Le Lapérouse arrived at Port Victoria tosday. This brand new vessel is the lead ship of Ponant Explorers-class cruiseships operated by Ponant. Each member of the class has been allocated the name of a famous French explorer.  Le Lapérouse is named after naval officer Jean François de Galaup, comte de Lapérouse, who was appointed in 1785 by Louis XVI to lead a scientific expedition around the world. This followed the Pacific Ocean discoveries of Captain James Cook, who Lapérouse greatly admired. Built by VARD, Le Lapérouse was launched on on 18 December 2017, and following successful sea trials that began in May 2018 she was delivered to Ponant in Ålesund on 15 June 2018.

The cruiseship Boudicca operated by Fred Olsen Cruise Lines made it's third call of the 2018/2019 season at Port Victoria on 20-21 November. The vessel made inward clearance at Praslin on 19 November. Two further calls are planned, one in December and one in January 2019.

The cruiseship Boudicca operated by Fred Olsen Cruises has called at Port Victoria, Mahe on 5 November, sailing on 6 November bound for Praslin. Mahe Shipping acted as agents for the vessel.

Named after the British warrior Queen, Boudicca caters for up to 880 passengers.   Three further calls are scheduled before the end of 2018 with a further two calls in 2019.

 A U.N. ruling has extended Seychelles’ Exclusive Economic Zone by 14,840 square kilometres, about 30 times the entire landmass of the archipelago. The area is said to consist of seabed and subsoil that is possibly suitable for resource exploration.
The chief executive of PetroSeychelles, Patrick Joseph, described the extension as “an additional area where we can conduct research for resources under the sea, for example, oil exploration. We don’t know if there is but we have the opportunity now to do the research because the area is now ours.”
Vice President Meriton said, “There is now the possibility to work towards getting more data with our international partners and then invite people who are interested to see what can potentially be exploited in the area, of course on a sustainable basis, to ensure that anything we find can be used for the economic and social development of our country,” added Meriton.
Seychelles is also in the process of claiming an area around the remote island of Aldabra and together with Mauritius, jointly manages part of the Mascarene Plateau.

For more details see the following link:
Seychelles News Agency

Mahe Shipping has completed transition from ISO 9001:2008 to ISO 9001:2015. The company has been audited by an independent auditor from UK and has successfully passed the requirements of the ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System in respect of Shipping Agency, Cargo Handling and Courier Services.

The ISO 9001:2015 standard is recognised worldwide and customers benefit from working with companies that are ISO 9001 certified. Increasingly, many customers will only do business with certified companies because it gives them assurance that management systems are constantly assessed and approved. Advantages include:

• Minimisation of mistakes
  
• Improvement in reporting and communications
  
• Better quality products and service
• More reliable production scheduling and delivery
• Standards maintained by annual assessments
  

A new quay to relieve congestion and reduce unloading time has been officially opened.The Ile du Port Handling Services port is a 425-metre commercial fishing quay adjacent the existing port fcilities of Port Victoria.

Didier Dogley, Minister for Tourism, Port and Civil Aviation noted since the commissioning of part of the quay in January 2016,operations have improved significantly. On behalf of the new facility, Arthur de Bretagne, said that the new quay “will be a cornerstone for new investments and new businesses dedicated to the fisheries industry.”

More details can be found at the following news link:

Seychelles News Agency: Port upgrade.

At a meeting of the Board of Directors of Mahe Shipping held on 12 July 2018, Jean-Francois Adam was confirmed as a director of the company.

Mahe Shipping held its first ever team building day on Saturday 7th July 2018 at the Coral Strand Hotel, Beau Vallon. This was organised by HR Manager Bernadette Denis in collaboration with directors Joe Morin and Caroline Cetoupe plus all Heads of Department. 

Joe Morin opened the event to announce a new profit sharing scheme for staff which is introduced with immediate effect based on 2017 profit after tax. Caroline Cetoupe followed this with a talk on the importance of team building and the meaning of the Mission and Vision Statement of Mahe Shipping.  Head of Despartment all contributed and guest speaker Wellington Manjengwa, author of the book "Take a Chance and Win" gave an inspirational talk on positivity in the work environment.

Following lunch, staff headed for the beach for relaxation and fun & games including an egg-and-spoon race and tug of war.