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Christmas opening hours
Posted on 12/12/2024
Please note our Christmas opening hours below – 24/12/24 – Close at 12:00pm 25/12/24 – Closed 26/12/24 – Closed 27/12/24 – Closed 28/12/24 – Closed
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Changes to St Helena Shipping Dates (V11, V12, V13)
Posted on 13/11/2024
Please note that V11 has now been pushed back. This voyage original closed for cargo on the 11/11/24 but now has a new closing date
Shien and Temu orders
Posted on 11/11/2024
Please note that we will no longer ship Shien and Temu freight forwards without a copy of the order confirmation sent through to us first.
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Hazardous cargo in Christmas Presents
Posted on 25/09/2024
Please ensure that you are declaring hazardous materials in personal effects consignments and Christmas presents that you are shipping. We are still finding undeclared hazardous
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Signing for cargo collections ![]()
Please note that we will require all customers to sign when collecting their cargo moving forward. This had been delayed on the Falklands due to recent issues with the shipping schedule but will be implemented from V577.
St Helena Airfreight Update![]()
RJI are still working with SHG and Airlink to push through our airfreight consignments and find out why we are experiencing such delays. ![]()
We are now splitting our airfreight down into smaller consignments per AWB to try and avoid everything being bumped from a flight. We have also been using a more expensive booking route for our airfreight which should make it higher priority but this is clearly having mixed results at this stage. ![]()
These additional costs will not be passed onto customers. We are trying all options possible to create a more dependable airfreight service to the island and have followed all recommendations from the airline and SHG.
Falklands Container Update![]()
SAAS have confirmed that two additional sailings will be going ahead to help with the delays that have been experienced at UK and European ports. The delayed 40′ container that was split from our shipment on V573 and the first batch from V575 will now be arriving on V137S (ETA 08/05/26). The remaining containers from V575 will be arriving on V139S (ETA 19/05/26).![]()
All invoices that have been sent out for V575 have information on goods are in the delayed containers. Please note that the these were originally marked as delayed to V577 but will now be arriving earlier on V139S.![]()
Please contact us directly for any personal cargo updates.![]()
We are sorry for the inconvenience that these delays have caused.
Falkland Islands - Richard James International
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RJI offer a monthly consolidated container service to the Falkland Islands using both the MOD and SAAS service. Both have a transit time of approximately 36 days from the containers and vehicles leavi...