Based on the difficulties experienced trying to deliver food to the island, the Japanese Navy informed Imamura on December 8 that they intended to stop all destroyer transportation runs to Guadalcanal immediately.
På grund af vanskelighederne med at levere fødevarer til øen meddelte den japanske flåde den 8. december Imamura at de havde til hensigt at stoppe alle destroyertransporter til Guadalcanal straks.