Staying in Touch

Sending Mail to the Ship

Important Reminder: Mail to those aboard ship should be addressed as follows:

MV-Explorer - Fall 2010 Voyage
ATTN: Name of Recipient 
Port Agent Address (from list below)


Currently the U.S. Post Office recommends sending international mail at least two weeks in advance. Please keep in mind that mail service in other countries may vary. Letters should be sent Airmail only. Please do not send any mail to the Institute for Shipboard Education or to the University of Virginia to be forwarded. Do not enclose currency in the mail.

Please do not send packages to the ship - Excessive duty is charged in some countries. In many instances, packages are not delivered to the ship. Packages may be held in customs, or at a local post office, and the recipient aboard ship is never notified. If you send packages, you do so at your own risk.

Please note: The agents listed below are not contracted by the Institute for Shipboard Education, but by the ship's management company. Therefore, the Institute cannot assume liability for the actions, or lack thereof, taken by those listed below regarding receipt and delivery of mail and faxes.

When sending mail please mark "MV Explorer - Fall 2010 Voyage" on the first line and "Attn: Participant's Name" on the second line. The Port Agent's Address (from the list below) should be written on the subsequent lines.

PORT	ADDRESS OF PORT AGENT	SUGGESTED AIRMAIL DATE
Cadiz, SPAIN  Phone: 34 956 276 112 Fax: 34 956 276 766	Perez Y CIA S.L.  C/ Ecuador, 2 11007 Cadiz, SPAIN	August 21
Casablanca, MOROCCO  Phone: 212 61 29 8894  Fax: 212 22 48 4793	LASRY MAROC S.A.  30 Avenue des Far  20000 Casablanca, MAROC	August 27
Takoradi, GHANA  Phone: 233 22 300 894 / 5 Fax: 233 22 202 989	HULL BLYTH Seatec House / PO Box CO 214 Akosombo Road TEMA, GHANA	September 8
Cape Town, SOUTH AFRICA  Phone: 27 21 419 8660 Fax: 27 21 413 0290	JOHN T. RENNIE & SONS 19th FLOOR No.1 Thibault Square 8001 Cape Town, SOUTH AFRICA	September 20
Port Louis, MAURITIUS  Phone: 230 202 7399 Fax: 230 208 5814	Ireland Blyth Limited Shipping Operations Department No 8 Dr Ferriere Street Port Louis, MAURITIUS	Sept 30
Chennai, INDIA  Phone: 91 44 252 12032  Fax: 91 44 252 43813	J.M. BAXI & CO 3rd Floor, Clive Battery Complex  4 & 4A, Rajaji Salai  Chennai 600 001, INDIA	October 8
Singapore, SINGAPORE  Phone: 65 6885 0510  Fax: 65 6272 3850	SINGAPORE V.SHIPS HANSEN                         10 Hoe Chiang Road # 24-01  Keppel Towers  Singapore 089315, SINGAPORE	October 18
Ho Chi Minh City, VIET NAM  Phone: 84 8 6261 9602 Fax: 84 8 6261 9603	HO CHI MINH CITY CONTINENTAL CO LTD                 55 Le Quoc Hung street Ward 12, District 4      HOCHIMINH CITY, VIET NAM	October 20
HONG KONG CHINA Phone: 852 2786 1155  Fax: 852 2744 3240	INCHAPE SHIPPING SERVICES (HK) Ltd.  Units 1802-1805, 18th Floor Nº 3 Lockhart Road  Wanchai, Hong Kong - CHINA	October 28
Shanghai, CHINA  Phone: 86 21 6323 1350  Fax: 86 21 6329 1519	PENAVICO SHANGHAI  3/F 13 Zhong Shan Road (E 1)  Shanghai 200002, P.R. CHINA	November 1
Kobe, JAPAN  Phone: 81 78 391 3046  Fax: 81 78 391 3105	KOBE INCHCAPE SHIPPING SERVICES   Kenryu Bldg, Room 502 6, Kaigan-dori, Chuo-ku                                  KOBE 650-0024, JAPAN	November 5
Yokohama, JAPAN  Phone: 81 45 201 6991  Fax: 81 45 212 1614	INCHAPE SHIPPING SERVICES 2F Asahi Seimei Yokohama Honcho Bldg  36, 4-Chome Honcho, Naka-ku Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa-ken 231-005, JAPAN	November 8
Honolulu, HAWAII  Phone: 1 808 599 8604  Fax: 1 808 599 1950	INCHAPE SHIPPING SERVICES 521 Ala Moana Blvd Suite 256  Honolulu, HI 96813	November 19
Hilo, HAWAII  Phone: 1 808 599 8604  Fax: 1 808 599 1950	INCHAPE SHIPPING SERVICES 521 Ala Moana Blvd Suite 256  Honolulu, HI 96813	November 22

Time Aboard Ship

Based on Eastern Standard Time - the time on the ship is ahead EDT by the number of hours listed below:

• Spain(+6 hours)
• Morocco (+4 hours)
• Ghana (+4 hours)
• South Africa (+6 hours)
• Mauritius (+8 hours)
• India (+9.5 hours)
• Singapore (+12 hours)
• Viet Nam (+11 hours)
• Hong Kong (+13 hours)
• China (+13 hours)
• Japan (+14 hours)
• Hawaii (-5 hours)