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New president takes helm at Young Brothers
Steen Christensen was announced as president, effective Jan. 13, according to a news release from Young Brothers. He succeeds Frank Almaraz, who joined Young Brothers in July 2025 as Interim President during a leadership transition.
State commission approves rate increase for shipping company in Hawai‘i
The Hawai‘i Public Utilities Commission unanimously approved a 25.75% rate increase for the limited liability company, Young Brothers, effective Jan. 1, 2026.
Public invited to weigh in on proposed hike in shipping rates by Young Brothers
The State of Hawaiʻi Public Utilities Commission is holding hearings around the neighbor islands where the public can weigh in on a proposed temporary rate increase and tariff changes by the shipping company Young Brothers.
Hawai‘i state rep introduces congressional bill to end discriminatory shipping practices
Hawai‘i US Rep. Ed Case has reintroduced a bill in the US House to end what he called “the discriminatory and exclusionary shipping practices faced by residents and businesses in Hawai‘i, Alaska, Puerto Rico, Guam, the US Virgin Islands, American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands and other US territories.”
