Irish Port and Shipping News
The Irish Ports Conference 2011 is set for Friday 30 September in Wexford. The theme of this year's one-day conference is 'Navigating a Sea of Change: Delivering Jobs Through Trade'. Rosslare Europort will be hosting the event at the Ferrycarrig…
Drogheda Port Company is seeking tenders to carry out geological investigations off Bremore Head near Balbriggan, the Sunday Business Post reports. The port company and partner Treasury Holdings had been working with Hong Kong-based Hutchison Whampoa on plans for a…
The 14,620 dwt US-based training-ship Empire State made a return call to the Port of Cork last night for a four-day stay, writes Jehan Ashmore. At over 172m long the cruiser-sterned vessel with a port of registry of New York,…
The cargoship Arklow Rebel (2,999 gross tonnes) which loaded scrap metal in Wicklow Port today, is believed to be the largest Arklow Shipping Ltd vessel to dock in the east coast port, writes Jehan Ashmore. The 7-year old Dutch-built vessel…
Arklow Shipping (ASL) has turned to the Sekwang Shipbuilding, South Korea for three general cargoships according to www.tradewinds.no An order has been placed for three 14,200-dwt general cargoships at the yard for delivery from late 2012 to early 2013. The…
For five-days the US training-ship State of Maine will make Cork Harbour her port of call, when the 16,000 tonnes vessel docks this evening, writes Jehan Ashmore. The 500-foot long ship is on a 55-day training cruise that started late…
First quarterly figures for 2011 show that volumes of shipping and port traffic on the majority of principal sectors grew, according to the Irish Maritime Development Office (IMDO). The figures below outline a moderate trade volume growth in four out…
Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport Mr. Leo Varadkar T.D. yesterday announced his intention to amalgamate Dundalk port with the capital port, writes Jehan Ashmore. Minister Varadkar said: 'It is with great regret that I have come to the conclusion…
For nearly a week the cargo-ship Arklow Future has been berthed at the lead-in jetty to the only dry-dock facility in Dublin Port, writes Jehan Ashmore. She is one of the 9 'F' –class series within a fleet of 32…
The d'Amico Group, an international shipping company based in Dublin has acquired two handy-size dry-bulk newbuilds from a shipyard in South Korea this week, writes Jehan Ashmore. Cielo di Dublino (photo) and her newer sister Cielo di San Francisco which…
Minister for Transport and Tourism Dr. Leo Varadkar T.D. has warned that if state-owned ports get into financial difficulties they could become under the control of local authorities, as reported in todays' Irish Independent. The minister was addressing a conference yesterday…
Drogheda Port Company successfully managed to navigate the global economic downturn with an improved and solid performance for 2010, delegates where informed during its annual report released yesterday, writes Jehan Ashmore. Traffic levels for the port in 2010 increased indicating positivity…
There was a 10% growth in employment in the International Shipping Services sector in Ireland last year according to the Irish Maritime Development Office (IMDO). In a recent analysis of the sector the information is based from companies that have…
Cork-based specialist tanker company Ardmore Shipping is to increase its existing fleet over the next two years, writes Jehan Ashmore. The company has announced that it has taken over the contracts for two newbuild vessels from Hellespont Group and in…
Belfast Harbour's new corporate plan details investments worth £92m (€103m) in improving the port and supporting renewable energy. Handy Shpping Guide reports that the single biggest investment in the three-year-plan is a £40m (€44.7m) scheme for a logistics terminal to…
Following the recent publication of economist Colm McCarthy's report on the review of state assets and liabilities, a number of recommendations have been made on the future on the state ownership and management structures of some Irish ports. The McCarthy…
