California Fuel Surcharge Increase 06/01/15
Please be advised that the fuel surcharge for local Southern California pickups and deliveries will increase from 17% to 19% effective June 01, 2015. Thank you for your understanding.
Please be advised that the fuel surcharge for local Southern California pickups and deliveries will increase from 17% to 19% effective June 01, 2015. Thank you for your understanding.
The labor issues that plagued the west coast ports last year and the earlier part of this year were disastrous to the smooth flow of ocean cargo. A mediator helped management and union leaders agree on the most contentious points. However, the union members still had to vote on what was agreed upon. The vote…
DetailsPlease be advised that LA/Long Beach ports will shut down all day on Tuesday 4/21, to accommodate a Longshoreman Stop Work meeting. The vessel will depart Wednesday evening instead of Wednesday morning, as originally scheduled. The ship will arrive in Honolulu the following Monday. Deliveries will be one day later than usual. We apologize for…
DetailsPlease note that the fuel surcharge for local Southern California pickups performed by Aloha Freight Forwarders has been reduced from 18.5% to 17.0% effective Sunday, April 5, 2015.
Matson has advised us that the Wednesday, April 1 vessel departure of the RJ Pfeiffer from Long Beach has been delayed to Friday, April 3. This is the result of harsh weather that delayed its arrival into Long Beach from China. The late sailing will mean that the vessel will arrive in Honolulu on Tuesday,…
DetailsPlease be advised that the fuel surcharge for local Southern California pickups will increase from 17% to 18.5% effective March 02, 2015. Thank you for your understanding.
DetailsA tentative deal has been made between the PMA and the ILWU regarding the contract dispute. We have no further details at this time, but will post updates as they become available.
Due to the extensive damage sustained by Matson’s Maunawili vessel that resulted in a cancelled sailing on 02/11/15, a backlog of containers has materialized in the Matson yard. As a result, Matson added the Matsonia vessel to the fleet in addition to transporting containers from Long Beach to Oakland to offset the congestion. Unfortunately, Matson…
DetailsOn Wednesday, 02/18/15, the PMA and the ILWU met separately with Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez, who was sent by the White House to urge them to come to an agreement, according to people familiar with the negotiations. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker and Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti also joined to stress “the importance…
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