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1/6/2017

Re: State of Hawaii Harbor User Fee Increase and New Security Fee effective Feb. 1, 2017

Dear Valued Customer:

As many of you are aware, efforts to modernize Hawaii’s port facilities have been underway over the past several years. As a state dependent on ocean transportation, Hawaii’s harbors provide vitally important share-use facilities for the movement of nearly all of the Islands’ cargo, as well as passenger's vessels.

The State of Hawaii Department of Transportation, Harbors Division announced it will be implementing wharfage fee increases over the next two years, with the next increase of 17% taking effect on February 1, 2017.  Part of the State’s financing plan for its multi-year harbors modernization program, this increase is scheduled to be followed by an increase of 15% effective October 1, 2017, and a third increase of 15% effective July 1, 2018.

While rates vary depending on equipment size, commodity, and destination, for the majority of our customers the February 2017 change will result in increases of approximately $15 per 20 foot container and   $30 per 40 and 45 foot container on Oahu (Honolulu) freight and $32 per 20 foot container and $64 per 40 and 45 foot container on Neighbor Island containers   effective with sailings on or after February 5, 2017.

Additionally, the State of Hawaii has announced that it will introduce a new Facilities Security Charge of $15 per container for Oahu and $22.50 per container for Neighbor Island shipments effective on February 1, 2017.  This charge is scheduled to increase to $17.25 per container for Oahu and $25.87 per container for Neighbor Island shipments effective October 1, 2017, and to $19.84 per container for Oahu and $29.76 per container for Neighbor Island shipments effective July 1, 2018.

Our LCL wharfage rates will be increased by 3 cents a cubic foot to Oahu and 6 cents per cubic foot to the Neighbor Islands effective with the sailing of February 5, 2017.

Should you have any questions, please contact our Corporate Customer Service at 800-488-4888,  or 310-537-2000, Ext. 2020 or email us at custserv@dhx.com.

Thank you in advance for your understanding in this matter.

We wish you your best year yet in 2017!