Jehan Ashmore
Jehan Ashmore is a marine correspondent, researcher and photographer, specialising in Irish ports, shipping and the ferry sector serving the UK and directly to mainland Europe. Jehan also occasionally writes a column, 'Maritime' Dalkey for the (Dalkey Community Council Newsletter) in addition to contributing to UK marine periodicals.
#P&Oferries – Lysblink Seaways under repair in Greenock, Scotland as previously reported on Afloat, is where by coincidence DFDS Seaways operate a container service to Liverpool and from where they have chartered a freight-ferry to P&O Ferries, writes Jehan Ashmore.…
#DamagedJeanie – Jeanie Johnston, the replica famine tallship is undergoing repairs for water damage caused by sitting on Dublin's quayside for the last five years, writes The Sunday Times. The ship, owned by the soon-to-be-defunct Dublin Docklands Development Authority (DDDA),…
#BrittanyBegins – Brittany Ferries first Cork-Roscoff season sailing for 2015 took place today as the flagship Pont-Aven departed Irish shores on the Cork-Roscoff service, writes Jehan Ashmore. Pont-Aven is the French operator's custom-built 41,748 tonnes cruiseferry that features luxury cabins…
Shipping Review: Arklow Dredging 'Capped', Scottish Timber for Wicklow, Irish-Welsh Link
21st March 2015 Arklow Shipping
#ShippingReview - Over the last fortnight, Jehan Ashmore has reported on the shipping scene where dredging related works carried out last year in Arklow Harbour were completed this week. This saw the capping of a pit spoil site in Arklow…
#EnterDryDockVideo - Afloat.ie has been informed by the Department of Defence that sea-trials of Naval Service latest newbuild OPV90 James Joyce took place between 6-9 March with delivery due shortly, writes Jehan Ashmore. As originally reported, the trials took place…
#IrishLightsScilly – ILV Granuaile, the Commissioners of Irish Lights aids to navigation tender is understood to have carried out work for the first time within waters of the Isles of Scilly, writes Jehan Ashmore. The tender's call in this week…
#GroundedShipDryDock - Lysblink Seaways, a cargship which ran aground off the Scottish west coast while on passage from Belfast to Norway just over a month ago is currently in a Greenock dry-dock, writes Jehan Ashmore. As previously reported on Afloat.ie,…
#DryDockings - Belfast-Cairnryan sailings covered by Stena Nordica, as previously reported will remain to the end of this month, when North Channel Superfast sisters VII and VIII each take turns to dry-dock, writes Jehan Ashmore. Following the overhauls taken place…
#WickowPorts - UKD Orca (2000/3,087grt) yesterday departed Arklow Bay having completed capping a spoil pit site off the County Wicklow harbour which was dredged last year, writes Jehan Ashmore. As previously reported on Afloat.ie, UKD Orca was tasked in capping…
#Drones&Subs – The Naval Service will more than halve the age of its eight-vessel fleet, reports the Irish Independent, when the third ship in a €162m order is delivered by 2016. The news came as the navy's second new vessel,…
#TheEasterFerries – Ferries are gearing up in advance of the busy Easter break with vessels dry-docking or leaving their hibernation berths ready for Spring service and throughout the season, writes Jehan Ashmore. On the North Channel, P&O Ferries seasonal fast-craft…
#CruiseLiners- Azores became the first cruiseship in 2015 to Dublin Port yesterday out of around 85 calls this season, while a further 22 such ships calling for Dun Laoghaire Harbour, are mostly to anchor offshore, writes Jehan Ashmore. This year's…
#TonnageTaxTalk - Irish Ambassador to Germany, Michael Collins opened the Irish Maritime Development Office's latest event in Hamburg held last month. Speakers included Rebecca Wardell, Business Development Manager (IMDO), Hugh Kennedy Kennedy's Law, Paul Packard Bank of Ireland and Dermot…
Ireland-Wales ‘Rugby’ Routes, It’s Not Just All About the Ferries You Know!
14th March 2015 Ports & Shipping
#IrelandWalesLinks – Ireland-Wales sea links between these two Celtic nations, who play each other today in the RBS Six Nations encounter, are not exclusively all ferry-based which included this week's debut of Superfast X, as Jehan Ashmore explains. Asides the…
IMDO Market Review: Shannon Supertankers Plan, ICG Profits Up, EU Study LNG & More
13th March 2015 Ports & Shipping
#Ports&Shipping –The latest IMDO Weekly Market Review includes the following stories as detailed below. Irish Maritime News: €50m port plan for super-tankers - A €50m plan for Foynes port will enable a new era of super-tankers to berth there and…
#TourismBoost - An increase of €286m or +8.8% in spending by tourists from abroad for 2014 compared to 2013, that's according to the Central Statistics Office (CSO) figures published today. The figures confirm the trend indicated by earlier statistics that…
Arklow Harbour Dredging Related Work to Cap Pit Spoil Site Offshore
12th March 2015 Ports & Shipping
#ArklowHarbour - Arklow Harbour is set to have the final stage of dredging related works to be completed within the next fortnight, following last year's dredging as previously reported on Afloat.ie, writes Jehan Ashmore. Work is to involve the capping…
#SuperfastXLaunch – Stena Line Chairman Dan Sten Olsson alongside broadcast personality Kathryn Thomas, the ferry Godmother of Stena Superfast X (pronounced 10) named the Dublin-Holyhead route's new ferry yesterday, writes Jehan Ashmore. More than 170 guests attended the official launch…
#MaidenSailing- Stena Superfast X, the new ferry on the Dublin Port-Holyhead route made her maiden commercial sailing this morning from Wales and completed the return leg to arrive in Anglesey this evening, writes Jehan Ashmore. The introduction of the 1,200…
#BerthingTrials - Stena Superfast X made her first ever call to Dublin Port today, where berthing trials of the new Holyhead route ferry took place in the Irish capital, writes Jehan Ashmore. The berthing trial-run at Ferry Terminal 2 saw…
