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#Rowing: The entry for the Irish Indoor Rowing Championships has both quantity and quality, with Irish rowers who are set to compete at the Olympic Games in the mix. Gary O’Donovan will compete in lightweight class and Paul O’Donovan in…

#dAmico(Ireland) - d’Amico International Shipping S.A. operating in the product tanker market, announced that its operating subsidiary d’Amico Tankers Limited (Ireland) sold the m/t Cielo di Salerno last month. The 36,032dwt handysize product tanker built in 2002 by STX South…

#DoverCalais - P&O Ferries has recorded its highest ever freight volumes on the English Channel in 2015, reports ShipTechnology. Freight transportation comprises two-thirds of P&O Ferries' business. The ferry operator's six ships transported 1,340,317 units of freight across the English…

#MarineWildlife - Toxic chemicals banned in Europe nearly 30 years ago are still polluting the seas off the continent. And marine scientists fear their continued presence could spell the end for the killer whale and other species in European waters,…

#Rio2016 - 'Tropical heat' has been blamed by Rio government officials for the thousands of dead fish that washed up this week on the shores of Guanabara Bay, venue for this summer's Olympic sailing events. But as Scuttlebutt Sailing News…

#InlandWaters - Waterways Ireland's latest tourism guide for Voyages and Visits was officially launched yesterday (Thursday 14 January) at Belfast's Holiday World Show. The guide contains all the essential navigational and practical information required to help in planning a voyage…

#LoughNeagh - Drone footage of the dramatic flooding around Lough Neagh has garnered over 7,000 views on YouTube. According to the News Letter, hundreds have been flocking to the region to see the effects of flood waters as the lough's…

Dun Laoghaire marina on Dublin Bay has relayed a call for any information on a yacht  reportedly 'stolen' (pictured above) from Holyhead marina in Wales. The name is ‘FRAM III' but they are unsure if it is on the vessel or…

'Talk of a Marina in Youghal is just talk', says Martin Finn of Youghal Maritime Development Group. Currently, there are no visitor moorings, no landing jetties, no berths and only one of the five slipways is still usable. Here, the pressure…

Voyages out as far as the edge of the Continental Shelf on the Atlantic Ocean has produced rare sightings for the Irish Whale and Dolphin Group and this August there is a chance to see the join the crew and…

Minister of State at the Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, Joe McHugh T.D., announced today that the Government had noted the decision to appoint Mr. Patrick Gibbons to the Board of Inland Fisheries Ireland for a period of…

#BackForMore - All Leisure Group (ALH), the UK cruise group, has signed a three-year agreement with Portsmouth International Port that will extend a relationship that begin in 2010 to 2018. The group owns three well-known companies; Swan Hellenic, Voyages of…

#NewRoute - The Belfast Telegraph reports on an application for a new ferry on Carlingford Lough running between Greencastle on the northern shores of the lough and Greenore in Co Louth was approved in June 2015, ignoring the concerns of…

#PortScholarships - The Port of Milford Haven, south Wales have awarded to four students with scholarships which will see them receive a financial award, plus a four-week work placement. Bethan Rogers, Hannah Taylor, Isabel Harries and Guto Harries successfully applied…

#InlandWaters - The Heritage Bill 2016, including a raft of changes to the Canals Act, was presented to the Oireachtas on 4 January last. Pages 5 to 13 and 22 of the Heritage Bill will be of particular interest to…

Eight schemes to commence implementation of Ireland’s new €240 million EMFF Seafood Development Programme for the period up to 2020 and beyond, co-funded by the Exchequer and European Maritime and Fisheries Fund were laucnhed today. This announcement follows approval of…

#StenaRefits - Almost £5m is to be spent by Stena Line in refitting its Irish Sea ferries fleet at Harland & Wolff, reveals The Belfast Telegraph. Over the next two months, seven Stena Line vessels (likewise of refits in 2015)…

Northern Ireland may be in the depth of winter but the RNLI has already begun its search for new lifeguards to patrol its 10 beaches this summer. The RNLI today launched its 'Best Summer Job' campaign by opening beach lifeguard…

After its World Championship in Carnac, France at the hands of Mr. Paul Bastard (France), the International Tornado Class Association has announced him as the official Tornado Multihull Class Race Officer. Paul Bastard has been an international judge and race…

  #HaveYourSay - With Ireland making a big push for this country's marinas at the London Boat Show this week, Afloat.ie reader Conan Breslin came to us with the following question about mooring for visiting boats in Ireland: There seems…