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Two major international annual conferences were held for the first time in Dublin and in the same week: the European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) and Cruise Europe conferences
#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…
The first of 10 in a new 'C' class of 5,000dwt cargoships, Arklow Cadet was launched this morning for ASL. Scroll down the page for video
#NewBuilds - A newbuild for an Irish shipping company was launched today from the same Dutch yard that delivered another vessel recently to Norwegian interests, writes Jehan Ashmore. M.V. Arklow Cadet is not only the first of 10 in a…
View looking west of Dublin Port
#PortGovernance - Independent management, masterplanning and digitalisation are among some of the trends in EU port governance highlighted by the European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) in its 2016 Fact-Finding Report. Port Strategy writes that the report states most port authorities…
RMS St. Helena at anchorage off Jamestown, the capital of St. Helena Island in the South Atlantic Ocean. Passengers and freight have to be tendered ashore to the British Overseas Territory that has a new airport, a first for the island (yet to open). This development will lead to the end of the combined service though a 'freight-only' ship is to be introduced.
#FarewellRMSstHelena - One of the world’s most remote inhabited islands, St. Helena, a British Overseas Territory in the South Atlantic Ocean is to lose its unique historic shipping service with South Africa, the only sea connection with the outside world, writes…
Elbetrader, one of ICG's containerships that operates for division EUCON on feeder services to and from Ireland to continental Europe
#FerryChiefProfits - Eamonn Rothwell, Irish Continental Group chief executive has made a €4.43 million profit on the exercise of share options in the company and their subsequent sale. The Irish Times reports that Mr Rothwell bought one million shares at…
#myportforTurku - In addition to Cruise Europe 2016 conference held in Dublin this week, another prestigious annual event is to be held in the capital when the European Sea Port Organisation (ESPO) conference convenes, writes Jehan Ashmore. The ESPO conference…
Bow of departing CMA CGM containership Nicolas Delmas in Dublin Port along with vessels berthed on the south bank including an Arklow Shipping 'B' class cargoship been unloaded
#ShippingReview - Jehan Ashmore reviews the shipping scene over the last fortnight. The big ship craze in the short sea shipping industry serving the UK and Ireland has arrived after investment was frozen for the last few years, delegates heard…
First of a new class of 10 cargoships of over 5,000dwt cargo carrying capacity, Arklow Cadet at Ferus Smit's Dutch yard in Westerbroek
#NewCseries - The first in a new class of 10 cargoships for Arklow Shipping under construction near Groningen, Netherlands is to be launched next month and follows a series of a different design built by the same yard, writes Jehan…
Departing Dublin is Nicolas Delmas which since introduction last month has contributed to CMA-CGM's doubling of container capacity of its West Coast feeder service via Liverpool2
#ShippingQ12016 - Port and shipping activity in the Irish Republic rose 2% in the first quarter of 2016 when compared to the corresponding period of 2015. The figures released are the latest quarterly iShip Index* published by the Irish Maritime…
A first-time visitor to Dun Laoghaire Harbour last year, Mein Schiff 4, the $625m German cruiseship with a capacity for 2,506 passengers was completed for TUI Cruises at the Turku shipbuilder.
#EMD2016 – The annual European Maritime Day’s (starting today) is to highlight the importance of the seas and oceans and the challenges facing maritime regions and sectors. This is the ninth edition of EMD and takes place in Turku, Finland…
Big Ship Craze: UK-Ireland short-sea sector has seen in the last few months, both Stena Line and Belgian ro-ro operator CldN place orders for new tonnage
#BigShipCraze - The big ship craze appears to have spread to the short sea shipping industry serving the UK, after investment in the sector was frozen for the last few years. However, speakers at this week's Multimodal 2016 event in…
One of the largest ever containerships to dock in Dublin, the 2,207 (TEU) capacity Nicolas Delmas of CMA-CGM departs Peel Ports MTL Terminal from where Maersk Line also calls to on a new service
#ShippingReview - Jehan Ashmore reviews the shipping scene from among the stories of the last fortnight. A pair of tugs were overhauled at Mooney Boats, in Killybegs, Co. Donegal, from where supertrawlers based in the premier fishing port will no longer…
Irish Master Mariners President Sinead Reen opening the European Shipmasters' Association meeting in Cork
The increased amount of paperwork demanded by shore managements from crews aboardships at sea is becoming recognised in the shipping industry as a problem which can impact on safety at sea because of the heavier workload imposed on ships' crews.…
Elbetrader a lo-lo vessel that operates for ICG's container division EUCON, is berthed at the DFT Terminal, Dublin Port
#Q1figures2016 - Irish Continental Group (ICG) parent company of Irish Ferries, today has issued their Interim Management Statement which covers carryings and financial information for the first quarter of 2016, i.e. 1 January to 30 April with comparisons against the…
Port Director at Peel Ports, David Huck receiving the award from John Sergeant and Robert Jervis
#MultimodalAward - UK based Peel Ports Group, owner and developer of the Liverpool2 container terminal, was recognised as logistics business of the year at the annual Multimodal event held in Birmingham.  The company that also operates the MTL Terminal in…
Arklow Valiant, the newest vessel of Arklow Shipping which this year marks the company's fifth decade of operation
#TheTyrrells – Fifty years ago Arklow Shipping was formed, following the amalgamation in 1966 of three independent shipowning families from the east coast port in Co. Wicklow, writes Jehan Ashmore. The families, Tyrrell, Kearon and the Hall’s all had origins…