Irish Port and Shipping News
Marine Notice: New SOLAS Requirements For Verification Of Gross Mass Of Containers
18th February 2016 Ports & Shipping
#MarineNotice - The latest Marine Notice from the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport details new SOLAS requirements for the verification of the gross mass of shipping containers. Following concerns raised internationally by the shipping industry in relation to the…
IMDO Review: Bantry Development, Newbuilds Shrink & Hamburg Port Down 10%
16th February 2016 Ports & Shipping
#IMDOreview -The Irish Maritime Development Office (IMDO) latest Weekly Market Review has among the following stories as outlined below. Irish Maritime News: As reported on Afloat, BAM Civil Ltd has been appointed to the undertake the Bantry Inner Harbour Development. BAM's appointment…
#Grounding - APL Vanda, a 14,000TEU capacity containership was being checked for damage on Sunday after a loss of propulsion that left the ship grounded for two hours just outside the port of Southampton. The NOL-owned vessel was freed from…
Exports Rise 20% in 2015 to Over €111bn, Trade Surplus Biggest on Record
16th February 2016 Ports & Shipping
#RecordSurplus - A hike of 20% in exports to just over €111bn in 2015 boosted by the pharma and medical sectors, drove the trade surplus to a record level, writes The Irish Independent. Preliminary figures from the Central Statistics Office…
IMDO Director Focuses on 'Challenges and Opportunities' for Maritime Ireland and China
11th February 2016 Ports & Shipping
#LeasingSeminar - Irish Maritime Development Office Director Liam Lacey, speaking at the 2016 Sino-Irish business seminar focused on the the 'challenges and opportunities in the aviation and maritime leasing sectors and the implications for Ireland and China’. The seminar hosted by…
#WelshPorts – A network of five Associated British Ports (ABP) in South Wales including the Port of Swansea (see report on former ferry operator) had handled more than 12.5 million tonnes of cargo from the region in 2015. In addition, the…
Storm Damage Revealed as Irish Ferries Ship Epsilon Docks in Dublin Port
10th February 2016 Ports & Shipping
Irish Ferries ship Epsilon sustained extensive damage to her cargo – estimated by an Afloat source at thousands of Euro – having sailed from Cherbourg Sunday at 17:30 into the teeth of Storm Imogen. The 2011 Italian–built ship hit winds of a…
Shipping Review: Waterford Increase Trade, EU Adopt Places of Refuge, Belfast Handles 23m Tonnes
6th February 2016 Ports & Shipping
#ShippingReview – Jehan Ashmore reviews the shipping scene over the last fortnight where among the stories are outlined below. The Port of Waterford reported increases in 2015 across all categories shipped in to and out of the port at Belview.…
#NewDirector - Wales’ biggest port, the Port of Milford Haven, has appointed a new head of operations for Pembroke and Milford Docks, tasked, among other roles, with bringing new business into the port. Natalie Britton is the new Director of Operations…
ESPO Welcomes Declaration on EU Operational Guidelines On Places of Refuge
29th January 2016 Ports & Shipping
#PlaceOfRefuge - European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) together with all maritime industry stakeholders, the European Commission and EMSA co-signed a joint declaration to express their support for the recently adopted EU Operational Guidelines on Places of Refuge. The declaration took…
#RoughRide - Uncertainty about China’s economic performance and slowing trade growth will make 2016 a difficult year for shipping executives, according to one leading analyst, although he highlighted India as one possible bright spot if the Modi administration can deliver…
#Waterford - The Port of Waterford Company has announced increases across all categories shipped in to and out of the port at Belview in 2015. There was a 10% increase in tonnage of bulk cargoes in 2015 compared to 2014.…
Shipping Review: Dublin Port Record Growth, P&O Close Route, Baltic Dry Plunges & More
23rd January 2016 Ports & Shipping
#ShippingReview – Jehan Ashmore reviews the shipping scene over the last fortnight where among the stories are outlined below. Dublin Port posts record year for cargo in 2015, where trade growth year-on-year was 6.4% and total throughput was 32.8 million gross…
Shipping Index ‘Baltic-Dry’ Tumbles to Fresh Record Amid China Turmoil
20th January 2016 Ports & Shipping
#RatesTumble - The cost of transporting commodities, plunged to a record amid signs of slowing economic growth in China that’s also hurting the nation’s stock market, reported Bloomsberg.com earlier this month. • Measure falls to 468 points, lowest since it…
#dAmico(Ireland) - d’Amico International Shipping S.A. operating in the product tanker market, announced that its operating subsidiary d’Amico Tankers Limited (Ireland) sold the m/t Cielo di Salerno last month. The 36,032dwt handysize product tanker built in 2002 by STX South…
#PortScholarships - The Port of Milford Haven, south Wales have awarded to four students with scholarships which will see them receive a financial award, plus a four-week work placement. Bethan Rogers, Hannah Taylor, Isabel Harries and Guto Harries successfully applied…