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#ShippingReview - Over the last fortnight, Jehan Ashmore has reported on the shipping scene.

Stricken cargoship Lysblink Seaways was to be moved to a safe haven after the 120m-long vessel originally ran aground near Ardnamuchan Point in Scotland's West Highlands while en route from Belfast to Norway.

Munkebo Maersk, a 195,000 ton Triple E-class became the largest ship ever to sail up the River Thames where the containership with a whopping 18,500 TEU capacity docked at DP World London Gateway, the UK's newest deep-sea port hub.

Irish ports and shipping volumes rose by 7% in the fourth quarter of 2014 when compared to the corresponding period of 2013. The figures from iShip Index were published by the Irish Maritime Development Office (IMDO).

The Irish Continental Group (ICG) appoints Mr. David Ledwidge to position of Chief Financial Officer. He joined ICG in 2006 following a career with accountants Deloitte.

Further news from ICG saw release of full-year Statement of results for 2014.

Arklow Breeze, is the final of six 8660dwt newbuilds for Arklow Shipping's Dutch division. The newbuild to be launched later this month at the Ferus Smit B.V. yard, features a cargo hull designed with 'green' credentials.

Published in Ports & Shipping

William M Nixon has been writing about sailing in Ireland and internationally for many years, with his work appearing in leading sailing publications on both sides of the Atlantic. He has been a regular sailing columnist for four decades with national newspapers in Dublin, and has had several sailing books published in Ireland, the UK, and the US. An active sailor, he has owned a number of boats ranging from a Mirror dinghy to a Contessa 35 cruiser-racer, and has been directly involved in building and campaigning two offshore racers. His cruising experience ranges from Iceland to Spain as well as the Caribbean and the Mediterranean, and he has raced three times in both the Fastnet and Round Ireland Races, in addition to sailing on two round Ireland records. A member for ten years of the Council of the Irish Yachting Association (now the Irish Sailing Association), he has been writing for, and at times editing, Ireland's national sailing magazine since its earliest version more than forty years ago