BUSINESS BRIEFS
Horizon increasing fuel surcharge
Advertiser Staff
Horizon Lines, the No. 2 ocean freight carrier to Hawai'i, will increase its fuel surcharge by 3 percentage points to 32 percent on Feb. 4.
The ocean carrier said the surcharge will be in effect for shipments between the Mainland, Hawai'i and Guam and is necessary because of an "unprecedented bunker fuel costs" increase over the past six weeks.
"There is simply no way to avoid the impact that rapidly increasing fuel costs have had on our operating cost," said Horizon. It said there are some signs the fuel costs will taper off in the coming weeks, and if so, it will adjust its surcharge downward.
The planned increase follows a Dec. 17 jump in the surcharge from 24 percent to 29 percent.
Matson Navigation Co., the state's largest shipper, raised its fuel surcharge to 29 percent from 24 percent on Dec. 14.
ENERGY-SAVING COMPANY STARTS UP
EnerTech Hawaii Inc., a new Kona-based energy conservation company, is offering its services to businesses on the Big Island, O'ahu and Kaua'i.
EnerTech can help businesses save as much as 25 percent on their electric bills by installing more efficient lighting and air-conditioning systems, chillers, motors and ultraviolet-rated window tints, said company President Mark Ravelo.
EnerTech is an authorized affiliate of Enercon International and carries its full line of products and technologies that will work in conjunction with photovoltaic systems.
Most systems installed by EnerTech pay for themselves in energy savings within a 12- to 18-month period, said Ravelo, a former 'Aiea resident who now lives in Kailua, Kona. For more information, call 808-987-9355.
WHITMAN RENAMED TO LABOR POST
Winona Whitman was reappointed as Hawai'i's representative to the Native American Employment & Training Council by Department of Labor Secretary Elaine Chao.
The council provides advice to the secretary of labor regarding overall operation of Native American programs for Native Hawaiians, American Indians and Native Alaskans. Whitman directs Alu Like's Department of Employment and Training.
SCIENCE & TECH FAIR TOMORROW
Hawai'i's high-tech industry will hold its 2007 Holiday Science & Tech Fair tomorrow at the Japanese Cultural Center.
The annual fair is an opportunity for job seekers to meet company representatives and learn about opportunities in the industry, from full-time positions to internships.
Representatives from Lockheed Martin, Oceanit, Archinoetics, Referentia, Henkels and McCoy, Sanjole and others are expected to attend.
The event runs from 4:30 to 7 p.m. at the Japanese Cultural Center's Manoa Grand Ballroom at 2454 South Beretania.
For more information, contact Sandy Park at sandyp@htdc.org or 539-3794.
RUMFIRE OPENING ON WAIKIKI BEACH
The Sheraton Waikiki is scheduling a Saturday opening for RumFire, a beachfront "hot spot" that will feature tapas-style cuisine, more than 101 brands of rum and private fire pits.
The opening two days before New Year's Eve will feature drinks created by Francesco Lafranconi, a mixologist who has created cocktails for restaurants and celebrity chefs including Wolfgang Puck, Thomas Keller and Emeril Lagasse.
RumFire will be open from 11 a.m. to 1 a.m.
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