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Professional Shipping and Customs Brokerage Experts
Since its inception in 1962, KEN HAMANAKA CO INC has continued to develop and maintain a highly satisfied international clientele of shippers, importers and worldwide agents.
We take great pride in our exemplary reputation with Customs & Border Protection and other governmental agencies and continuously strive to meet the challenges of ever-evolving technologies and regulations.
As a family-owned and –operated company, our motivation to provide superior service — efficient and cutting-edge logistics solutions, expeditious clearance procedures, friendly and knowledgeable staff, personalized and responsive attention to clients’ individual needs – is paramount: we stake our name on it.
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Navigating Perilous Waters: Cargo Vessels Diverted from Red Sea Pose Global Trade Challenges
Hapag Lloyd, the worlds fifth largest shipping firm by capacity, has announced that they will continue their pause of transit via the Suez Canal In

TMF at Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach to Increase 4.0% on Nov. 1, 2023
The West Coast MTO Agreement (WCMTOA) today announced that on November 1, 2023, the Traffic Mitigation Fee (TMF) at the Ports of Los Angeles and

CTPAT Business Partner Outreach
WHAT IS CTPAT? CTPAT is a voluntary, joint government/business initiative to build cooperative relationships that strengthen and secure the overall supply chain and border security.

Weekly Updates
Cargo Ship Loses Stability Dumping Containers Into Harbor A small container ship loading containers in a Vietnamese port lost stability causing it to roll on

WRO for Chinese Cotton Exporter
CBP has been issuing Withhold Release Orders (WRO’s) for Chinese products of both land and sea that the agency claims are made or caught with

Global Container Shortage Likely To Last Until 2022 |Port of Savannah Update
No Relief: Global Container Shortage Likely To Last Until 2022 The world does not have enough containers in the right places to handle cargo demand.