Please be advised that the Mokihana 268W encountered a major storm system in the Pacific during its transit from Long Beach to Honolulu. The vessel has been unable to maintain pro-forma speed and will be late arriving Honolulu. It’s current ETA is Thursday morning, March 6th. The steamship line is making necessary adjustments to the…
DetailsAs a result of high fuel prices and other energy related costs, Aloha Freight Forwarder’s primary steamship line partner is raising the ocean fuel surcharge by 5% from 34.5% to 39.5% for Hawaii service, effective March 23, 2014. This is the first increase over the course of the last year, after 3 consecutive FSC decreases…
DetailsPlease be advised that effective February 24, 2014, Aloha Freight Forwarders will be operating out of a newer, larger facility in Honolulu! Our office telephone number 1-808-834-5931 will remain the same, and our new address will be: 1027 Kikowaena Place, Honolulu, HI 96819. The new Honolulu facility has a large warehouse and dock space with…
DetailsPlease be advised that due to a major storm system in the central Pacific, tomorrow’s Wednesday (Jan 22) sailing departure from Long Beach will be delayed from morning to evening. As the vessel will arrive Honolulu on Monday instead of Sunday, this may cause a delivery delay. Thank you for your understanding.
Please be advised that due to a major storm system in the Pacific, the December 31, 2013 sailing has now been delayed to depart Long Beach on Thursday, January 02, 2014. Aloha Freight cargo cut-off for this sailing of Monday, Dec 30, 2013 remains the same, however, deliveries in Hawaii could be delayed by a…
DetailsMatson 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, 2013 that they will raise their rates by an average of 5.5% effective January 05, 2014. Aloha Freight Forwarders will continue to seek ways to reduce costs…
DetailsMele Kalikimaka and Happy New Year! Aloha Freight offices will be closed on Christmas Day, December 25, 2013 and New Year’s Day January 01, 2014. Also, the steamship lines have a revised sailing schedule for the week of Christmas and New Years, where the mid-week sailing will be moved up a day, requiring earlier cut-off…
DetailsPlease 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.
DetailsThe 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.