuesday. Matson is still holding the barge connections to the Neighbor Islands. Please expect a day delay…