Belfast Lough

Shipyard Owner of Harland & Wolff Working on Wind Farm Project to Build Vessels
23rd December 2020 Belfast Lough
Belfast shipyard Harland & Wolff now owned by InfraStrata, has signed a letter of intent to build two wind farm development vessels. The potential deal, writes BBC News, is being worked on with Triumph SubSea Services. InfraStrata said that once…

Ballyholme Yacht Club's Junior Icebreaker Sailors Get Racing on Belfast Lough
15th December 2020 Youth Sailing
Saturday 12th December saw an early Christmas present for Ballyholme Yacht Club junior sailors as racing returned for the first time since the end of the summer. A steady 10-12 knots from the West allowed a windward-leeward course to be…

Ronald Surgenor is a Project Officer with the Ulster Wildlife Trust and has been awarded the Marsh Volunteer Award for Marine Conservation. As well as caring for nature reserves and peatlands, Ronald is a dedicated volunteer sea-angler for the shark…

Last week Jersey Coastguard was asked to go to the aid of a man dressed in red who reported that he had fallen out of his sleigh during a routine test flight and was stranded on a sandbank. Both RNLI…

A supervisory board has been appointed to oversee the Belfast Maritime Consortium’s project to develop revolutionary zero-emission ferries in the city. Earlier this year, the 13-partner syndicate, headed by Artemis Technologies, won a £33 million government innovation grant for the…

Ballyholme Yacht Club on Belfast Lough – The First 50 Years Book is Published
26th November 2020 Northern Ireland Waters
Eric and Barbara Mayne had been active sailing and committee members of Ballyholme Yacht Club for many years. Eric had been a past Hon Secretary and Commodore and Barbara held many and various positions on Committees. They undertook the mammoth…

'Light Up, Light Up'; Bangor Marina's Call to Boat Owners
24th November 2020 Northern Ireland Waters
Bangor's favourite band, Snow Patrol, are well known for the lines in their hit 'Run' - Light up, Light up. And that's what, in this year of endless restrictions, Kevin Baird Manager of Bangor Marina on Belfast Lough, would like…

The charity responsible for promoting and preserving Belfast’s maritime heritage, Titanic Foundation Ltd is to be known now as Maritime Belfast Trust. The newly-named trust according to The Irish News, will broaden its remit to help deliver Belfast’s waterfront as…

Shipyard Harland & Wolff Belfast Hopes to Gain from £16.5bn UK Defence Spending
20th November 2020 Belfast Lough
Shipyard owner's of Harland & Wolff in Belfast Harbour, welcomed the Prime Minister's pledge to spend another £16.5bn on defence as Boris Johnson vowed to restore Britain as "the foremost naval power in Europe". Ulster Unionist leader Steve Aiken said…

Belfast Lough Artemis Fast Ferry Boss Iain Percy Salutes UK's 'Green Industrial Revolution'
18th November 2020 Ferry
In response to the announcement by the Prime Minister Boris Johnson of a ten-point plan for a Green Industrial Revolution, Dr Iain Percy OBE, CEO, Artemis Technologies said: “The Prime Minister’s blueprint for a ‘Green Industrial Revolution’ is a welcome…

Belfast Lough's Artemis Technologies Carbon Vision wins Maritime 2050 award
13th November 2020 Northern Ireland Waters
Artemis Technologies has won the prestigious Maritime 2050 accolade at this year’s Maritime UK Awards. The award, sponsored by the Department of Transport, recognises the firm’s efforts to capitalise on the opportunities presented within the Government’s Maritime 2050 Strategy. Founded…

Alex Easton, MLA has called on the Department of Environment, Agriculture and Rural Affairs (DEARA) Minister to create Marine Protections Areas in Belfast Lough. Belfast Lough is a long, wide, and deep expanse of water, virtually free of strong tides…

Belfast Lough Teen Wins Ellen MacArthur Cancer Trust T-Shirt Competition
4th November 2020 Belfast Lough
A young Belfast Lough woman has been announced the winner of the national competition to design the official 2021 t-shirt for the Ellen MacArthur Cancer Trust, the charity that has continued to support her during the pandemic. Alysia, 20, has…

Northern Ireland Olympian Ryan Seaton Says New Slipway at Carrickfergus Sailing Club is a 'Game-Changer'
3rd November 2020 Belfast Lough
Olympic sailor Ryan Seaton is back training at his home club in Carrickfergus on Belfast Lough following the completion of a slipway widening project. In past campaigns Ryan has had to train away from home because the slipway at Carrickfergus…

With club sailing and fund-raising events sadly curtailed due to Covid 19, the members of Royal North of Ireland Yacht Club on Belfast Lough have devised a safe way of helping the many families and individuals in the community who…

BT and Belfast Harbour today announced a landmark partnership to build a state-of-the-art 5G ecosystem within the Port. The partnership will deliver a series of 5G-led innovations to accelerate Belfast Harbour's digital transformation and help deliver its smart port strategic…