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It is with regret that Geest Line has announced increases in BAF charges for all trades.
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Read more... [New BAF Charges]
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Haulage Rate Increases 2010 |
It is with regret that Geest Line has increased their UK Road Haulage rates for all trades from the 01st March 2010.
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Read more... [Haulage Rate Increases 2010]
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On Tuesday 12th January Haiti experienced the devastating earthquake that has now become infamous as one of the worst humanitarian disasters in the countries history.
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Read more... [Haiti Hospital Appeal]
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The Commonwealth of Dominica Celebrated its 31st Anniversary of Independence.
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Read more... [Dominica Independence]
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Geest puts 'Faith in Action'. |
Recently our agent in Dominica HHV Whitchurch approached us with a request of sponsoring a Youth Group called 'Faith in Action'.
Once we understood their role we were more than happy to sponsor the requested polo shirts that would help identify those involved and dedicating their time for the benefit of their community.
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Read more... [Geest puts 'Faith in Action'.]
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We have to congratulate Nancy Sanson who is this year celebrating her 20th anniversary of service
with our French agents, SAS.
Nancy joined SAS in May 1989 and was assigned to the Geest agency section in 1993 when
the line first started a service to the French West Indies from Zeebrugge.
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Read more... [20 Years Service!]
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Dominica Schools - Geest / HHV Whitchurch |
James Rodney of HHV Whitchurch recently visited a number of schools in and around Roseau to present to them the new Geest Line Caribbean maps.
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Read more... [Dominica Schools - Geest / HHV Whitchurch]
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Queen's Award for Enterprise |
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We would like to congratulate both Somerdale International Limited and Tudor Rose International Limited for their Queen's Award for Enterprise International trade for 2009.
Both companies have traded in the Caribbean for many years and this prestigious award recognises their valuable contribution. |
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Recently Geest Line were contacted by Edgehill Associates to transport a number of large concrete beams from Trinidad to Dominica which were used in the construction of the new bridge in Roseau Dominica. The beams were larger than container size and required all involved including the port authorities of Trinidad and Roseau to pull out all the stops to get these large and heavy beams to destination.
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Read more... [Construction Dominica]
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Top Players in Caribbean Shipping Gather |
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The major players involved in ports and shipping in the Caribbean have met for the Caribbean Shipping Associations regular high-level summit, this time held in Trinidad’s Port of Spain over a three-day period.
Geest Line was among the shipping lines represented as topics such as port operations and investment in the region, the state of business, the economic crisis and its effect on the Caribbean all came under the spotlight. |
