#Ports&ShippingReview – Over the last fortnight, Jehan Ashmore has reported on the shipping scene.

Arklow Breeze the final of six bulk cargoships was launched from a Dutch shipyard for Arklow Shipping Ltd. The 119m hull designed with green credentials to improve operating efficiency without compromising on cargo loads was given a sideways launch from the Westerbroek yard.

The above footage shows the stern of the newbuild registered in Rotterdam as the 8,660dwt cargoship is part of ASL's Dutch division fleet, Arklow Shipping Netherlands B.V.

Compare the footage to that of an earlier sister Arklow Bay (click here) which showed her launch as seen from a three-quarter angled bow view. In addition to more about this cargoship which made a recent port cargo record see below.

'Lusitania: Life, Loss, Legacy' is an exhibition at the Merseyside Maritime Museum to highlight little-known data that changes the commonly used figures of the last 100 years, when referencing the crew and passengers on Lusitania's final voyage.

Over Easter, a £6million refit of Stena Line's fleet on the north Irish Sea is to be completed with the upgrade of Stena Precision at Belfast's Harland & Wolff shipyard.

The inaugural Maritime Industry Awards to recognise and celebrate the most innovative companies in the Irish maritime sector are to take place on 18th June.

The now one-year old Arklow Bay sailed from Belfast to deliver a record shipment of stone to the UK east coast port of Ipswich.