Irish Port and Shipping News
Ports & Shipping Review: Brave Newbuild Launched, Ferry Trials Deep Down Irish Sea, Agreement on CO2 & Sister of Final H&W Built Ship Debuts in Dublin
27th December 2014 Ports & Shipping
#Ports&ShippingReview – Over the last fortnight, Jehan Ashmore has reported from the shipping scene, where Arklow Shipping's fifth out of six 'B' class 'green' newbuilds Arklow Brave was launched in the Netherlands. Another newbuild, German built Loch Seaforth carried out…
Sister of Final Harland & Wolff Built Ship Series, Dorset, Debuts in Dublin Port
23rd December 2014 Ports & Shipping
#DorsetsDublinDebut – A sister of Anvil Point, the last ship to be built in Belfast by Harland & Wolff in 2003, the Dorset docked in Dublin Port last Friday having entered service for Colbelfret's (CLnD Ro-Ro) service from Zeebrugge, writes…
IMDO Market Review: Dredging Difficulties, IMO Reduce Admin, Tanker Boom, Safeguarding the Arctic, Mega ‘Box’ Alliances and Much More
17th December 2014 Ports & Shipping
#Ports&Shipping –The latest IMDO Weekly Market Review includes the following stories as detailed below. Irish News: Sligo Harbour Dredging Difficulties - Earlier this year, the Department of the Environment granted a licence to Sligo council to allow them to undertake…
Agreement of European Parliament On Monitoring CO2 Emissions from Ships
15th December 2014 Ports & Shipping
#CO2emmissions – An agreement between the Permanent Representatives Committee has been confirmed with the European Parliament on new EU-wide rules for monitoring, reporting and verification of CO2 emissions from ships. The agreement reached last month was through an informal trilogue.…
#ArklowNewbuild - Arklow Shipping's latest 'B' class newbuild which has a 'green' hull design form, became the fifth bulk general cargoship to be given a spectacular sideways launch yesterday at a Dutch shipyard, writes Jehan Ashmore. The 4,800dwt newbuild is…
Ports & Shipping Review: Self-Stevedoring First, Sands at Europort, Port Purchased, A Dredging Dilemma, Stena Superfast X and HSS? plus Marine Energy Jobs
13th December 2014 Ports & Shipping
#Ports&ShippingReview: Over the last fortnight, Jehan Ashmore has reported on the shipping scene, where Ecocem which has a plant in Dublin Port was issued the first self-handling stevedoring licence to enable unloading ships to cut costs. Sospan Dau, a Dutch…
Transport Minister Welcomes d’Amico’s Continued Commitment to Maritime Ireland
13th December 2014 Ports & Shipping
#dAmicoGroup - Minister for Transport Paschal Donohue met the owners of the D'Amico Group, Cesare d'Amico and Paolo d'Amico, along with their senior management team in Dublin earlier this week according to the Irish Maritime Development Office (IMDO). The Minister…
IMDO Market Review: Burke Buys Greenore, EU Law Ships Measure CO2, Fast VLCC As Fuel Drops, Larger ‘Box’ Ships, Port Ship Emissions to Quadruple and More
12th December 2014 Ports & Shipping
#Ports&Shipping –The latest IMDO Weekly Market Review includes the following stories as detailed below. Irish News: Burke Shipping acquires Greenore Port – As reported also on Afloat.ie, Burke Shipping Group has acquired Greenore Port in Co Louth. The price paid…
#sligoharbour – Utilising Sligo Harbour to the best affect is the vexed question confronting Sligo County Council who face dredging costs 'in the region of €5m'. The problem is that if the council invested that figure, there is doubt if…
#GreenorePort - Burke Shipping Group, the principal operating subsidiary of the Doyle Group, has The Irish Times writes acquired Greenore Port in Co Louth. Previously the port was jointly owned by One51 and the state-owned Dublin Port Company. The price…
Dredger Starts Work to Remove 100,000m3 of Sand in Rosslare Europort
5th December 2014 Rosslare Europort
#RosslareDredging - Sospan Dau a Dutch dredger has recently started work in Rosslare Europort where as previously reported, sand of around 100,000m3 is to be removed from the breakwater, writes Jehan Ashmore. The harbour's port authority in Rosslare Europort, Iarnród…
Livestock Shipping Grows, IMO to Reduce Red Tape, LPG Newbuild Guidelines, EU Emissions Legal Action, CMA CGM Acquisition Rumours & More – IMDO Market Review
4th December 2014 Ports & Shipping
#Ports&Shipping –The latest IMDO Weekly Market Review includes the following stories as detailed below. Irish Shipping: Interest in live Shipping Grows - As reported in the Irish Independent interest in live-shipping is growing as a number of operators look to…
Ports & Shipping Review: ISL 30th Year Reunion, Container Rise 9%, Arklow's Newbuild Brave, CMA-GGM’s $201m Profit
29th November 2014 Arklow Shipping
#Ports&ShippingReview: Over the last fortnight, Jehan Ashmore has reported on the shipping scene, where former officers, crew and staff attended a reunion to mark the 30th anniversary of Irish Shipping Ltd, the state company which went into liquidation in 1984.…
#portsandshipping – Dredging at the breakwater of Rosslare Europort of sand which built up in the storms of January and February this year is to begin during week commencing 30th November. The movement of sand which took place along the…
CMA CGM Posts $201m Net Profit Plus 18,000 TEU Containerships Confirmed in 2015
27th November 2014 Ports & Shipping
#18,000containerships – According to LloydsList.com, French global containership giant, CMA CGM has joined the small group of container lines to produce good results in the third quarter, with a threefold increase in net profits to $201m as cargo volumes reached…
IMDO Market Review: ‘Box’ Volumes Rise, Record Asia-Europe Price Drop, Transport Tunnels Under Suez, Maersk Megaships $1bn Order and More
26th November 2014 Ports & Shipping
#Ports&Shipping –The latest IMDO Weekly Market Review includes the following stories as detailed below. Irish Ports: Container shipping volumes rose by 9% in Q3 2014 - As previously reported on Afloat.ie, container shipping volumes Lo/Lo, rose by 9% in Q3.…
