Irish Port and Shipping News

CGI image of the world's first wind-powered ro-ro vessel, Orcelle Wind from the Oceanbird concept for primarily wind-powered vessels. The Pure Car Truck Carrier (PCTC) for Wallenius Wilhelmsen will be 220 metres and have a capacity for over 7,000 cars, but will also be capable of carrying breakbulk and rolling equipment.

Wind-Powered RoRo Vessel to Be World First Secures EU Funding of €9m

25th January 2023 Ports & Shipping

Norwegian ro-ro operator Wallenius Wilhelmsen and project partners have secured a Horizon Europe funding totalling EUR 9m to support building a RoRo sailing vessel. Over the next five years, all aspects of planning, building, and operating the wind-powered Orcelle Wind…

Port of Liverpool is ranked the UK's top port for port-centric logistics potential in a new industry study. The north-west England port is of strategic importance to major importers and exporters of goods as it offers unrivalled connectivity to Ireland and access to a catchment area of over 35m people.

UK's Top Port for Port-Centric Logistics Potential is the Port of Liverpool

23rd January 2023 Ports & Shipping

In the UK the Port of Liverpool has been ranked as the nation's top port for port-centric logistics potential according to a new industry study. Property adviser Knight Frank analysed and ranked 41 UK ports based on 13 criteria, assessing…

Ireland's largest export market remains with the EU. Exports from and imports to Ireland increased in the first 11 months of last year. Above the 803TEU capacity container ship Samskip Express in the Port of Cork when heading upriver to the port's older and smaller Tivoli container terminal.

Ireland on Track As CSO Figures Show Record Trade Surplus

17th January 2023 Ports & Shipping

In the first 11 months of last year, exports from Ireland had reached €193bn, which was an increase of 27% compared to the same period in 2021, as the latest Central Statistics Office (CSO) figures show. During the same period,…

NI-GB trade where construction of 'protocol' border control posts is set to resume in ports among them Belfast Harbour where a ferry is berthed alongside following a sailing across the North Channel.

British Government to Bring Forward Legislation on Completing Border Control Posts at NI Ports

12th January 2023 Ports & Shipping

Legislation is to be brought forward by the British Government this week, RTÉ News understands which could see work resume in Northern Ireland ports with the construction of border control posts. The delay to works in the ports follows months…

MaritimeUK has appointed Port of London Authority (PLA) chief executive Robin Mortimer as its new chair. Above Afloat adds arriving in the Pool of London is HNLMS De Zeven Provincien, one of a flotilla of Royal Netherlands Navy vessels after a previously callling to the Port of Cork in November. The PLA looks after navigational safety on the tidal Thames and oversees port, passenger and freight operations on the river, as well as recreational events.

Maritime UK Appoints New Chair and Vice Chair

10th January 2023 Ports & Shipping

The umbrella organisation for the UK’s maritime sector, Martime UK has appointed Robin Mortimer as its new chair and Tom Boardley as vice chair. Robin was nominated by the British Ports Association and UK Major Ports Group whilst Tom was…

Register now... for the hybrid event of the NMCI's annual Seafarers Conference which takes place on 23rd February in the Castletroy Park Hotel, Co. Limerick

National Maritime College of Ireland (NMCI) to Host Seafarers' Conference 2023

9th January 2023 Ports & Shipping

The National Maritime College of Ireland (NMCI) has announced the launch of its second annual Seafarers' Conference which is take place on 23 February and be held in Co. Limerick. This year's theme is 'Thriving Fishing, Thriving Offshore Wind, Thriving Ports'…

Investigation Published into Near Miss by Two Passenger Ferries At Rosslare

29th December 2022 MCIB

An investigation into a close-quarter incident involving two passenger ferries in Rosslare Harbour, Co Wexford, is highly critical of port control and poor communication on the bridge of one of the ships. It also highlights failure by the Government to…

The first in a new design series of 6,800dwt cargoships for Arklow Shipping was launched today amidst this ice and snow scene of the canal and shipbuilding halls of the Royal Bodewes yard in north-east Netherlands.

First of New Series Cargoships for Arklow Shipping is Launched During Wintry Scene

16th December 2022 Shipyards

The first in a new design series for Arklow Shipping in the form of a 6,800 deadweight tonnage (dwt) cargoship was launched at a shipyard in the Netherlands during wintry conditions, writes Jehan Ashmore. The launch of shipyard newbuilding (NB#821)…

Trade figures from the CSO today, show exports of goods are running 29% higher than in 2021. Exports of medical and pharmaceutical products represent 37% of total goods exports from the State. Above AFLOAT adds of containerships outbound and inbound of Cork Harbour off Marino Point and beyond Lough Mahon that leads to the city's quays.

Exports of Irish Goods Surpass Value of Last Year’s Total in First 10 Months of 2022

15th December 2022 Ports & Shipping

Exports of Irish goods have been more in the first 10 months of 2022 when compared to the entirety of last year according to Central Statistics Office (CSO) figures released today. The CSO's latest unadjusted figures show goods exports in…

Celtic Freeport Bid Chair, Roger Maggs MBE was taken on a tour of multiple sites across the Port of Milford Haven in Pembrokeshire where he heard how the Milford Haven Waterway could play a pivotal role in delivering Net Zero ambitions should the bid be successful.

Celtic Freeport Bid Chair Visits South Wales Port of Milford Haven

15th December 2022 Ports & Shipping

The Chair of the Celtic Freeport bid consortium visited the Port of Milford Haven in Pembrokeshire recently to see first-hand how a freeport would transform the Welsh economy. Such a transformation would secure the benefits of the floating offshore wind…

The first of the United Kingdom’s 'Freeports' of Plymouth, the Solent and Teesside are now fully up and running after receiving final government approval. Among them, the Solent (Portsmouth) which is expected to grow through its ambitious maritime economy, making the central English south coast region a thriving hub for the world’s marine and maritime sector.

First of the UK's 'Freeports' Launched in Major Economic Boost

14th December 2022 Ports & Shipping

The first ports in the United Kingdom to be designated 'freeports' are Plymouth, the Solent and Teesside which are now fully up and running after receiving final government approval. The Freeports which the British government approved recently have become fully…

A long-running dispute at Britain's biggest container port of Felixstowe, has ended after workers from the trade union UNITE accepted a pay offer. Above Afloat captured containership OOCL Hong Kong alongside the east English port on the North Sea.

Dispute at Britain's Biggest Container Port Ends after Union UNITE Workers Accept 16% Pay Increase

14th December 2022 Ports & Shipping

The UK's biggest 'box'-boat port which has had a long-running dispute has ended after workers accepted a pay offer following strike action that first began almost four months ago. According to the Port of Felixstowe, more than 90% of workers…

Ardmore Shipping Corporation which has its principle operating office in Cork has placed an order for Value Maritime’s emissions-reducing Filtree system. This includes the Clean Loop system that will be applied to an initial six medium-range (MR) tankers.

Ardmore Shipping Opts for Value Maritime’s Emissions-Cutting Technology on Initial Six Tankers

12th December 2022 Ports & Shipping

Chemical and products tanker company Ardmore Shipping Corporation has placed an order for Value Maritime’s emissions-reducing Filtree system, including the Clean Loop system, for an initial six medium-range (MR) tankers. Aligning with Ardmore’s energy transition ambitions, the tankers will be…

Ireland-EU trade show figures from the IMDO, that traffic on direct routes to Europe was down 2% while traffic to ports in Britain was unchanged in the third quarter. Above AFLOAT adds among the many new direct routes to Europe is the Rosslare Europort-Zeebrugge route when Finnlines in July opened the Ireland-Belgium using the Finnpulp and currently the service is operated by the Finnwave.

Traffic Through Ports Slows by 1% in Third Quarter - Says Irish Maritime Development Office

8th December 2022 Ports & Shipping

Traffic through Irish ports have declined marginally in the third quarter of this year, according to the Irish Maritime Development Office (IMDO). The lastest figures from the IMDO, a government office which provides support to national and international maritime businesses,…

ESPO welcomes the Transport Council in adapting its General Approach on the trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T) to strengthen the role of ports within the framework of Europe’s TEN-T policy. Among the EU member states ministers was Martin Kupka, the Czech minister of transport.

ESPO Welcomes Transport Council's Further Strengthening Role of Seaports in TEN-T Network

8th December 2022 Ports & Shipping

The Transport Council on the 5th December reached a provisional agreement on the review of the trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T) guidelines of 2013. The European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) welcomes the text of the Council General Approach, since it clearly…

Dublin based Corrib Shipping which manages the MV Ziltborg for a Dutch shipping company which operates the cargoship trading throughout countries on the North Sea and Scandinavia, from Norway in the west to the Gulf of Bothnia in the east between Sweden and Finland

Catch Up on MV Ziltborg: Corrib Shipping's Managed Cargoship Trading in Scandinavia & Beyond

6th December 2022 Ports & Shipping

Afloat returns to the Dundrum, Co. Dublin based Corrib Shipping which manages five cargoships for a Dutch operator, with the largest the MV Ziltborg which arrived in the Netherlands yesterday, writes Jehan Ashmore. Of the five Corrib cargoships which has…