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DHX - Dependable Hawaiian Express
8/15/2018
Dear Valued Customers,
The following is
provided for your information:
Holiday Schedule
The following offices will be closed in celebration of
their local holiday:
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United States
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Labor Day
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September 3
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Malaysia
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Hari Raya Puasa
National Day
Awal Muharram
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August 22
August 31
September 11
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Philippines
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Ninoy Aquino Day
National Heroes Day
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August 21
August 27
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Singapore
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Hari Raya Haji
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August 22
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Please remember that
certain offices are across the International Dateline. The dates above are
their dates, not the actual U.S. date.
Hawaii Cut-off for International Destinations
When you
have a shipment for an international destination moving ocean carriage through Los Angeles for export to an international
destination, please be advised that freight must be received at our Honolulu
facility on Tuesday by 3:00 PM (HST), to be loaded on that week’s vessel bound
for Los Angeles. For shipments requiring
a pickup service, the cut-off is Monday by 3:00 PM (HST) to meet the Tuesday
cut-off, at 3:00 PM (HST).
Fuel Surcharge Increase – Hawaii, Guam, and CNMI
On August
13, 2018, Matson Navigation Company (“Matson”) announced that due to a steady
increase in fuel-related costs their ocean fuel surcharges will increase as
shown below, all effective with sailings on or after Sunday, September 16, 2018.
Hawaii - will increase from 36% to 37.5%
Guam- will increase from 36.5% to 37.5%
CNMI- will remain the same at 41.5%
DHX Blog –
Shipping Insights
We
encourage you to visit our blog at www.dhx.com to
see our latest updates, progress, helpful hints and shipping insights. Once
there you can access links to our Facebook pages, with some of more noteworthy items being:
New Honolulu Warehouse - We’re building a new warehouse and
distribution center in the heart of the industrial district in Honolulu. Visit our page
to view the progress of the building project.
Beard for Buck$ - A campaign
to help raise money for charity, that will help the homeless in Hawaii. So far
we have earmarked over $14,000 for charity, with 8 more months until completion
of our new warehouse. You can see monthly updates, regarding the
current length of the beard.
The 2 charities listed below, will be receiving 100% of all
donations:
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Kahauiki
Village http://www.kahauiki.org/
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The
Salvation Army-Hawaiian and Pacific Islands https://fundraise.salvationarmyhawaii.org/…/beard-f…/c184542
We
hope that you join us in this fun, yet charitable cause. #beardforbucks #honolulu #hawaii
Just so you know, for a single donation of
$10,000, Brad Dechter, the President of DHX-Dependable Hawaiian Express, and
DGX (Dependable Global Express) is willing to dye his beard purple, one of the
official colors of Dependable Supply Chain Services, for a month!
For $25,000 he will dye the beard and his hair, too! It’s all for a
great cause, folks!
Thank you for your
business - we appreciate it!