Press Release Darwin Shipping Ltd
Darwin Shipping Ltd were very disappointed that despite assurances from the owners the Anne Boye failed the tests required to be able to use the Derricks on Saturday 7th February despite extensive repairs done in Stanley.
As a company Darwin Shipping Ltd could not allow a problem such as this to destroy the excellent support our customers on the West have shown us over many difficult years.
We have with the kind assistance of Island Shipping Ltd at very short notice got the Tamar going to Fox Bay to do two runs to pick up the wool Anne Boye was due to collect. Island Shipping Ltd will be advising when these runs are but we believe they commence on Monday. We would like to thank Island Shipping for the prompt offer of assistance and their rapid response.
The commitments on costs we made to our customers on the West will stand and we have asked Island Shipping Ltd that the costs for this trip be billed to Darwin Shipping Ltd. We can then pick up the difference in costs.
We are in the process of Chartering a different vessel for the next voyage from different owners and we are confident that it will provide our customers with the level of service we have traditionally supplied.
R K Spink
7/2/2004
