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DHX - Dependable Hawaiian Express
11/3/2026
Dear Valued Customer,
Please review the following reminder regarding upcoming holiday port closures and schedule changes for Veterans Day and Thanksgiving.
Matson Holiday Port Closures & Abbreviated Operating Hours
- Long Beach
- Thu, Nov 26 (Thanksgiving): Container Yard (CY) CLOSED
- Oakland
- Thu, Nov 26: CY CLOSED
- Tacoma
- Thu, Nov 26: CY CLOSED
- Honolulu
- Thu, Nov 26: CY CLOSED
- Fri, Nov 27: CY 0700–1745
- Hilo / Kawaihae
- Thu, Nov 26: CY CLOSED
- Nawiliwili
- Wed, Nov 11: CY CLOSED
- Thu, Nov 26: CY CLOSED
- Kahului
- Thu, Nov 26: CY CLOSED
- Guam
- Wed, Nov 11: CY CLOSED
- Thu, Nov 26: CY CLOSED
DHX Operations & Delivery Schedules
Veterans Day (Wednesday, November 11)
- DHX Terminals: All terminals remain open with standard cut-off schedules
- HITCO (Hilo): Closed; delivery services resume Thursday, November 12
- Kauai Freight Service: Open
Thanksgiving Holiday (November 26–27)
- Terminal Closures: West Coast terminals are closed Thursday, Nov 26, and Friday, Nov 27
Hawaii and Guam terminals (including HITCO and Kauai Freight) reopen Friday, Nov 27
Cargo Cut-Off Details
- Rancho Dominguez Terminal:
- Hawaii Non-Hazardous: Wed, Nov 25 at 5:00 PM (for Sat, Nov 28 sailing)
- Hawaii Hazardous: No hazardous cargo sails Sat, Nov 28. Hazardous cargo delivered by Wed, Nov 25 will hold for the Wed, Dec 2 sailing
- Guam Non-Hazardous: Mon, Nov 30 at 5:00 PM (for Wed, Dec 2 sailing)
- Guam Hazardous: Wed, Nov 25 at 5:00 PM (for Wed, Dec 2 sailing)
- Oakland Terminal:
- Hawaii Sailing (Wed, Nov 25): Hazardous and non-hazardous cut-off is Tue, Nov 24 at 3:00 PM
- Guam: No sailing on Tue, Dec 1
- Seattle Terminal:
- Hazardous Cargo: Tue, Nov 24 at 12:00 PM
- Non-Hazardous Cargo: Wed, Nov 25 at 2:00 PM
If you have any questions or require assistance, please reach out to your Sales Executive or contact our Corporate Customer Service Center at 800-488-4888 (Ext. 2020) or custserv@dhx.com.
Thank you for your continued business.