Dublin Port

Planning Approval Given to Dublin Port's Latest Phase of Its Inland Development

15th August 2019 Dublin Port

Planning approval has been secured by Dublin Port for the development of the next phase of its inland port near Dublin Airport. The latest stage, reports Independent.ie, of the inland port will include a site with capacity to store more…

Newbuild leadship tanker Thun Lidkoping is one of five 18,650dwt chemical product tankers, which AFLOAT tracked arriving to Dublin Port from Milford Haven, south Wales this morning. A sister, Thun London (above) was recently delivered to the same Swedish based shipping group who are regular callers to the Irish capital port.

Brand New Chinese Built Tanker for Swedish Lake Based Shipping Group Arrives in Dublin Port

14th August 2019 Dublin Port

A brand new Chinese built Dutch flagged tanker ordered by a Swedish lake based shipping group arrived into Dublin Port from Wales this morning, writes Jehan Ashmore. The L-class leadship Thun Lidkoping is the first of five 18,650 deadweight chemical…

File photo of works in Dublin Port where the first infrastructure phase of the Port Masterplan is the Alexandra Basin Redevelopment (ABR) Project. AFLOAT also adds this work which is ongoing involves reconfiguration of quays to accommodate increasing trend in ever larger freight ships to cope for increased capacity in trade coupled with the consequences of Brexit. The works along this particular quay above (seen from ro-ro freight ferry Celine dubbed the 'Brexit-Buster') have since been completed noting at the neighbouring river berth at Ocean Pier is berthed Celtic Spirit. The general cargoship was loading peat moss for UK operator, Charles M. Willie & Co. (Shipping) Ltd based in Cardiff, Wales.

Fianna Fáil Leader Says No Deal Brexit Live Possibility

18th July 2019 Dublin Port

Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin has said a no deal Brexit is now a live possibility and his party would honour its promise to continue with the Confidence and Supply Agreement to provide stability. However Mr Martin speaking on RTE…

Pictured enjoying the official launch of the annual South Docks Festival were Lisa Kelleher, coordinator at St Andrew’s Resource Centre, Paul McAuliffe, Lord Mayor of Dublin and Honorary Admiral of Dublin Port, Clown Johnie K (front), Dolores Wilson, chairperson of St Andrew’s Resource Centre South Docks Festival, and Eamonn O’Reilly, Chief Executive of Dublin Port Company.

South Docks Festival in Dublin Celebrates Community

16th July 2019 Dublin Port

This month's South Docks Festival in Dublin is celebrating community and heritage and taking pride in the identity inherent in the South Dublin Docklands area. This year’s festival is run by staff and volunteers at St. Andrew’s Resource Centre in collaboration…

Projects at Dublin Port include (MP2) to permit building bigger berths for larger ships to cope with increased traffic. AFLOAT adds above is berthed a ferry (centre) containership and a tanker where (read below) related proposed plans for these vessel type's form the port's masterplan's second stage.

Port of Dublin Seek Planning Permission for €320m Expansion

10th July 2019 Dublin Port

The Dublin Port Company is seeking planning permission for an estimated €320 million worth of projects that make up the second stage of its main expansion plan. The State-owned company, writes The Irish Times, is working on a masterplan that…

Dublin Port Chief Receives Apology From Cruise Ship Campaign Over Press Releases

7th July 2019 Cruise Liners

Dublin Port’s chief executive has received an apology over press releases from a campaign against the end of cruise liner arrivals to the port that he claimed were defamatory, as The Irish Times reports. Lorcan O’Connor, a director of Carroll’s…

Managers at Dublin Port accept invite to discuss credit card spending, Brexit and cruise-ship business which AFLOAT adds is predominantly located within Alexandra Basin as above.

Executives at Dublin Port to Appear Before Oireachtas Committee

24th June 2019 Dublin Port

Executives at Dublin Port Company have agreed to appear before an Oireachtas committee to answer questions about expenditure on company credit cards and hospitality at the State-owned company. According to The Irish Times, on Friday the Oireachtas committee on transport,…

At the launch of the ro-ro freight-ferry Celine dubbed the 'Brexit-Buster' last year (see link below to related photo story) on Dubin Port expenses as originally revealed in the Sunday Independent which reported on expenditure items that included €200,000 for the commission and performance of a special piece of music for a ferry launch. AFLOAT adds this launch referred to the giant Celine where on board the musical piece entitled: 'Celine -Queen of the Cargo Ships’ was among several musical events performed in advance of the ship's christening ceremony attended by An Taoiseach Leo Varadkar.

Dublin Port Spending Must be Examined Fully – PAC Chair

17th June 2019 Dublin Port

A call for more scrutiny of spending by the State-owned Dublin Port Company, Independent.ie writes, has been insisted by the chairman of the powerful Public Accounts Committee (PAC). Seán Fleming spoke out following reports that senior staff spent €520,000 on…

Dun Laoghaire RNLI’s all-weather lifeboat Anna Livia. Dublin District Court was told it was one of two lifeboats that approached the sailboat in the shipping lane on 1 June 2017

Two On Trial Over Boating Offences In River Liffey Shipping Lane

7th June 2019 Dublin Port

A small sailing boat that was “erratically” zigzagging in the shipping lane delayed a cruise liner from entering Dublin Port, as the Irish Independent reports from a Dublin court. The trial of two Crumlin men facing charges under the Maritime…

To mark Hapag Lloyd's first cruise to Dublin Port by newbuild Hanseatic Nature, the 15,560 gross tonnage vessel was 'dressed overall' to celebrate the occasion last Thursday while berthed at the North Wall Quay extension. The 230 guest 'Expedition' class ship operates at the high-end of the cruise market had on board German only-speaking clientele who are currently on Dublin-Hamburg (9-day cruise) which returns to the city port on Saturday, 1 June.

Cruise Quartet Call to Dublin Port Among them Brand New High-End Expedition Cruiseship

30th May 2019 Dublin Port

A quartet of cruiseships called to Dublin Port last week among them a brand new ship operating at the higher-end of the market for German based clientele, writes Jehan Ashmore. The 15,560 gross tonnage newbuild named Hanseatic Nature had sailed…

Dublin Port Cruise Ship Evidence Before Oireachtas Committee Today at 1.30pm

29th May 2019 Dublin Port

The All-Ireland Cruise Ship Action Group will be appearing before the Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport today at 1.30pm. The Group says it will be giving evidence on the impact the Dublin Port Company’s ban on cruise ships will…

Pictured (l-r) were delegates from the Flemish government visiting Dublin Port Company Nic Van der Marliere (General Representative of the Flemish Government); Sabien Lahaye-Battheu (Deputy for Tourism of the Province of West Flanders); Carl Decaluwé (Governor of the Province of West Flanders); Jan Peumans (Speaker of the Parliament of Flanders); Freddy Evens (Secretary General Foreign Affairs); Pierre-Emmanuel de Bauw (Belgian Ambassador to Ireland); Jacques Vanhoucke (Head of Economic and Commercial Trade); Eamonn O’Reilly, CEO, Dublin Port Company.

Direct Shipping Routes to Europe on the Agenda as Flemish Government Visits Dublin Port

2nd May 2019 Dublin Port

Delegates from the Flemish government visited Dublin Port Company to discuss the importance of direct shipping routes to Europe and preparations in the lead-up to Brexit. Such preparations include the launch of the world’s largest roll on-roll off ship Celine…

Dublin Port Announces 'Dwell Time' Initiative to Increase Port Capacity Post-Brexit

11th April 2019 Dublin Port

Dublin Port Company (DPC) has today announced an initiative to decrease the dwell time of containers and trailers at Dublin Port so as to increase the Port’s throughput capacity for future growth. As Afloat reported earlier, Phase 1 of the…

Dublin Port: The new charges and restrictions will apply from June 1st to one of three container terminals. Above AFLOAT adds is the terminal operated by the Doyle Shipping Group (DSG) which is located in Alexandra Basin (East).

New Container Charges to be Set at Dublin Port to Make Space for Brexit

11th April 2019 Dublin Port

#dublinport - Measures in Dublin Port will see halving the time it will allow shipping containers to be held for free and doubling charges for subsequent storage in order to increase space for Brexit, reports The Irish Times. The State’s…

Celebrity Eclipse arriving into Dublin Port. The 2,850 guest Celebrity Eclipse arrived in Dublin to become the first ever cruise ship to be based from the port in 2018

Calls for Clarity from Dublin Port on its Decision to Restrict Cruise Ships

9th April 2019 Dublin Port

DublinTown, the not for profit organisation charged with creating a welcoming and economically viable city environment in Dublin, has urged Dublin Port to provide clarity in relation to its decision to severely restrict cruise ship tourism to Ireland. Dublin Port…

Another 'Brexit-Buster' AFLOAT adds is M.V. Laureline which arrived to Dublin Port, firstly to Alexandra Basin and then shifted to Alexandra Basin (East) yesterday. The 5,400 freight deck lane metre newbuild marks further capacity on the direct Dublin cargo routes to mainland continental Europe through the ports of Zeebrugge, Belgium and Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

Another Brexit-Buster Ship “MV Laureline” Expands Dublin Port’s Direct Cargo Routes to Mainland Europe

29th March 2019 Dublin Port

#dublinport - In Dublin Port today it was announced that CLdN, the Luxembourg-based short-sea Ro-Ro shipping company and owner of the “Brexit Buster” MV Celine, has added its newly built ship “MV Laureline” onto its direct Ro-Ro freight service from…