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#Offshore - The US Coast Guard has resumed the search for four British yachtsmen missing in the mid Atlantic after a request from Westminster, BBC News reports. Contact was lost last Friday 16 May with Paul Goslin, Steve Warren, James…
#DublinSnapShot - Making a fleeting visit to Dublin Port yesterday was Morgenster, at almost a century old the Dutch built twin masted sailing vessel berthed close to the East-Link Bridge, while today cruiseship Island Sky, transited the bridge to berth…
Irish Ferries ‘Epsilon’ Operated Sailings Resume Service on Welsh and French Routes
20th May 2014 Ferry
#FerryResolved – Irish Ferries ro-pax Epsilon re-entered service today, following technical issues that started on Friday, leading to cancellation of the weekend Dublin-Cherbourg round trip and those to Holyhead, where today's 14.15hrs sailing departed from the capital to Wales, writes…
#CruiseCobh – A feasibility study into building a new €10m deepwater quay in Cobh has been confirmed by the Pork of Cork Company, so to enable accommodating for increasingly bigger cruise liners, reports the Irish Examiner. The port authority plans…
#ROWING: A team of six athletes have been selected to represent Ireland at the European Rowing Championships in Belgrade, Serbia from May 29th to June 1st . These team was selected based on performances at Rowing Ireland trials and at…
#RNLI - Lough Ree RNLI in Co Westmeath came to the aid of four people yesterday afternoon (Monday 19 May) after their cruiser got into difficulty. The volunteer lifeboat crew was requested to launch shortly before 3.30pm following a report that…
#Rio - Rio de Janeiro's dirty water problem will not be solved by the time the Brazilian city hosts the next summer Olympic Games in 2016, as The New York Times reports. Despite promises by city officials as far back…
#IrelandSpainFerry –Good news for those intending to travel between Ireland and Spain as LD Lines are to resume Rosslare route services starting on 20 June to St.Nazaire, France and onward to Gijón in northern Spain, writes Jehan Ashmore. The first…
IMDO Shipping Review: ‘Box’ Ship Demolitions Up, Private Funding Could Upset Recovery, Solution to Satellite Blackout and more
20th May 2014 Ports & Shipping
#Ports&Shipping –The latest IMDO Weekly Shipping Market Review includes the following stories as detailed below. Container Market: Demolitions to hit new record in 2014 - A record number of container ships are set to be scrapped this year, as reported…
Finnish Buoys to Join Irish on Performance Testing of ‘Spars’ on the Irish Sea
20th May 2014 Lighthouses
#FinnishBuoys – Finnish state-owned company Meritaito Ltd, originally Finnish Maritime Administration are joining forces with Commissioners of Irish Lights on testing of 'spar' buoys normally used in Baltic Sea ice-flows and not the Irish Sea, writes Jehan Ashmore. Meritaito which…
#isora – It's a busy weekend for offshore sailors with both British and Irish crews heading on separate key races counting towards overall series points in the RORC and ISORA programmes but as well as the forthcoming fixtures the most…
#ICGinterimstatement – Irish Continental Group (ICG) has issued below this interim management statement which covers carryings up to 17 May 2014 (i.e. 20 weeks) and financial information for the first four months of the year, i.e. January to April. Volumes…
#glandore – South coast yacht clubs are seeking to breathe new life in to Glandore Harbour Regatta this June Bank Holiday weekend. In a combined effort between Glandore Harbour Yacht Club, Kinsale Yacht Club and the Royal Cork Yacht Club a…
Dungarvan Harbour Sailing Club 30–Berth Pontoon Will Attract Visiting Boats to Waterford
20th May 2014 Irish Marinas
#tourism – A new Dungarvan pontoon facility to provide short term temporary berthing on the Copper coast in West County Waterford has been opened. The facility opened by Dungarvan Harbour Sailing Club will provide berthing for approximately 30 berths on…
#Offshore - Almost 60,000 people have signed an online petition urging the US Coastguard to resume its search for four British offshore sailors feared lost after their yacht disappeared midway across the Atlantic last week. As reported yesterday on Afloat.ie,…
#CunarderCall - Cunard Line's Queen Victoria is to visit Liverpool's famous waterfront on 30 May as 2014 marks the centenary anniversary of RMS Aquitania's maiden voyage to New York, writes Jehan Ashmore. The 'Cunarder' represents one of the 'grand trio'…
Transport Organisations Issue Common Statement on State-Aid Clearance of TEN-T Projects
19th May 2014 Ports & Shipping
#TEN-Tprojects - European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) together with several associations in the transport sector today, have sent a common statement to the European Commission on state-aid clearance in the context of TEN-T projects. The undersigning associations in the transport…
#gp14 – The GP14 Leinster's hosted by Mullingar SC on lovely Lough Owel in Co. Westmeath had a great entry of 36 boats from 15 clubs, from Moville in Donegal to Youghal in Cork writes Norman Lee. The tide was…
ESPO's Gothenburg Memorandum Outlines Priorities for New Commission and Parliament
19th May 2014 Ports & Shipping
#ESPOconference -The European Sea Ports Organisation (EPSO) Conference 2014 concluded last Friday in Gothenburg. A presentation of EPSO's memorandum for the European elections in which European port authorities identify six points of attention for the incoming Parliament and Commission: 1.…
#sb20 – The SB20's held their first regional event of 2014 at the National Yacht Club over the weekend. A huge attraction of these events is the comradery and fun that comes when a group of friends and fierce competitors…
