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General
6/12/2015
The following is provided for your information:
Holiday Schedule
The following offices will be closed in celebration of their
local holidays:
United States*
|
Independence Day (observed)
|
July 3
|
Malaysia
|
Hari Raya Puasa
|
July 17
|
Singapore
|
Hari Raya Puasa
|
July 17
|
Japan
|
Marine Day
|
July 20
|
Guam
|
Liberation Day
|
July 21
|
Please remember that certain offices are across
the International Dateline. The dates above are their dates, not the actual USA
date.
*Independence
Day (4th of July) Sailing Cut-Offs
Due to all USA offices being closed for the Independence Day our
loading cut-off for various terminals will be:
ATLANTA
CFS (Non-Haz & Haz)
All
destinations – Wednesday, July 1 at 1600
CHICAGO
CFS (Non-Haz & Haz)
All
destinations – Wednesday, July 1 at 1600
LOS
ANGELES:
Hawaii
Non-Haz
- Thursday, July 2 at 1700
Haz - Tuesday, June 30 at 1700
CLL, GUA, SAL & VPZ (Non-Haz
& Haz)
Wednesday, July 1 at 1600
HKG, YOK, GYI & SJO (Non-Haz
& Haz)
Thursday, July 2 at 1600
All other destinations remain the
same
NYC
CFS (Non-Haz & Haz):
Wednesday,
July 1 at 1600
OAKLAND:
No
change
SEATTLE
(Non-Haz
& Haz):
Thursday,
July 2 at 1200
PORTLAND
(Non-Haz
& Haz):
Wednesday,
July 1 at 1200
Guam Department of Agriculture Invasive Species Inspection
Fee
We have been
informed by Matson Navigation Company (“Matson”) that the Guam Department of
Agriculture is requiring maritime transportation companies to begin collection
of an invasive species inspection fee beginning with cargo arriving on Guam
July 1, 2015 or thereafter. All fees collected will be deposited into the
Invasive Species Inspection Fee Fund. (See link below for
Reference)
DOA Invasive Species Inspection
Fee.pdf
The fee
established is for the service(s) of inspection, quarantine and eradication of
invasive species contained in marine commercial shipments, foreign or domestic,
and shall apply to all imported cargo to Guam. (See
14102. Fee Assessment for Exemptions)
The following
calculation below demonstrates how said fee will be charged:
Total Gross Weight divided by
1000.0LBS X $0.75=Total Amount: Invasive Species Inspection Fee (example:
Total: 38,000.LBS div 1000.0LBS X $0.75 = $28.50).
Accordingly, our pricing
structure will affect this new charge effective with sailings on or after June
23, 2015.