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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| V187 | 16/01/20 | 19/03/20 | MFV EDINBURGH |
| V188 | 10/04/20 | 21/06/20 | MFV EDINBURGH |
| V189 | 06/07/20 | September TBC | SA AGHULLAS |
| V190 | 04/09/2020 | November TBC | MFV EDINBURGH |
St. Helena
| Voyage | Closing date | Arrival date | Vessel |
|---|---|---|---|
| V31 | 05/06/2020 | Delayed - Arriving V32 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| V433 | 02/04/2020 | 22/05/2020 | MV SCOUT |
| V435 | 07/05/2020 | 26/06/2020 | MV SCOUT |
| V437 | 01/06/2020 | 24/07/2020 | MV SCOUT |
| V439 | 10/07/2020 | 27/08/2020 | MV SCOUT |
| V441 | 07/08/2020 | 25/09/2020 | MV SCOUT |
| V443 | 04/09/2020 | 23/10/2020 | MV SCOUT |
| V445 | 02/10/2020 | 20/11/2020 | MV SCOUT |
| V447 | 30/10/2020 | 17/12/2020 | MV SCOUT |
Ascension Island
| Voyage | Closing date | Arrival date | Vessel |
|---|---|---|---|
| V20/07 | 22/07/2020 | 29/08/2020 | HARTLAND POINT |
| V20/09 | 18/09/2020 | 28/10/2020 | HARTLAND POINT |
| V20/11 | 26/10/2020 | 30/11/2020 | HURST POINT |
| V20/13 | 11/12/2020 | 30/01/2021 | HARTLAND POINT |
| V20/15 | 19/02/2021 | 23/03/2021 | HARTLAND POINT |
St Helena Chartered Flight – Delayed Cargo
Posted on 18/09/2020
St Helena Chartered Flight
Posted on 17/08/2020
St Helena Chartered Flight
We have been advised that the next chartered flight to St Helena will leave the UK on the 15th of September.
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St Helena Chartered Flight - Delayed Cargo
We have been advised by the airline that 21 of our consolidated airfreight boxes were not loaded onto the aircraft as they were over capacity and could not physically load anymore on the plane.
RJI were only advised of this once the plane had been loaded and had no control over which cargo took priority. Numerous boxes of PPE, vehicle spares and general merchandise have now been pushed back to the following chartered flight in October.
We are very sorry for inconvenience caused by these delays and we are very frustrated by this situation that is completely out of our control.
We are in talks with all parties involved with the chartered flight to work out the best solution moving forward and to make sure we are advised of maximum volume restrictions on future flights.
We strongly advise that anyone sending Christmas presents and goods out to St Helena aim for the upcoming V35 shipment and not rely on the chartered flights as it is very likely that all upcoming flights will be over capacity.
Christmas Shipments
Please note that we are now coming into the Christmas shipments for all destinations. As always, we will be as flexible with late deliveries as possible and will do our upmost to ensure that everything is shipped.
Please make sure that any deliveries arriving into us are clearly marked with your name and destination as we do not want to leave any Christmas presents behind. This is a particularly busy time of year and we have over a thousand separate orders arriving a day as we come up to closing for the islands.
St Helena V35 -
Closing Date - 02/10/20
ETA - 08/12/20
Ascension V20/11
Closing Date - 26/10/20
ETA - 30/11/20
Falklands V445
Closing Date - 02/10/20
ETA - 20/11/20
We would like to thank everyone who used our services for the latest chartered flight to St Helena. We sent 118 consolidated boxes and break-bulk items which is our largest ever airfreight consignment!
Please note that the next chartered flight is scheduled for the 26/10/20. Our closing date for all cargo will be the 21/10/20
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.