October, 2008
CSAL at the 19th Annual Breakbulk Transportation Conference and Exhibition in New Orleans
Canada States Africa Line for the first time in its short, but very dynamic history participated in the 19th Annual Breakbulk Transportation Conference and Exhibition, which took place in New Orleans on October 14-16.
The Exhibition gave us an opportunity to introduce our service to the shipping community and establish important contacts. It also provided a chance for visitors to meet with the Line Manager – Eugene Nutovich and Assistant Line Manager – Joulia Maistrenko and discuss possible business developments.
“Thank you” to everyone who stopped by our booth and expressed interest in our service.
July 2008
New vessel M/V "Atlantic Runner"
In response to the increased requirement for space, CSAL is pleased to announce a new addition to our fleet. M/V “Atlantic Runner” will enter our service ahead of schedule on September 1, 2008 in Baltimore.
The vessel, Mark 3 Astrakhan type multi-purpose tween-decker with quarter stern ramp, 17510 t deadweight, 1992 built, Malta flag is the latest upgrade of Mark 3 Astrakhan type vessel same as M/V “Atlantic Impala” and M/V “Atlantic Navigator currently in our service. These vessels are extremely flexible and are fitted to be able to carry all manner of bulk commodities, break-bulk, rolling stock, special project cargo, containers, forest products, ferrous and non-ferrous metals, hazardous/IMO cargo.
With this latest addition to our fleet, we look forward to servicing you with 3 ships in total on our route between Canada, EC USA and South Africa and provide better flexibility and improved frequency.
Golf Day in Durban
On July 14, Mitchell Cotts Maritime, the official agent of CSAL in Southern Africa, participated in the golf tournament
held at Beachwood Country Club in Durban.
A total of 104 players attended the event. It was a great opportunity for Mitchell Cotts Maritime to introduce Canada States Africa Line and its services to a large spectrum of the shipping community of the country.
The proceeds from “The Golf Day” go towards the education of students in the maritime industry which is managed by “The Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers” of Southern Africa.
Pictures of the event
Port of Savannah, Georgia has been included to our sailing schedule
From September 1st, 2008, Canada States Africa Line vessels will start to perform regular calls to the port of Savannah.
Specializing in the handling of containers, breakbulk and ro-ro cargoes it was a natural choice for the Line.
The port is served by Class I rail service - Norfolk Southern Railroad and CSX Transportation and has a convenient interstate access via I-95 and I-16 which provide fast connection to the Midwest, Gulf Coast and Southeast.
The additional port would allow CSAL to expand the volume of its services and satisfy the need of our customers to reach a broader market and offer them reliability and efficiency.
May 2008
New vessel M/V "Atlantic Navigator"
We are pleased to announce that as of May 12, 2008, the second vessel M/V “Atlantic Navigator” has been added to our fleet.
“Atlantic Navigator” is a sister ship of “Atlantic Impala” (Mark 3 Astrakhan type multi-purpose tween-decker) currently in CSAL service, allowing for the same versatility of cargo handling.
Adding the second vessel to our fleet would allow CSAL to make the sailing schedule more flexible and expand the possibilities of cargo transportation for our clients.
March 2008
New direct service between Canada, USA and Southern Africa
Canada States Africa Line (CSAL) launched its new service from Canada and the U.S. East Coast to South Africa with the sailing of M/V “ATLANTIC IMPALA” on March 24th, 2008 from Montreal.
The main ports of call in North America are Montreal and Baltimore. South African ports of call are: Durban, Richards Bay, Cape Town and Walvis Bay in Namibia. The service will have a monthly frequency with a transit time of 32 days to Durban.
The Line will initially deploy two sister Vessels in the service: M/V “ATLANTIC IMPALA” and the M/V “ATLANTIC NAVIGATOR”. The Vessels are extremely flexible, modern, multi-purpose tween-deckers which have both RORO capabilities and heavy-lift gear. They are fitted to be able to carry all manner of bulk commodities, break-bulk, ro-ro, heavy-lift and oversized as well as hazardous cargoes.
Importantly, the vessels are the highest ice class which enables year round operations in the St. Lawrence.
The addition of a third vessel is forecasted for the fall of 2008 in order to increase the capacity and frequency of the service.
Freight coordination and operational centre for CSAL, north and southbound, will be managed by CSAL Montreal.
Agents in South Africa are Mitchell Cotts Maritime, a division of Grindrod (South Africa) (Pty) Ltd.
For North America, CSAL has appointed Protos Shipping Ltd. as its agents in Canada and Worldwide Logistics Partners Inc. as its U.S. Midwest representatives.