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Ridgeway dedicated Europe > USA > New Zealand > Australia ‘pool sailing’ for explosives and ammunition cargoes

Pool Ammunition and Explosives Sailing 1/2008
Europe/North America/New Zealand/Australia

We are pleased to advise that MV Skaftafell loaded at Wismar and Varberg as per our schedule and is now on passage to the USA.

2. Port rotation and timings are now planned as follows:

• Discharge and load Wilmington NC, 17/18 July
• Load MOTSU Sunny Point NC, 21-25 July
• Panama Transit, approx 1 – 2 August
• Discharge RNZNAD Kauri Point, NZ, 25 August
• Discharge Point Wilson or Port Alma, Australia, 1 Sept

3. We are now showing Port Alma, Qld, as our alternative Australian discharge port because repairs at Point Wilson, Vic, may not be complete in time. Booking Notes and Bills of Lading will be annotated with these two ports in our option.

4. Our Operations Managers will continue to liase with US and Canadian shippers over cargo call forward and empty container availability.

5. Vessel progress can be monitored via the attached map.

American/British Management

The Ridgeway Group is owned and directed by an American and British management team. This reflects the increasing transatlantic integration that is taking place in the international defense market and enables management decisions to be based on a thorough understanding of the US and European defense sectors.

Ridgeway USA Inc. is based in Plattsburgh, NY. Its mission is to support the international transportation requirements of the Department of Defense and US defense contractors.

The Ridgeway International Ltd team in Wallingford, UK has considerable combined experience in the safe, secure and legal movement of explosives, munitions and security classified materials. They have extensive links with European government transport agencies such as NAMSA and the UK MOD and with major European aerospace companies such as BAE Systems, MBDA, Thales and Saab Bofors.

The medium/long term strategy is to take the group forward to consolidate the gains and experience which have been achieved over the last 30 years by operating and thinking more as an international group. Lessons learnt in North America can be applied in Europe and vice versa.