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MEDIA RELEASE Young Brothers, Limited has announced intrastate cargo shipments between Honolulu and six neighbor island ports decreased 2.1 percent from July through September of 2014 compared to the same period of 2013, when cargo volumes rose more than 5 percent. “The bar was set high last year, so we knew going into July of […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Matson, Inc., a leading U.S. carrier in the Pacific, has announced it will raise rates for the company’s Hawaii service by $225 per westbound container and $110 per eastbound container, effective Jan. 4, 2015. The increase will be filed with the Surface Transportation Board. No adjustment will be made to the company’s terminal […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Young Brothers, Limited has announced intrastate cargo shipments between Honolulu and six neighbor island ports rebounded in the second quarter of 2013 after falling in the first quarter, according to the Young Brothers Quarterly Shipping Report. For the April to June 2013 period, intrastate volume overall rose 4.4 percent compared to the same […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Young Brothers has announced intrastate cargo shipments between Honolulu and six neighbor island ports declined by 3.9 percent in the first quarter of 2013, according to the Young Brothers Quarterly Shipping Report. “It’s disappointing to start the year with a decline,” said Glenn Hong, president of Young Brothers. “Nevertheless, it’s a continuation of […]

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MEDIA RELEASE As a result of rising bunker fuel prices and other energy related costs, Matson is raising its fuel surcharge by 4.5 percentage points, from 39 percent to 43.5 percent for its Hawaii service, and from 35.5 percent to 40 percent for its Guam/CNMI and Micronesia services, effective Oct. 7, 2012. The increase follows […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Matson has announced it will raise its rates for the company’s Hawaii service by $175 per westbound container and $85 per eastbound container, effective Jan. 1, 2012. The increase will be filed with the Surface Transportation Board. In addition, Matson will raise its terminal handling charge by $50 per westbound container and $25 […]

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MEDIA RELEASE As a result of continuing moderation in bunker fuel prices, Matson announced today that it is decreasing its fuel surcharge by two percentage points, from 42.5% to 40.5% for its Hawaii service, and from 44% to 42% for its Guam/CNMI and Micronesia service, effective Oct. 9, 2011. This is third downward adjustment Matson […]

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MEDIA RELEASE As a result of recent declines in bunker fuel prices, Matson has announced it is decreasing its fuel surcharge by two percentage points, from 47.5 percent to 45.5 percent for its Hawaii service, and from 49 percent to 47 percent for its Guam/CNMI and Micronesia service, effective Aug. 28, 2011. “We are pleased […]

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