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Cargo Receiving Dates

Transhipment Sailing Schedule
Year Receiving dates at depot (break bulk only) Closing date at Tilbury (Full containers only) Sailing date from Tilbury Arrival date at Capetown Depart Capetown Arrival date at Jamestown Arrival date at Ascension
2009 23 - 26 Nov 23 - 27 Nov 1st Dec 20th Dec 30th Dec 6 Jan 2010 11 Jan 2010
2010 18 - 21 Jan 18 - 22 Jan 26 Jan 15 Feb 22 Feb 27 Feb No Call
2010 15 - 18 Mar 15 - 19 Mar 23 Mar 12 Apr 19 Apr 24 Apr 29 Apr
2010 5 - 8 Apr 5 - 9 Apr 13 Apr 2 May 9 May 14 May 19 May
2010 26 - 29 Apr 26 - 30 Apr 4 May 23 May 29 May 3 Jun 9 Jun
2010 17 - 20 May 17 - 21 May 25 May 14 Jun 19 Jun 24 Jun 29 Jun
2010 31 May - 3 Jun 31 May - 4 Jun 8 Jun 29 Jun 9 Jul 14 Jul 19 Jul
2010 21 - 24 Jun 21 - 25 Jun 29 Jun 20 Jul 29 Jul 3 Aug 8 Aug
2010 12 - 15 Jul 12 - 16 Jul 20 Jul 10 Aug 18 Aug 23 Aug No Call
2010 30 Aug - 2 Sept 30 Aug - 3 Sept 7 Sept 28 Sept 5 Oct 10 Oct 15 Oct
2010 20 - 23 Sept 20 - 24 Sept 28 Sept 19 Oct 25 Oct 30 Oct 4 Nov
2010 11 - 14 Oct 11 - 15 Oct 19 Oct 8 Nov 15 Nov 20 Nov 24 Nov
2010 25 - 28 Oct 25 - 29 Oct 2 Nov 24 Nov 4 Dec 9 Dec 14 Dec
2010 - 2011 22 - 25 Nov 22 - 26 Nov 30 Nov 20 Dec 30 Dec 4 Jan 2011 9 Jan 2011
2011 11 - 14 Jan 11 - 15 Jan 18 Jan 7 Feb 15 Feb 20 Feb 25 Feb
2011 TBA TBA 19 Mar N/A N/A -3 Apr 31 Mar

Note Transhipment Port for all above is Capetown

The above schedule is subject to change without notice.

Not all transhipment sailings take Break Bulk REEFER Cargo.

Contact MacAndrews & Co Ltd for Reefer Break Bulk sailings and receiving dates

Transhipment ports and vessels are subject to change without notice

Schedule issued in the UK by MacAndrews & Co Ltd - EU Cargo Agent for Andrew Weir Shipping Ltd / St Helena Line Ltd.

Issue date October 2009


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