#ShippingReview - Over the last fortnight Jehan Ashmore has reported from the shipping scene where the European Union is making great efforts to shift freight movements away from land transportation to sea.

Entries are now open for the European Sea Port Organisation (ESPO) sixth annual Awards on Societal Integration of Ports.

Ardmore Shipping Corporation has signed a commitment letter for a new $172 million credit facility with several banking institutions to assist partly funding the cost of newbuilds (Eco-class tankers) currently on order

#ShippingReview - Over the last fortnight Jehan Ashmore has reported from the shipping scene where the saga of the 'Ghost Ship' MV Lyubov Orlova may finally have come to an end in the Atlantic.

The European Parliament has finally adopted the new Ship Recycling Regulation by a large majority at a meeting in Strasbourg.

Preliminary figures released by the Central Statistics Office show Ireland's seasonally adjusted trade surplus rose 1% to €3.2bn in August.

A welcome boost to the Irish economy is the number of trips by overseas residents increased by 7.8% between July and September compared to the same period last year.

Ardmore Shipping acquired a 45,726 Dwt MR product tanker built in 2006 from a Japanese shipyard, for approximately $20.5 million. Her sister, Ardmore Seafarer successfully fought off an attack by pirates.

Fyffes, Europe's biggest banana importer headquartered in Dublin is through its Costa Rica base exporting fruit to growing markets in Russia and the Middle East using new high-tech containers.