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DHX - Dependable Hawaiian Express

10/16/2017

 

Dear Valued Customers,

 

The following is provided for your information:

 

Holiday Schedule

 

The following offices will also be closed in celebration of their local holidays, as shown below:

 

USA*	Thanksgiving	November 23-24
Singapore	Deepavali	October 18
Malaysia	Deepavali	October 19
New Zealand	Labour Day	October 23
Hong Kong	Chung Yeung Festival	October 28
Philippines	Special non-working Day All Saints’ Day All Souls’ Day Bonifacio Day	October 31 November 1 November 2 November 30
Japan	Culture Day Labor Thanksgiving Day	November 3 November 23
Australia	Melbourne Cup Day	November 7

 

 

Please remember that certain offices are across the International Dateline. The dates above are their dates, not the actual U.S. date.

 

*We will have a skeleton crew at each continental USA office the day after Thanksgiving - office hours will vary by facility. Our delivery operations on the Islands will be open. Please call your local office to determine hours of operation.

 

 

DHX Holiday Week Sailing Schedule

 

 

 

State of Hawaii Harbor User Fee Increase and Security Fee 

The State of Hawaii Department of Transportation, Harbors Division’s wharfage increase of 15% took effect on October 1, 2017 as part of the State’s financing plan for its multi-year harbors modernization program. A third increase of 15% is also scheduled with an effective date of July 1, 2018.

While rates vary depending on equipment size, commodity and destination, the October 2017 change increased wharfage charges by approximately $16 - $31 per container on Oahu destined freight and $33 - $66 on Neighbor Island freight.

WHARFAGE CHARGE CHANGES TO/FROM HAWAII as of October 1, 2017		20'	24'	40'	45'
OAHU		$15.65	$15.65	$28.30	$28.30
NEIGHBOR ISLANDS		$33.05	$33.05	$66.08	$66.08

 

As a result, our less than container load (LCL) wharfage rates increased by 2 cents per cubic foot to Oahu and 4 cents per cubic foot to the Neighbor Islands effective with sailings on or after October 1, 2017.

 

Hawaii Facility Security Fee

 

The State of Hawaii increased the Facilities Security Charge by $2.25 for Oahu and $3.37 for Neighbor Island shipments. The charge will be $17.25 per container for Oahu and $25.87 for Neighbor Island containers effective October 1, 2017.

 

The Hawaii Facilities Security Charge for LCL remained at 1 cent per cubic foot for Oahu. Outer Islands LCL charges remained at 2 cents per cubic foot. This charge appears on our invoices as a separate line called “Hawaii Facilities Security Charge” (aka: HFSC).

 

Terminal Handling Charge (THC) – Hawaii to Guam 

 

Because of the increase in the HFSC noted above, we also changed our Hawaii to Guam terminal handling charges to reflect this adjustment. THC for Hawaii to Guam sailings increased by $0.04 per cubic foot, effective with sailings on or after October 1, 2017.

 

By making the above adjustments, we are able to maintain our service levels as well as the financial stability you would expect and want from your service provider. We apologize for any inconvenience these changes will cause you.

 

Should you have additional questions, please contact your local representative or call our corporate office at 1-800-488-4888 or 1-310-537-2000, ext. 2020.

 

Southern California Facility

 

Our Southern California Rancho Dominguez facility recently turned on our solar power installation. We continue to strive to reduce our carbon footprint! For a brief and fun video of our power system please go to www.dhx.com or www.dgxglobal.com and watch the video.

 

For International news updates see News Updates at www.dgxglobal.com. 

Thank you for your business - we appreciate it!