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#Ports&ShippingReview – Over the last fortnight, Jehan Ashmore has reported on the shipping scene where Ardmore Shipping was delivered a 25,000dwt tanker newbuild, Ardmore Cheyenne from a Japanese shipyard. Phase one of work continues on a major €50m investment of…

#ExtendedDeadline- Due to high levels of interest in the inaugural Maritime Industry Awards (18 June), as previously reported on Afloat.ie, the entry deadline for companies to submit in the categories has been extended to Thursday 23rd April. The awards ceremony,…

#PortNews - The International Association of Port Cities (AIVP) will host its AGM for 2015 in Dublin next month ahead of the June Bank Holiday weekend. 'Working Waterfront' is the topic of the two-day meeting which begins with a general…

#Ports&Shipping - The latest IMDO Weekly Market Review includes the following stories as outlined below.  Irish Maritime News: New Leadership in Seatruck – As previously reported on Afloat.ie, Seatruck Ferries have announced that Alistair Eagles will be appointed CEO of…

#RotterdamCongestion - Rotterdam's Maasvlakte 2 (MV2) a new container-handling terminal run by AMPT has been hitting back over claims of a slower than expected rollout of its operations. The delayed roll-out of MV2 it has been claimed is one of…

#ArdmoreNewTanker - Ardmore Cheyenne has been delivered from Fukuoka Shipyard in Nagasaki, Japan to Ardmore Shipping which has its financial headquarters in Mahon, Cork, writes Jehan Ashmore. The 25,000 dwt newbuild which is classified as an IMO 2 product and…

#Ports&ShippingReview – Over the last fortnight, Jehan Ashmore has reported on the shipping scene. Arklow Breeze the final of six bulk cargoships was launched from a Dutch shipyard for Arklow Shipping Ltd. The 119m hull designed with green credentials to…

#StoneRecord – One of Arklow Shipping's series of newest 'green' credential hull design newbuilds, Arklow Bay sailed from Belfast to deliver a record shipment of stone to a UK east coast port plant, writes Jehan Ashmore. Arklow Bay, the second…

#NewMaritimeAwards - The inaugural Maritime Industry Awards to recognise and celebrate the most innovative companies in the Irish maritime sector are to take place in June. They awards seek to reward individuals who demonstrate excellence and originality in the field.…

#Harland&Wolff - A £6million refit of Stena Line's fleet of North Irish Sea ferries finishes with the upgrade of Stena Precision at Belfast's Harland & Wolff shipyard over the Easter period. Seven ships have been upgraded by Stena Line over…

#lusitania – An exhibition opening at Merseyside Maritime Museum on 27 March called Lusitania: life, loss, legacy will highlight little-known data that changes the commonly used figures of the last 100 years, when referencing the crew and passengers on Lusitania's…

#ArklowsLastestLaunch – Arklow Breeze had the honour of been launched as the newest and final newbuild of six cargoships from a Dutch yard last Friday, writes Jehan Ashmore. The ceremony for Yard No. (Nb) 414 saw a successfull sideways launch…

#ShippingReview - Over the last fortnight, Jehan Ashmore has reported on the shipping scene where dredging related works carried out last year in Arklow Harbour were completed this week. This saw the capping of a pit spoil site in Arklow…

#GroundedShipDryDock - Lysblink Seaways, a cargship which ran aground off the Scottish west coast while on passage from Belfast to Norway just over a month ago is currently in a Greenock dry-dock, writes Jehan Ashmore. As previously reported on Afloat.ie,…

#WickowPorts - UKD Orca (2000/3,087grt) yesterday departed Arklow Bay having completed capping a spoil pit site off the County Wicklow harbour which was dredged last year, writes Jehan Ashmore. As previously reported on Afloat.ie, UKD Orca was tasked in capping…

#TonnageTaxTalk - Irish Ambassador to Germany, Michael Collins opened the Irish Maritime Development Office's latest event in Hamburg held last month. Speakers included Rebecca Wardell, Business Development Manager (IMDO), Hugh Kennedy Kennedy's Law, Paul Packard Bank of Ireland and Dermot…