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The Captain reaches the Four Corners
The Captain has joined forces with one of the U.K.s leading Migration experts Four Corners Emigration Ltd. Four Corners are the UK’s leading emigration specialists for Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the USA. Moving overseas can be one of the biggest decisions you’ll ever make. That’s why you need first class advice from the real experts - people with over 30 years’ visa experience, who understand every aspect of the emigration process. Further details can be found at their website.
Four Corners provide national coverage of the UK from their offices in South Manchester, and meet clients regularly in London, Bristol, Birmingham and Newcastle. There are also Four Corners offices in Cape Town, South Africa and Sydney, Australia.
The partnership works in conjunction with a household effects services being offered by Cardinal Maritime. Our services include weekly departures for both import and export consolidation services for personal effects to Australia, Canada, South Africa, Malta, Cyprus, The Canaries and most global destinations. We offer extremely competitive freight prices for personal effects. Please contact us for more information.
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Written on 24 Jul, 2008
The Captain offers an all expenses paid trip to Amsterdam
In celebration of the opening of our office in Holland, we are delighted to offer an all expenses paid trip to Amsterdam, Holland. Our adventure into Holland represents our first investment in the north Continent and we are delighted to celebrate this important milestone with a lucky winner.
- Luxury 5 star Intercontinental Hotel in Amsterdam
- Flights paid for two people from any UK or Ireland airport
- Complimentary expenses
Simply register to be entered into this months celebration draw. The winner will be informed directly, via e-mail, on the 31st July 2008.
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Written on 04 Jul, 2008
The Captain learns to Samba in Sao Paulo
Following the recent successful launch of our direct consolidation services to Santos, Rio De Janeiro, Buenos Aires and Vera Cruz, The Captain is delighted to announce that he is now able to offer export freight consolidation services to all South American destinations.
This follows his recent trip to the famous Intermodal trade fair in Sao Paulo, Brazil, during which time he took the opportunity to dance ‘The Samba’, as can be seen from the photograph snapped during the heat of the festivities. If you would like further information regarding our consolidation services to South America, please contact your local Cardinal Maritime office. Please remember that from the U.K. and Ireland, you can obtain on-line freight pricing to any destination served by Cardinal Maritime.
Holland on-line freight pricing to follow soon ……
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Written on 01 Jul, 2008
New Services to Malta and Libya
“The Captain has just announced some exciting news regarding our services to Malta and Libya and he has asked us to let you know ….
Over the last year or so, the team here have been managing an over-land trailer service to Malta running in conjunction with our ocean freight consolidation service.
Our decision to launch a trailer service to Malta was taken following the decision by a number of leading Shipping Lines to change the rotation of their services to Malta which effectively, and overnight, increased the transit time to Malta from 5 days to 13 days from the U.K. The trailer service has proven to be a success and we now manage weekly departures from Ireland, the U.K. and Europe to Malta.
We now feel that the timing is right to launch a trailer service to Libya, via Malta, which will again allow us to reduce the over all transit time to Libya from 18 days to just 12 days. We will continue to operate a container service to Libya which will continue to represent a cost effective solution on this trade lane. Please speak to a member of the team to obtain further information regarding our Malta and Libya express trailer services”
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Written on 01 Jul, 2008
Get ready for Holland office
In the coming weeks we will be opening an office in Rotterdam, Holland. This is an exciting project for all of us here and we would of course welcome your interest in opening dialogue with us regarding The Captain’s latest venture.
If you would like further information, please contact Andrew Smithurst on + 44 161 492 1778 or reach him at andrew@cardinalmaritime.com.
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Written on 29 May, 2008
Officially the U.K.’s leading import consolidator
It’s official. Cardinal Maritime is now the country’s leading import consolidator. Our current volumes now exceed more than 300teu per month which is vastly more than the recorded 278teu of our closest competitor (figures taken from HMGOV UK port statistics, average over period ’07). We believe this growth is a direct result of our total commitment to customer service which we passionately believe sets us apart from much of other industry competitors. We also believe that we now have one of the strongest agency networks in the consolidation industry and we would like to thank you for your dedication and support in helping position our brand as the market leader.
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Written on 29 May, 2008
South Africa Office going strong
Having established Cardinal Maritime as one of the U.K.’s leading consolidators to Africa, we felt it appropriate to strengthen our position and prepare the foundation of a long term investment in this exciting market. With the support of our dedicated global partners, the South African office – which opened for business in January last year – continues to thrive, allowing The Captain to enjoy yet another Safari. You can contact Cardinal Maritime SA directly as follows:-
Mr Craig Allan/Managing Director
Cardinal Maritime SA
Tel + 271 31 3125885
E-mail: craig@cardinalmaritime.co.za
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Written on 28 May, 2008
New Felixstowe ICD opens for business
We are delighted to announce some exciting news regarding our new Felixstowe ICD. Our new facility, which opened its doors for business in March, is now fully operational and is currently handling all of our import consolidations coming into the port of Felixstowe.
Unlike our competitors, we felt it important to bring this important function ‘in-house’ rather than use the port authorities and outside contracted warehouse providers to manage this process for us. This is a great selling tool for you and us and we are proud that The Captain pushed through this necessary investment in our infrastructure. We are already beginning to see the benefits of new facility and we are currently meeting all our Key Performance targets.
Southampton to follow soon!
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Written on 28 May, 2008
More U.K. receiving and handling depots than any other U.K. carrier!
Many of you will be aware that our internal network of receiving and handling facilities now numbers more than ten across the U.K. This is vastly more than any other consolidator in the U.K. and represents our desire to offer a comprehensive package of services, delivered at a local level, to all of our clients and you, our global partners. The Captain’s view on this is that we should be perceived as a service provider which is able to offer services to and from “All over the world, from just around the corner”.
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Written on 28 May, 2008
Ireland office up and ready for action
We are delighted to introduce our colleagues from our new Ireland office, which recently opened for business. The Dublin office can now accept cargo bookings to or from any point in Ireland and would welcome your interest. Watch out for Andrew and The Captain enjoying the craic in Dublin’s fair city. Thank you to all those partners who have already commenced working with our colleagues in Ireland. We appreciate your support as always!
Please contact Angelica or Joan with any enquiries on +353 1671 1630. They look forward to hearing from you.
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Written on 28 May, 2008