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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| V181 | 19/02/2019 | 03/05/2019 | MFV EDINBURGH |
| V182 | 05/04/2019 | 19/06/2019 | MFV EDINBURGH |
| V183 | TBC | AUGUST TBC | MFV GEO SEARCHER |
| V184 | TBC | SEPT TBC | SA AGULHAS II |
St. Helena
| Voyage | Closing date | Arrival date | Vessel |
|---|---|---|---|
| V15 | 08/02/2019 | 15/04/2019 | MV HELENA |
| V16 | 08/03/2019 | 13/05/2019 | MV HELENA |
| V17 | 05/04/2019 | 05/06/2019 | MV HELENA |
| V18 | 06/05/2019 | 09/07/2019 | MV HELENA |
Falkland Islands
| Voyage | Closing date | Arrival date | Vessel |
|---|---|---|---|
| V405 | 08/02/2019 | 29/03/2019 | MV SCOUT |
| V407 | 08/03/2019 | 26/04/2019 | MV SCOUT |
| V409 | 05/04/2019 | 24/05/2019 | MV SCOUT |
| V411 | 10/05/2019 | 28/06/2019 | MV SCOUT |
| V413 | 07/06/2019 | 26/07/2019 | MV SCOUT |
| V415 | 12/07/2019 | 30/08/2019 | MV SCOUT |
| V417 | 09/08/2019 | 27/09/2019 | MV SCOUT |
Ascension Island
| Voyage | Closing date | Arrival date | Vessel |
|---|---|---|---|
| V19/01 | 13/03/2019 | 13/04/2019 | EDDYSTONE |
| V19/03 | 22/04/2019 | 20/05/2019 | TBC |
| V19/05 | 10/06/2019 | 08/07/2019 | TBC |
| V19/07 | 29/07/2019 | 26/08/2019 | TBC |
| V19/09 | 16/09/2019 | 14/10/2019 | TBC |
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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Ascension V19/01
V19/01 is scheduled to sail on the 03/04/19. All cargo has been booked on and we have not been advised of any issues with space.
Provisional closing date for V19/01 - Wednesday 13/03/19
Please be advised that we are still waiting for receiving and sailing dates from Marchwood for V19/01 which we are hoping to have today or latest Monday morning.
We have decided to extend the closing date to the 13/03/19 for this voyage. Please ensure all orders for Ascension are with us by this date.
If the voyage is delayed further then we will look at extending the closing date again but please aim for the 13th as the cut off.
Ascension FIRS V19/01 update
We have now received an update on voyage 19/01 from the MOD. They have advised that the vessel will be calling into Marchwood during the first week of April. This means a delay of roughly two weeks. We are still waiting for new booking and sailing dates but our closing date will be pushed back to take advantage of this extra time.
Our new closing date for V19/01 is now Tuesday 12/03/19.
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.