#ShippingReview- In the same week of Cruise Europe 2016 conference held in Dublin, the European Sea Port Organisation (ESPO) conference was also in town to include #myportinturku photo exhibition.

Irish Continental Group's chief executive made a €4.43 million profit on sale of shares in the company. Also ICG has ordered a €144m new cruiseferry to replace Irish Ferries chartered in ropax Epsilon serving on Welsh and French routes.

St. Helena, a British Overseas Territory is to lose its unique passenger and freight service operated by RMS St. Helena (which in 1995 made a once off charter cruise to Dublin and Cobh) as the island's first airport was built this year. Delays in opening the airport have led to extension of the designated Royal Mail Ship (RMS) service.

Independent management, masterplanning and digitalisation are among key trends in EU port governance highlighted by (ESPO) in its 2016 Fact-Finding Report.

M.V. Arklow Cadet the first of 10 in a new 'C' class series for Arklow Shipping Ltd was launched from Ferus Smit's Dutch yard which too built M.V. Ireland. Despite her name the cement-carrier was delivered to Norwegian joint-owners.