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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…