Irish Ports

Coronavirus: Update To Measures Requires For All Vessels Entering Irish Ports

9th May 2020 Irish Ports

The Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport has amended Marine Notice No 06 of 2020 to include an updated annex from the HSE on measures required for all vessels, including fishing vessels and pleasure craft, entering Irish ports. Masters of…

Rosslare Europort Business Park Energises Offshore Renewable Wind

6th May 2020 Rosslare Europort

A Dutch company is to establish an offshore wind supply base at the Port of Rosslare. In early 2020, XELLZ secured approximately 200,000 sqm of land at the port of Rosslare in the Republic of Ireland. XELLZ has now divided…

Harland & Wolff has received inquiries from `several cruise ship owners... unable to operate their fleet during the Covid-19 crisis'.

Shipyard Owner of Harland & Wolff Misses Final Payment `Due to Covid-19 Distruption'

3rd May 2020 Shipyards

InfraStrata the energy firm has asked for an extension from Harland and Wolff administrators to pay the final instalment for its purchase of the Belfast shipyard - due last Thursday - blaming the coronavirus pandemic. The company still has £1.45m…

The formation of trailers and tugs into the words “Stay Home” at Rosslare. See video below

Rosslare Europort "Stay Home" Appeal (Video)

26th April 2020 Rosslare Europort

TUG drivers and hauliers using Rosslare Europort have created a “stay home” message which has been captured by drone photography. The formation of trailers and tugs into the words “Stay Home” is intended to appeal to non-essential travellers during the…

File photo: Derek Mackay the (former) Finance Secretary of Scotland AFLOAT adds pictured at the shipyard of Ferguson Marine with one of the newbuild ferry pair under construction for CalMac in Port Glasgow on the Clyde.

Shipyard in Scotland: Offshore Firm Benefits As Taxpayer Millions Spent On Fixing Damage Already Done

22nd April 2020 Shipyards

Shipyard Ferguson Marine which is owned by the Scottish Government, has ploughed nearly £3m into two companies without going to competitive tender to help resolve the fiasco over the delivery of two new (island) lifeline ferries, the Herald on Sunday…

Ships supporting international trade at the Port of Waterford through the Covid-19 crisis. Above AFLOAT adds among the trio of ships seen is the JSP Rider berthed at Belview Container Terminal, the main facility of the south-eastern port.

Supporting International Trade As the Port of Waterford Forges Ahead through Covid-19 Crisis

18th April 2020 Irish Ports

At the Port of Waterford work is continuing to operate through the Covid-19 global pandemic as an essential link for businesses trading globally from the southeast region and beyond. Export and import traffic continues through the Port and there was…

Harland & Wolff Shipyard Horn Sounds After 20 Years in Appreciation of NHS Workers

10th April 2020 Shipyards

In Belfast’s world-famous Harland and Wolff shipyard where the Titanic was built, the horn which hasn’t been sounded for more than twenty years, reverberated loud and clear across the city on Thursday night at 8 pm in appreciation of NHS…

Paschal Sheehy of RTE said: So, have you been panic buying during Covid19? At the Port of Cork, Harbour Master Paul O’Regan says cargo business is actually up, supply chains are moving, the country’s ports are open and everyone is working hard to maintain the supply of goods.

Operators at Dublin & Cork Ports Say Imports of Essential Items Have Increased

3rd April 2020 Irish Ports

Operators of Dublin and Cork ports have said imports of food and other essential items have increased since the Covid-19 outbreak here over a month ago. According to RTE News, the ports said contingencies are in place to ensure ports…

Óglaigh na hÉireann personnel collecting medical supplies for delivery to Irish Hospitals, supporting the HSE in the fight against COVID-19. AFLOAT adds the Irish Army truck is seen with a shipping container trailer at a port's lo-lo container terminal.

Dept. of Transport Issue Covid-19 Guidance Measures Among them Maritime Transport Sector

27th March 2020 Coronavirus and Boating

The Department of Transport, Tourism & Sport (DTTAS) has issued transport related measures (incl. Maritime) currently in place in response to Covid-19 which are set out below. DTTAS added given that this is a rapidly evolving situation this page (click…

The UK's Royal Fleet Auxiliary replenishment supplies and fuel tanker RFA Fort Victoria following a 30 year Special Survey dry-docking at Cammell Laird shipyard in Birkenhead on Merseyside. AFLOAT also adds pictured in the facilities non-tidal wet basin is the newbuild scientific research vessel RRS Sir David Attenborough.

Large UK Naval Auxiliary Replenishment Ship Completes Special Survey In Merseyside Shipyard

3rd March 2020 Shipyards

One of the largest vessels operated by the UK Ministry of Defence, the Royal Fleet Auxiliary's RFA Fort Victoria has returned to sea following a dry-docking period at Cammell Laird in Birkenhead. According to the shipyard on Merseyside the vessel had…

The disused Barrow Railway Bridge over the River Barrow between County Kilkenny and County Wexford. The longest railway bridge in Ireland. AFLOAT adds above the swing-bridge section is open to permit access for shipping traffic (as above photo taken in 1997) depicts a tanker heading upriver to the inland Port of New Ross.

Port of New Ross: Barrow Railway Bridge 'Being Left to Rot'

27th January 2020 Irish Ports

A historic railway bridge in south west Wexford, reports New Ross Standard, has raised concern in that the structure which has been out of use for a decade is being left to rot and could eventually fall into the river.…

The famine replica tallship Dunbrody at the

New Ross Chamber's 2020 Vision for the Future

23rd December 2019 Irish Ports

At the top of the agenda at New Ross Chamber is to attract a major company, writes Independent.ie The executive group met in New Ross on Tuesday and during a lengthy meeting four priorities were outlined. Chamber President Sean Reidy…

The discovery of migrants was made on Wednesday evening at Belview Port (above) near Waterford city.

Migrants Found ‘Hiding’ on Cargo Ship at Port of Waterford

5th December 2019 Irish Ports

A total of eight migrants discovered “hiding” on board a cargo ship at a port near Waterford city on Wednesday are likely to be sent back to France in the coming days. The discovery, reports The Irish Times, was made…

Brexit Workshop Reveals Findings and Recommendations for Marine Connectivity

16th November 2019 Irish Ports

A workshop event in preparation for Brexit was hosted by the Department of Transport Tourism and Sport (DTTAS) with the support of the Irish Maritime Development Office (IMDO). The aim of the workshop was to allow shipping and port companies,…

The new €3.5m crane (on left) boosts capacity at Belview which Afloat adds is the main terminal at the Port of Waterford. The heavy load-carrier vessel, Enough Talk delivered the new port infrastructure in what was a part-cargo, as Afloat also identified a second crane on board which was bound for another port services company located in Dublin Port.

Boost for Port of Waterford as New €3.5m Crane Delivered

14th November 2019 Irish Ports

Cargo handling capacity has been boosted by a Waterford based shipping agency by investing in a new mobile harbour crane with an innovative design that reduces its carbon footprint. South East Port Services provide stevedoring, warehousing and ships agency services…

Containership above AFLOAT adds is the BG Diamond which operates a UK-Ireland-mainland continental liner service through Belgium and The Netherlands. The Chinese built 'Ireland-Max' class lo-lo vessel is pictured berthed at the Tivoli Container Terminal located in Cork Harbour.

Reduction in Volume of Goods Passing through Irish Ports

31st October 2019 Irish Ports

Goods in terms of volumes going through Ireland's ports between April and June this year fell in comparison with the same period last year, according to the Central Statistics Office. The seven main Irish ports - Dublin, Cork, Rosslare, Drogheda,…