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Geest Line will implement an Interim IMO2020 surcharge as of voyage GL19049 applicable for all trades. If you do have any questions or queries please contact your Geest Head Office or your local agent.

Please see full statement here.

Low Sulphur IMO 2020 Emission Regulation

As you may be aware new fuel regulations for Global Shipping stipulate that fuel utilised should have no more than 0.5% sulphur content reducing from the current 3.5%. The date for this new regulation will be 01/01/2020. The current regulation of 0.1% low sulphur will remain in the emission control areas of Europe at the current prevailing ECA rate.

To comply with the new regulations, we have started to flush all ships tanks with the new low sulphur fuel, which will be completed by the end of November 2019.

A new BAF rate will be applicable from voyage GL19049 for both Vlissingen (ETS 05/12), and Portsmouth (ETS 08/12). We are however unable to advise what our BAF rates will be for the above vessel due to lack of clarity within the market, fluctuating rates and limited supply. The current rate is circa USD 150 per ton higher than current bunkers.

We hope to be able to advise in the coming weeks the rates for above vessel and will announce as soon as we possibly can.

Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions or queries.

More information can be found on the IMO website and in the IMO 2020 PDF leaflet

Geest Line UK Operations Return to Portsmouth

 

 

 

 

 

We are pleased to announce that as of 6th December 2019 Geest Line will recommence UK Operations at Portsmouth.

Please read the full announcement for further information.

After nearly two years of service at Dover we are pleased to announce a return to Portsmouth after successfully negotiating a five year deal. We would like to thank the Port of Dover for their support since January 2018 enabling us to maintain and grow our business during this period.

For further information please see the official press release here.

Geest Line were recently featured in a Sainsbury’s online commercial (more…)

New Schedule Success

After another difficult winter season crossing the Atlantic Geest Line’s new schedule for 2019 has proved to be a great success. (more…)

PORT ISSUES DOMINICA

We regret to advise, and until further notice, Geest Line will be calling Roseau Dominica monthly for delivery and discharge of cargoes. Geest Line will continue to call fortnightly for container repatriation (port congestion issues) but only one vessel per month will be used for import cargoes to Dominica.

This decision has been made due to service issues at the port. On Monday the 15th October Geest Line was instructed to vacate the berth by DASPA even though vessel had not completed operations/discharge. This has not only added huge expense to Geest Line but most importantly delayed our customer’s cargoes that will remain on board for over a month. The current situation is no longer acceptable but will be reviewed once the port congestion issues are resolved.

This Dominican Port change will take effect as per attached sailing schedule from voyage:

Vessel:       Luzon Strait
Voyage:     GL18046

Geest Line’s Commercial General Manager, Jeremy Bristow, was recently interviewed by Lloyd’s Loading List for an article on container haulage.

“While one-off and external factors such as the disruption at Felixstowe, road network congestion, rail availability and high cargo volumes have aggravated the situation, the underlying cause is the chronically poor health of the trucking sector generally.”

You can read the full article on the Lloyd’s Loading List website.

NOTICE TO SHIPPERS, IMPORTERS AND AGENTS

REVISION OF BAF (BUNKER ADJUSTMENT FACTOR)


You will be aware that there has been a considerable increase in fuel costs in recent weeks. Regrettably we can no longer absorb the increases and advise that the BAF rates will be as follows:

10′ Container: USD $169.00

20′ Container: USD $337.00

40′ Container: USD $674.00

Breakbulk cargo: USD $19.00 W/M

New and Used Cars: USD $136.00 per vehicle

The new charges will be in effect from mv Atlantic Klipper GL18025 sailing from Dover (UK) 17th June 2018.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your continued support.  Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions or queries.

Good news!  We are resuming our Caribbean shipping service into both Antigua and St. Kitts.

From the 1st of May we will accept cargo for these island calls.  Please read the announcement here for full details.

A new sailing schedule will be issued very shortly with details of the revised service.  We look forward to servicing these destinations once again.