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Matson Inc. is poised to increase its fuel surcharge by 4.5 percentage points next month, likely adding to the costs of goods consumers will eventually pay.
Hawaii’s largest ocean carrier announced that it will boost the fuel surcharge to 43.5 percent from 39 percent on Oct. 7 for its mainland-Hawaii service as a result of rising bunker fuel prices and other energy-related costs.
From the Star-Advertiser
Louis Dreyfus Commodities, the trading arm of Louis Dreyfus Group, is tapping the debt markets in order to raise money for expansion, taking pressure off a listing.
The commodities trading giant that had revenues of just under $60 billion (€47 billion) in 2011 has issued a $350 million bond, the first in the company’s 160-year history.
The privately held group is 51% owned by the founding family, which control the shares through a trust. Louis Dreyfus was founded in 1851 and began as a grain trader.
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