SeaFreight Resumes Service to Haiti

Further to our January, 27th announcement regarding the resumption of service to Haiti, SeaFreight Line is pleased to advise that the first call of the dedicated feeder vessel, M/V Orso took place on February 1st at Port au Prince discharging mid stream and using landing craft to shuttle the Containers ashore.

The Orso discharged 100 Containers of Aid/Relief cargo as well as dry and refrigerated foodstuffs.

Our second call at Port au Price is scheduled for Monday February 8th and at least weekly thereafter.

We are accepting cargo from Jacksonville FL every Monday and Port Everglades FL every Wednesday and Friday connecting over Kingston, Jamaica into the Haiti Feeder Vessel. Additionally, we are accepting cargo for Haiti from all of our regular ports of call.

Please note that due to the situation in Haiti there are a number of restrictions that apply.

For additional information, please contact our Haiti Task Force at Teamhaiti@seafreightagencies.com

Tariff Waiver for Shipping Relief Supplies Revised

The Broward County Board of County Commissioners has approved a revised version of Tariff Item #950 that broadens the scope of the waiver for shipping relief supplies to Haiti and other disaster areas that meet the quallifications. The waiver is retroactive to January 12, 2010. To read the entire waiver, go to www.porteverglades.net.

Royal Caribbean Shipping Supplies to Haiti

Royal Caribbean Cruises, one of Haiti’s largest foreign investors for almost 30 years, is providing at least $1 million in humanitarian relief to Haiti in response to the catastrophic earthquake in Port-Au-Prince. Royal Caribbean is also partnering with charitable organizations – such as Food for the Poor, Pan American Development Foundation, and the Solano Foundation, the company’s foundation in Haiti – to provide additional assistance to the people of Haiti. Royal Caribbean will also be delivering much needed goods and supplies to Haiti via their cruise ships.

In addition to working with Food for the Poor to distribute relief supplies, guests sailing onboard Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises and Azamara Club Cruises will be able to make a donation to Food for the Poor's Haiti Relief Fund, via a charge to their onboard account. Guests who would like to contribute immediately can visit www.foodforthepoor.org/royalcaribbean to make a donation. Royal Caribbean also plans to use a portion of the $1 million donation to augment the company's Crew Relief Fund, which can be drawn on by any of the company's more than 200 Haitian crew members for assistance, as well as to match employee contributions to the partner organizations.

Humanitarian Relief Shipments from Port Everglades

Completed
● 1/17/10 “MACAJAMA” (Crowley); 56 x 20’ containers to Rio Haina for road transport to Port Au Prince; 12 x 20’s for discharge at Port Au Prince via transfer to lighter (small G&G ship) and rolled ashore

● 1/19/10 Tug ‘RESOLVE PIONEER” /Barge “RNG60” (Resolve Marine); heavy lift crawler crane, desalination plant, several containers of relief supplies; to Port Au Prince

● 1/21/10 “CROWLEY AMERICAS” (Crowley); 140 x 20’s of FEMA provided cots, tents, MRE’s + 11 x 40’s emergency room medical supplies; discharge Rio Haina for road transport to Port Au Prince

● 1/25/10 ‘MACAJAMA” (Crowley); 200 x 20’s FEMA provided relief supplies and materials; 153 of the containers were railed from Jacksonville; for lighter transfer via G&G at Port Au Prince

►● 1/30/10 “MACAJAMA” (Crowley); 27 x 20’ FEMA provided relief supplies; all to be discharged at Port Au Prince via lighter transfer to G&G

Future
● ‘MACAJAMA” (Crowley); scheduled to load at PEV every weekend with containers of relief supplies for Port Au Prince

● ‘DELPHINUS” (Crowley); if needed, to be placed in service with “MACAJAMA” for mid-week every week sailing from PEV with containers of relief supplies

►● ‘HUAKAI” could substitute for ‘ALAKAI” (Military Sealift Command) if service commences; MSC remains undecided as to selection of US port(s) of call, frequency of service and whether emphasis would be on carriage of relief supplies or relief workers or both

►● SeaFreight Lines preparing to reestablish their regular weekly service to Haiti and anticipates carrying relief cargoes