Shipping Review: Ardmore's 'Sealion', Galway Port Delay & Stena Gather in Cork

13th June 2015

#Ports&ShippingReview – Over the last fortnight, Jehan Ashmore has reported on the shipping scene.

Ardmore Shipping's fleet increased to 19 tankers with the delivery of the 49,999dwt Ardmore Sealion from an Asian shipyard.

An Bórd Pleanála has delayed making a decision on the planning application by Galway Harbour to redevolop the port with a €126m extension.

The Stena Association of Maritime Institutes (STAMI) for the first time held a meeting at the National Maritime College of Ireland in Cork where delegates from three continents gathered at the venue for a 10th bi-annual conference.

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Jehan Ashmore

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Jehan Ashmore is a marine correspondent, researcher and photographer, specialising in Irish ports, shipping and the ferry sector serving the UK and directly to mainland Europe. Jehan also occasionally writes a column, 'Maritime' Dalkey for the (Dalkey Community Council Newsletter) in addition to contributing to UK marine periodicals.

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