Please be aware that Aloha Freight Forwarders is in the process of upgrading our internet and telephone system. We anticipate some downtime on Thursday, December 18, 2014. From 4:00-5:00 pm Pacific time (2:00 – 3:00 pm Hawaii) our website may be unavailable. From 5:00 pm Pacific through the evening, the California terminal will not be…
Please be advised that due to weather conditions in Oakland, California, Matson is currently showing that the Mahimahi-313W which would normally depart Long Beach this Saturday, December 13, 2014, will now be departing a day later on Sunday, December 14, with an ETA into Honolulu Friday morning, December 19, 2014. This will delay deliveries. We…
Please note that the fuel surcharge for local Southern California pickups performed by Aloha Freight Forwarders has been reduced from 25% to 23% effective December 08, 2014.
Matson has advised that the vessel that departed Long Beach on Saturday, Dec 06, 2014, the Mokihana 288W, will be arriving in Honolulu on Thursday instead of Wednesday, so delivery schedule may be affected. Thank you for your understanding.
Matson Lines and Horizon Lines both announced rate increases recently on their Hawaii service. Matson Navigation Company, Aloha Freight Forwarder’s primary steamship line partner, announced on November 25, 2014 that they will raise their rates by an average of 5.4% effective January 04, 2015. Aloha Freight Forwarders will pass this steamship line increase through to…
Please be advised that due to labor shortages in Oakland as well as a Port of Oakland closure due to a longshoreman fatality in Benicia affecting the MV Mokihana, there will be schedule revisions to arrival time in Honolulu. The MV Manukai will arrive Honolulu Mon 0600 Nov 24, and the MV Mokihana will arrive…
Negotiations between the International Longshore & Warehouse Union (ILWU) and the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) have not resulted in a new contract as of yet. The 6 year collective agreement which covered nearly 20,000 dockworkers at 29 West Coast ports expired July 01, 2014. Labor shortages and low productivity are still an issue throughout the…
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…
On the Big Island, the Kilauea volcano continues to create a lava flow that is moving toward Pahoa 96778 in the Puna district. Please be advised that normal access to Pahoa via Highway 130 or Railroad Avenue may be impacted by the lava flow and while service is not expected to be disrupted due to…
Please be advised that the fuel surcharge for Southern California local pickups performed by Aloha Freight Forwarders will be decreased from 27% to 25% effective November 02, 2014. Pickups and/or deliveries made after that date will have the new fuel surcharge of 25% applied.