Matson has announced that starting this Wednesday, August 8, the vessel departure from Long Beach has been advanced to 0400. The previous departure time was 1000, so it has been advanced by 6 hours. It should mean earlier arrival times in Honolulu on Sunday afternoon and earlier container availability on Monday mornings. However, they may…
DetailsMatson has notified us of a delay in the departure of the vessel scheduled to depart Long Beach tomorrow, Wednesday. The vessel has a mechanical problem with a turbo charger that will result in a delay of approximately 12 hours. We will expedite all shipments upon arrival. However, most deliveries that would normally be accomplished…
DetailsWe would like to announce and welcome two people to the Aloha Freight family. Rob Pajor is our new sales manager and Mike Breslin is a new account manager. They both have extensive experience in freight transportation. We are thrilled to have them aboard and look forward to wonderful things with them.
DetailsIt is with mixed emotions that we announce that one of our Aloha Freight ohana is moving on to a new endeavor. Jim McMichael has been our sales manager for over eight years. He is leaving our Compton location and will be joining another organization and valuable Aloha Freight partner in Honolulu. We are grateful…
DetailsPlease keep in mind that the Ocean Fuel Surcharge is adjusted periodically by the steamship lines. There is a large increase set to go into effect on Monday 2/26/12. Please check our FSC web page for the latest information. A link is on the panel to the left and at the top of this page.
DetailsThe vessel Matsonia 522 that departed Long Beach on Saturday 12/31/11 will be arriving into Honolulu more than 12 hours late. Containers would usually be available starting Thursday morning on January 5. They will not become available until the afternoon. There was extremely heavy fog in Long Beach and the ship had to delay its…
DetailsIt has been announced in the news recently that the Occupy movement is planning on shutting down the west coast ports on Monday, December 12. How will this affect your Hawaii shipments? Please note that this is not a strike or any labor issue. The Occupy people have had the backing of labor groups in…
DetailsThe steamship lines have announced their annual rate increase. It will be effective January 1, 2012. The increase represents an ocean increase of approximately 5.6% and an increase in the Terminal Handling Charge that equates to around $.05 per cube. These increases are extremely unfortunate. We do everything that we can to minimize the increase.…
DetailsWe are always hearing so much talk about rising costs, it is nice to hear about reductions for a change. Matson has announced they are reducing the ocean fuel surcharge effective this Sunday. This will be the third reduction in the last two months. The surcharge is still sizable unfortunately. It is being reduced two…
DetailsThe steamship lines announced an increase in the ocean fuel surcharge. Matson is quoted “As a result of sustained near record high fuel prices over the past month, Matson is raising its fuel surcharge by 4 percentage points”. They further state “Since announcing our last increase on March 31, fuel prices not only failed to…
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