Most of Hatsu Marine's customers are already fully aware of the consequences of the lock-out of port employees in all 29 US West Coast ports following the breakdown of negotiations between the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU).

Hatsu Marine is endeavoring to assist all of its valued customers in various ways but the situation is changing almost hour by hour. This makes it extremely difficult for us to keep all of our many customers fully informed all of the time.

You are encouraged to contact your local Hatsu Marine office for specific queries. Updates on the overall situation can also be found on the PMA's website: www.pmanet.org.

We do hope that a satisfactory solution can be found to the current problems and that things will return to normal as soon as possible thereafter. We will be taking steps to clear the inevitable backlog of cargo as soon as we are able and look forward to providing you once again with regular and reliable services.