The South Atlantic Specialists
What we do
Welcome to the Richard James International (RJI) website. RJI are proud to be the largest independent shippers to the South Atlantic Islands of Ascension, St Helena, Tristan da Cunha and the Falklands. With over thirty years experience of providing procurement, shipping and logistical solutions to local governments, public companies, large and small businesses and private individuals alike. From our warehouse facility in Avonmouth, Bristol with it's motorway links to the north, south, east and west RJI is ideally situated to offer the following services to the South Atlantic:
(including UK collection service)
(LCL & FCL)
(including Customs Documentation, etc)
Shipping dates
To avoid any confusion, please note that the closing dates shown here are the last days that cargo can be received for shipping for that particular voyage, not the last date for receiving orders, which should be placed at least seven days prior. Please also note that, due to operational decisions made by the shipping lines, cargo is not always guaranteed to sail on the voyage published.
If you have any question about shipping dates, don’t hesitate to contact us here.
Tristan Da Cunha
| Voyage | Closing date | Arrival date | Vessel |
|---|---|---|---|
| V184 | 02/08/19 | OCTOBER TBC | MFV EDINBURGH |
| V185 | 09/09/19 | 15/11/2019 | MFV GEO SEARCHER |
| V186 | 14/11/19 | 23/01/2020 | MFV EDINBURGH |
| V187 | 16/01/20 | 19/03/20 | MFV EDINBURGH |
| V188 | 10/04/20 | 21/06/20 | MFV EDINBURGH |
St. Helena
| Voyage | Closing date | Arrival date | Vessel |
|---|---|---|---|
| V23 | 27/09/2019 | 04/12/2019 | MV HELENA |
| V24 | 15/11/2019 | 13/01/2020 | MV HELENA |
| V25 | 06/12/2019 | 11/02/2020 | MV HELENA |
| V26 | 10/01/2020 | 11/03/2020 | MV HELENA |
| V27 | 07/02/2020 | 13/04/2020 | MV HELENA |
| V28 | 06/03/2020 | 12/05/2020 | MV HELENA |
| V29 | 03/04/2020 | 09/06/2020 | MV HELENA |
| V30 | 08/05/2020 | 13/07/2020 | MV HELENA |
| V31 | 05/06/2020 | 11/08/2020 | MV HELENA |
| V32 | 03/07/2020 | 08/09/2020 | MV HELENA |
| V33 | 07/08/2020 | 12/10/2020 | MV HELENA |
| V34 | 04/09/2020 | 10/11/2020 | MV HELENA |
| V35 | 02/10/2020 | 08/12/2020 | MV HELENA |
Falkland Islands
| Voyage | Closing date | Arrival date | Vessel |
|---|---|---|---|
| V421 | 03/10/2019 | 22/11/2019 | MV SCOUT |
| V423 | 25/10/2019 | 12/12/2019 | MV SCOUT |
| V425 | 06/12/2019 | 25/01/2020 | MV SCOUT |
| V427 | 10/01/2020 | 27/02/2020 | MV SCOUT |
| V429 | 07/02/2020 | 29/03/2020 | MV SCOUT |
| V431 | 06/03/2020 | 24/04/2020 | MV SCOUT |
| V433 | 02/04/2020 | 22/05/2020 | MV SCOUT |
| V435 | 07/05/2020 | 26/06/2020 | MV SCOUT |
Ascension Island
| Voyage | Closing date | Arrival date | Vessel |
|---|---|---|---|
| V19/09 | 25/10/2019 | 27/11/2019 | ANVIL POINT |
| V19/11 | 21/11/2019 | 19/12/2019 | HURST POINT |
| V19/13 | 16/12/2019 | 27/01/2020 | HARTLAND POINT |
| V19/15 | 17/02/2020 | 20/03/2020 | HARTLAND POINT |
Christmas Shipments
Posted on 18/09/2018
ST HELENA V11
Closes for cargo on 05/10/18
Arrives on 05/12/18
ASCENSION V18/11
Closes for cargo on 29/10/18
Arrives on 30/11/18
MOD Rates Ascension
Posted on 16/10/2015
Please note that the MOD have introduced new rates from V18/05. The rates for both consolidated cargo and dedicated container shipments to Ascension will increase.
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Opening times over Christmas -
24/12/19 - Close 12:00pm on Christmas Eve
27/12/19 - Open - 7:30am - Close 12:00pm
28/12/19 - Open - 7:30am - Close 12:00pm
30/12/19 - Open - 7:30am - Close 12:00pm
31/12/19 - Open - 7:30am - Close 12:00pm
02/01/20 - Back to normal working hours
On behalf of everyone at Richard James International, we would like to wish all of our customers, new and old, a very Merry Christmas and a healthy and prosperous New Year.
If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to contact us and we will get back to you as soon as possible. You can reach out to us by phone or email or you can fill in the form and send us your enquiries.