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Small Parcels Service

St Helena Line Ltd.

Small Parcel Service via Walvis Bay. Until further notice the RMS St Helena will not be calling into the UK so an alternative service for Small Parcel traffic has been set up via container to Walvis Bay then transhipment on the RMS St Helena. The service will continue to run from Portland Port on the following schedule:

Schedule

Earliest Depot Receiving Date	Last Depot receiving Date	Scheduled cargo arrival date at Jamestown(SHN)	Scheduled cargo arrival date at Georgetown
7th April	14th April	17th May	21st May
28th April	7th May	9th June	13th June
26th May	2nd June	2nd July	6th July
16th June	23rd June	25th July	28th July

** Note - all dates quoted above are subject to change without notice.

The Small Parcel Service will handle all consignments up to 0.5 cubic metres in volume. Any items bigger than this must be booked as cargo through the UK Cargo Agent, MacAndrews and Company Ltd. The Small Parcel Refrigerated Service will also be available on certain sailings at limited times. Please contact the Small Parcel Agents for details.

Small Parcels will be accepted between 09:00 and 16:30 Monday to Friday excluding Bank Holidays and at certain advertised weekends between 12:00 and 16:00. They can also be sent by post or courier to the Small Parcel Agents if prior arrangements are made to complete the shipment declarations. Goods can also be accepted direct from manufacturers or suppliers such as Argos but again only if prior arrangements are made to complete the shipment declarations.

We hope that this service will prove successful and meet the needs of the St Helenian community in the UK.

Limitations

No hazardous goods such as compressed gas, flammable liquids or corrosives will be accepted for Small Parcels traffic. Please contact the UK Cargo Agents to arrange shipment of such goods. All goods should be packed suitably for sea transport in robust boxes with protection for fragile items. As far as possible fragile items will be packed on top of others to avoid crush damage but this cannot be guaranteed, especially for heavy items.

Goods such as car parts must be clean or wrapped in cardboard or plastic to avoid contaminating other cargo. In particular oil-filled items such as engines or gearboxes should be packed in oil-tight boxes to avoid leakage onto other goods. We reserve the right to refuse goods unsuitably packed. The volume of the goods will be calculated on the overall length, width and height so irregularly shaped items should be packed with other goods where possible to minimise lost space. Goods will be measured on arrival at Portland and charges calculated from those measurements.

Payment can be made by UK bank cheque with Guarantee card or in cash. Credit or debit cards are not accepted. Goods will only be shipped when all charges are paid.

To comply with Health & Safety Manual Lifting requirements, boxes should be less than 20kg in weight for single person lift and less than 40kg in weight for 2 person lift. Boxes over 40kg in weight will be moved by forklift at extra cost.

Small Parcels Rates:

From M3	To M3	Price	maxcubic ft
Small Parcels Rates. St Helena to/from Ascension
0	0.22	£6.21	8
0.22	0.248	£9.32	9
0.248	0.276	£12.43	10
0.276	0.304	£15.54	11
0.304	0.332	£18.65	12
0.332	0.36	£21.76	13
0.36	0.388	£24.87	14
0.388	0.416	£27.98	15
0.416	0.444	£31.09	16
0.444	0.472	£34.20	17
0.472	0.5	£37.31	18
18 Cubic Ft or .5m3 is the maximum small parcel size allowed. Over this amount, standard freight rates are to apply. Ascension Island rates are now also subject to a handling charge.

From M3	To M3	Price	maxcubic ft
Reefer Small Parcels Rates. St Helena to/from Ascension
0	0.028	£12.42	1
0.028	0.056	£17.60	2
0.056	0.084	£22.78	3
0.084	0.112	£27.96	4
0.112	0.14	£32.14	5
0.14	0.168	£38.32	6
0.168	0.196	£43.50	7
0.196	0.224	£48.68	8
8 Cubic Ft or .224m3 is the maximum small parcel size allowed. Over this amount, standard freight rates are to apply. Ascension Island rates are now also subject to a handling charge.

From M3	To M3	Price	maxcubic ft
Small Parcels Rates. UK to/from St Helena, Ascension to/from Cape Town, Ascension to/from UK, Cape Town to/from Tenerife
0	0.22	£20.70	8
0.22	0.248	£26.91	9
0.248	0.276	£33.12	10
0.276	0.304	£39.33	11
0.304	0.332	£45.54	12
0.332	0.36	£51.76	13
0.36	0.388	£57.97	14
0.388	0.416	£64.18	15
0.416	0.444	£70.39	16
0.444	0.472	£76.60	17
0.472	0.5	£82.81	18
18 Cubic Ft pt .5m3 is the maximum small parcel size allowed. Over this amount, standard freight rates are to apply. Ascension Island rates are now also subject to a handling charge.

From M3	To M3	Price	maxcubic ft
Reefer Small Parcels Rates. UK to/from St Helena, Ascension to/from Cape Town, Ascension to/from UK, Cape Town to/from Tenerife
0	0.028	£25.88	1
0.028	0.056	£31.05	2
0.056	0.084	£36.23	3
0.084	0.112	£41.40	4
0.112	0.14	£46.58	5
0.14	0.168	£51.76	6
0.168	0.196	£56.93	7
0.196	0.224	£62.11	8
8 Cubic Ft or .224m3 is the maximum small parcel size allowed. Over this amount, standard freight rates are to apply. Ascension Island rates are now also subject to a handling charge.

From M3	To M3	Price	maxcubic ft
Small Parcels Rates. St Helena to/from Cape Town, Tenerife to/from UK, Ascension, Tenerife and St Helena
0	0.22	£15.53	8
0.22	0.248	£19.67	9
0.248	0.276	£23.81	10
0.276	0.304	£27.95	11
0.304	0.332	£32.09	12
0.332	0.36	£36.23	13
0.36	0.388	£40.37	14
0.388	0.416	£44.51	15
0.416	0.444	£48.65	16
0.444	0.472	£52.79	17
0.472	0.5	£56.93	18
18 Cubic Ft pt .5m3 is the maximum small parcel size allowed. Over this amount, standard freight rates are to apply. Ascension Island rates are now also subject to a handling charge.

From M3	To M3	Price	maxcubic ft
Reefer Small Parcels Rates. St Helena to/from Cape Town, Tenerife to/from UK, Tenerife to/from Ascension, Tenerife to/from St Helena
0	0.028	£20.70	1
0.028	0.056	£25.88	2
0.056	0.084	£31.05	3
0.084	0.112	£36.23	4
0.112	0.14	£41.40	5
0.14	0.168	£46.58	6
0.168	0.196	£51.76	7
0.196	0.224	£56.93	8
8 Cubic Ft or .224m3 is the maximum small parcel size allowed. Over this amount, standard freight rates are to apply. Ascension Island rates are now also subject to a handling charge.

Ascension Island handling charges for Small Parcels Service

From M3	To M3	Price	maxcubic ft
Small Parcels Handling Charges. Ascension
0	0.22	£2.75	8
0.22	0.248	£3.30	9
0.248	0.276	£3.85	10
0.276	0.304	£4.40	11
0.304	0.332	£4.95	12
0.332	0.36	£5.50	13
0.36	0.388	£6.05	14
0.388	0.416	£6.60	15
0.416	0.444	£7.15	16
0.444	0.472	£7.70	17
0.472	0.5	£8.25	18

From M3	To M3	Price	maxcubic ft
Reefer Small Parcels Handling Charges. Ascension
0	0.028	£2.75	1
0.028	0.056	£3.30	2
0.056	0.084	£3.85	3
0.084	0.112	£4.40	4
0.112	0.14	£4.95	5
0.14	0.168	£5.50	6
0.168	0.196	£6.05	7
0.196	0.224	£6.60	8

These charges are to be levied in addition to the standard small parcels freight charge and are to apply on small parcels whether they are loaded or discharged at Ascension Island.

Ascension Island handling charges for Small Parcels Service

Additional charges (per item)

Movement of goods by forklift
£ 5.00

Repacking unsuitably packed goods in strong cardboard boxes
£ 5.00

Repacking dirty goods in plastic
£ 5.00

Repacking oil-filled goods in oil-tight boxes
£ 10.00

Contact Details

UK SMALL PARCEL AGENT

Albion Shipping Services

Portland Port Business Centre

Portland Port

Castletown

Portland

Dorset DT5 1PA

Tel: 01305 826384

Fax: 01305 826056

Email: shipping@albiongroup

Contact: Mike or Suzanne

UK CARGO AGENTS:

MacAndrews & Co Ltd

Lancaster House

Mercury Court

Tithebarn Street

Liverpool L2 2QP

Tel: 0151 479 5078

Fax: 0151 236 2644

Email: dkaye@macandrews.net

Contacts:

Derek Kaye - UK Freight & Contracts Manager

Sue Forber - Export Supervisor - Deep Sea

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