There are two issues that are combining to impact operations at the West Coast ports. The expired labor contract with the Longshoremen and the high volume of containers in preparation for the holiday season have resulted in severe delays at the terminals. The ports have been heavily impacted with terminal congestion, chassis dislocations, late and…
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!
The storm has reduced in intensity overnight. The Maui and Kona ports had been closed but have now reopened. Rain is still expected to be heavy at times, but not nearly as bad as what was forecasted previously. Our service should be minimally affected.
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,…
There is a tropical storm brewing in the Pacific. The storm will have an impact on vessel schedules around the Hawaiian Islands. At this time, the Coast Guard has shut down the port at Kawaihae, on the Kona side of the Big Island. The port on Maui will soon be affected and may be shut…
Matson has announced a decrease in the fuel surcharge effective this Sunday, 7/7/13. The surcharge will decrease 2.0% points to 34.5% for its Hawaii Service. We will implement the savings on all shipments that we receive after 7/7/13.
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…
A shout out to the Eagle Scouts who organzied a Service Project to help victims of the Oklahoma tornados. Aloha was happy to lend a helping hand to the cause by donating necessary supplies. In addition, Aloha Freight Forwarders assisted in the transportation of the goods to Oklahoma. It is through the generosity of the…
Matson has announced a decrease in the fuel surcharge effective this Sunday 4/28/13. Very welcome news. The surcharge will decrease 3.5% points to 36.5% for its Hawaii Service. We will implement the savings on all shipments that we receive after 4/28/13.
Fortunately, highway diesel prices have been dropping the last couple of months. We are decreasing our California fuel surcharge by two percentage points to 27% effective 4/29/31. This is for shipments that we pick up with our own trucks in our Southern California service area. We will continue to pass on any fuel savings that…