Hawaii’s Young Brothers seeks rate increase to stay afloat

Young Brothers said it needs to dramatically increase its shipping rates this summer if it is going to break even financially and keep its services operating through year’s end.

Hawaii’s sole inter-island ocean carrier, which is regulated by the state’s Public Utilities Commission (PUC), said the coronavirus pandemic is already expected to leave it with a loss of $30 million by the end of 2020 at current rate levels.

Even before the state implemented its COVID-19 travel restrictions earlier this...

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