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IMDO Shipping Review: Ireland Exits Recession, End to Container Rates Rise, Newbuilding Unseasonal Boost and much more
26th September 2013 Ports & Shipping
#Ports&Shipping –The latest IMDO Weekly Shipping Market Review includes the following stories as detailed below. Irish Economy: Ireland exits recession - The Irish economy has growth once again, according to data from the CSO. The economy grew by 0.4%in the…
#Radio - RTÉ Radio's Documentary on One strand has made the shortlist of the 2013 Prix Italia broadcasting awards for a wonderful tale of a connection made across the ocean. Listed among the top three for 'Overall Quality' in the awards shortlist,…
#Galway - Today 26 September marks the start of the 2013 Galway International Oyster & Seafood Festival, with a full four days of gastronomic goodness in the City of the Tribes. Probably the most internationally recognised Irish festival after St…
#DublinPORT - Minister for Transport, Leo Varadkar has announced Dublin Port Company will pay an additional dividend of €8m to the State during 2013, bringing the company's total dividend to €15m. The decision to pay the second special dividend was…
#SeatruckAWARD – This year's Irish Sea Shipping Line of the Year is Seatruck Ferries, the award was presented at the Export & Freight Transport & Logistics Awards held in Belfast. The much coveted award, sponsored by DSV was presented at…
#irish49er – Ryan Seaton & Matt McGovern are 12th overall after Day 2 of the 49er World Championships. The Belfast lough pairing were placed 9th, 14th and 5th in the 97 boat fleet. For full results and live tracking see http://49er.org/2013-world-championships/
ORACLE TEAM USA won the 34th America's Cup in a winner-take-all 19th race, defeating challenger Emirates Team New Zealand by 44 seconds in today's clincher. Led by 35-year-old skipper Jimmy Spithill, ORACLE TEAM USA won by the score of 9-8.…
#MarineWildlife - Five Risso's dolphin calves spotted by researchers off the Isle of Man this summer point to the waters of the Irish Sea as a breeding ground for the gregarious marine mammals. As BBC News reports, the five calves were…
#Angling - Manchester angler Trevor Platt became the second competitor to claim the Vintners' Cup twice at the Inniscarra Lake coarse angling festival recently, as the Irish Examiner reports. Platt's win marked the beginning of a busy few weeks on…
#RNLI - Wicklow RNLI launched its all-weather lifeboat on Monday evening (23 September) at the request of the Irish Coast Guard following a report of a fishing RIB at sea in darkness. The alarm was raised at 8.35pm when a member of…
#ArklowNewbuild – Arklow Shipping Ltd's latest newbuild Arklow Muse joins 'M' class sisters as part of a mixed dry-cargo fleet of 45 vessels ranging between 3,000 – 14,990dwt, writes Jehan Ashmore. Unlike the rest of the five 'M' class series…
#americascup – San Francisco is in the process of serving up the greatest sailing spectacle of all time writes Anthony Shanks. Will it be Oracle Team USA (OTUSA) to continue their unbeaten run into eight races or can Emirates team New…
#coastguard – The timetable for completing the modernisation of Her Majesty's Coastguard has been announced. The new national network is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2015, with the National Maritime Operations Centre (NMOC) operating from autumn 2014.…
National Yacht Club to Promote Skiff & Foiling Sailing at Special Presentation Evening
25th September 2013 National YC
#foiling– Interested in those skiffs or mad foiling machines? Dublin's National Yacht Club (NYC) is taking a leading role in developing high performance dinghy sailing by organising a presentation evening and debate at its Dun Laoghaire clubhouse on the subject of faster…
New Maritime Museum in Foynes Officially Opened by Tourism Minister
25th September 2013 Shannon Estuary
#NEWmaritimeMuseum – Foynes Flying Boat & Maritime Museum welcomed Michael Ring TD, Minister of Tourism & Sport who officially opened yesterday the mid-west tourist attraction's new maritime museum. Minister Ring said "This new Maritime Museum adds greatly to the overall…
MARINE NOTICENo 115 of 2013 GRAND CANAL TULLAMORE CAPPINCUR ROWING EVENT SAT 5th OCTOBER 2013 WATERWAYS IRELAND WISHES TO ADVISE ALL MASTERS AND USERS OF THE GRAND CANAL THAT OFFALY ROWING CLUB WILL BE HOLDING A SERIES OF TIME TRIALS…
ERNE NAVIGATION ENNISKILLEN PORTORA LOCK Restricted Navigational Access Through Portora Lock Gates on 2nd & 3rd October 2013. Waterways Ireland has been advised by the Rivers Agency that due to essential maintenance works, navigational access through Portora Lock Gates will…
#endeavourtrophy – Following a year of exceptionally intense competition on the dinghy racing circuit, a fine selection of UK champions has materialised and will be in Burnham-on-Crouch next month to contest the ultimate dinghy champion of champions title for the…
#americascup – Oracle Team USA has forced a winner-take-all final race for the 34th America's Cup after posting a come-from-behind win in Race 18. Kiwi skipper Dean Barker started the race to leeward of rival Jimmy Spithill and held the…
#RSSailing – A fleet of 10 RS400s gathered for the Southerns, with several significant teams missing such as last year's National Champions Emmet and James Ryan from RStGYC, Ryan Seaton and Matty McGovern, back on the Olympic 49er campaign, Mike…
