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DFDS Logistics announced in March this year to double rail-freight capacity between Belview, Port of Waterford and Ballina, Co. Mayo
#DFDSgroup - European shipping and logistics operator, DFDS Group, writes LloydsLoadingList.com has raised its outlook for 2016 after a strong performance in the second quarter in which its freight volumes were up 33%. The increase is thanks to its much-expanded…
#HarvestCargo - The UK’s number one grain exporting port, ABP's Port of Ipswich, has handled more than one million tonnes of grain in the 2015/16 harvest year, a record total for the port and its customers. In the last 12…
The UK's new Transport Minister recently visited Peel Port's new £400m Liverpool2 terminal. The giant rail-mounted container gantry cranes arrived in May by ship from China
#UKtransportMinister - The UK Government's new Sectary of State for Transport met with operators Peel Ports to view the latest developments at the £400m Liverpool2 investment in the city’s deep-water container terminal.  The MP Chris Grayling, visited the Port of Liverpool…
#AranCargoship - The cargsoship that transported generators to restore electricity supply to two of the Aran Islands this week, Afloat has identified as a former US Army landing craft vessel, writes Jehan Ashmore. The generators were craned off the MV…
CalMac's Ardrossan-Campbeltown ferry, M.V. Isle of Arran at the Mull of Kintyre port in June. On the New Quay are stacked round timber (logs) for export by cargoship. The berth in the foreground is currently occupied by 5-star cruise tallship, Sea Cloud II having called yesterday to Dublin and tomorrow, Belfast.
#PortSnapShot – Campbeltown, Scotland, almost at the tip of the Mull of Kintyre and a mere 19 km/12 miles from Northern Ireland, is where the impressive cruise tallship, Sea Cloud II is visiting today, writes Jehan Ashmore. The 5-star ultra-luxury…
Arklow Valley, a 5150dwat Bodewes Eco-Trader which is the third cargoship to bear this name for the company. The 90m newbuild was launched at Royal Bodewes yard, Hoogezand in the Netherlands
#ShippingReview - Jehan Ashmore reviews the shipping scene from recent weeks. Arklow Shipping’s latest 5,150dwat cargoship newbuild built by Royal Bodewes, a Dutch yard in north-east Netherlands, launched Arklow Valley with a sideway splash into the waterway. A Wicklow Port…
#More45ftUnits - Irish Continental Group's (ICG) Eucon, one of three container divisons, which operates Ireland-France/Belgium 'feeder' services, have increased their 45ft unit capacity. The 300 new 45ft units were manufactured at the CIMC factory in Nantong, China. This latest batch…
One of the largest containerships serving Dublin 'feede'r routes to the UK, the 2,207 (TEU) capacity Nicolas Delmas of CMA-CGM departs Peel Ports MTL Terminal. The Rinsgend terminal is also from where Maersk subsidiary Seago Line recently introduced a larger replacement containership.
#IEAonBrexit - Irish Exporters Association members in which an overwhelming 92% of them believe the decision by the UK to leave the European Union will have a harmful effect on their business. UTV News says the IEA published the results…
Maersk subsidiary, Seago Line introduces larger containership, Independent Accord on their feeder service: Dublin-Liverpool-Algeciras, Spain. The newcomer replaces Antwerp seen arriving at Liverpool.
#LargerShip - Maersk subsidiary Seago Line has introduced a larger capacity load-on /load-off (lo-lo) containership to its recently created feeder service calling at Dublin Port, writes Jehan Ashmore. The Independent Accord (2007/20,995gt) operates the new container route between Algeciras-Liverpool-Dublin that…
The deck gantry-mounted JCB used to self-discharge cargoes of single-hold general cargoship coaster, Burhou 1, berthed unusually alongside Wicklow Port’s non-commercial East Pier. The veteran vessel dating from 1978, has been involved in CalMac’s ferry redevelopment project at Brodick, Isle of Arran, south-west Scotland.
#CargoTerminal - A Wicklow Port regular, cargoship Burhou I, has been involved in assisting construction of a new ferryport, away from routine ‘bread and butter’ cargoes such as round timber, writes Jehan Ashmore. Among the various work related vessels at…
On the stocks: Arklow Valley, a 5150dwat Bodewes Eco-Trader which is the third cargoship to bear this name for the company. The 90m newbuild was launched this morning at Royal Bodewes yard, Hoogezand in the Netherlands
#ThirdValley - Another addition to Arklow Shipping’s latest series of newbuilds built by Royal Bodewes, a Dutch yard in north-east Netherlands, was launched this morning, writes Jehan Ashmore. Yard no.724, Arklow Valley, a 5,150dwat Bodewes Eco-Trader (yard's own design), is…
The impact of the Brexit fallout has been discussed by Stena Line and separately by the UK Chamber of Shipping that has called for free trade Commission assistance
#IMDOreview - The latest Irish Maritime Development Office (IMDO) Weekly Market Review has among the following stories as outlined below. Irish Maritime News: Brexit: Stena Line Discuss the Impact of Brexit - As reported also on Afloat.ie, Stena Line has…
#ShippingReview - Jehan Ashmore reviews the shipping scene and of the following stories among the last fortnight. Enterprise Ireland are to seek its clients to be less reliant on UK markets following Brexit, this is to reduce exports by about…
#PortTrafficStats - Irish ports handled 50.7 million tonnes of goods in 2015 according to the Central Statistics Office, an increase of 3.2 million tonnes (+6.7%) when compared to 2014. Goods forwarded fell by 7.5% to 17.0 million tonnes in 2015,…
Alexandra Basin, Dublin Port
#IMDOreview - The Irish Maritime Development Office (IMDO) latest Weekly Market Review has among the following stories below. Irish Maritime News: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) received a record number of submissions in relation to Dublin Port's Dumping Plan as…
Irish Rail has recently completed a series of three freight train trials that will enable loads to be increased by 50%. The final trial was a multimodal service from Dublin Port (North Wall) to Co. Mayo. Above is another multimodal train at Belview Port, Waterford.
#LongerTrains - Irish Rail (Iarnrod Éireann) reports Multimodal, have recently completed a series of three freight train trials that will enable loads to be increased by 50%.  The final trial late last month involved a multimodal service operated from Dublin…