Irish Port and Shipping News

Between April and June, 291,437 RoRo units were handled at Dublin, Cork and Rosslare Europort, just 0.2% less than the same period in 2019

New Freight Trends Emerge as 71% of all Republic of Ireland RoRo Traffic is Now Unaccompanied

11th August 2021 Ports & Shipping

In Q2 2021, Roll/on – Roll/off (or RoRo): RoRo volumes through ports in the Republic of Ireland (ROI) were consistent with those in Q2 2019 (1). Between April and June, 291,437 RoRo units were handled at Dublin, Cork and Rosslare…

File image of Transport Minister Eamon Ryan

Transport Minister Underlines Importance of Maritime Security in UN’s Open Debate

9th August 2021 News Update

Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan today (Monday 9 August) participated in the first signature event of India’s UN Security Council presidency and has welcomed the agreement by the Council of a Presidential Statement on maritime security to mark the occasion.…

FILE IMAGE: Peel Ports Groups Liverpool (Terminal 1) where two new new ship-to-shore (STS) container cranes have been installed. A major client is Atlantic Container Line (ACL) linking North America-UK-Europe using the largest ever multipurpose container/ro-ro (con-ro)'s ever built, ACL's 4th generation (G4) class. Among them Atlantic Sky (built 2016/100,430grt) which AFLOAT tracked today docked at the Merseyside port along with BG Emerald, an 'Ireland-Max' containership which BG Freightline (part of the port's group) run feeder services to Belfast, Dublin and Cork with connections to mainland Europe.

Peel Ports Group Invests in New Ship to Shore Container Gantry Cranes for Port of Liverpool

5th August 2021 Ports & Shipping

Peel Ports Group in the UK has invested in two new ship-to-shore (STS) container cranes for the Port of Liverpool (Terminal 1), which were built by Liebherr Container Cranes Limited and likewise for the Port of Cork's new pair of…

'Blocked' Suez Canal Ship: Ever Given finally arrives to UK where as BBC News reported some 2,000 containers are being unloaded from the Ever Given at Felixstowe. AFLOAT adds the North Sea port on the Suffolk coast is Britain's biggest and busiest 'box'boat port and one of the largest in Europe. The ship's previous port of call was the Dutch port of Rotterdam and currently the 400m vessel is berthed at the UK port's Trinity Terminal before the vessel's next call is Hamburg in Germany.

Containers in UK Unloaded from 'Ever Given' the Ship that Blocked the Suez Canal

4th August 2021 Ports & Shipping

Ever Given, the huge container ship that blocked the Suez Canal is being unloaded after it arrived in the UK, reports BBC News. The Ever Given docked at Felixstowe, Suffolk, at 16:30 BST on Tuesday, its first UK visit since…

Above AFLOAT adds is the Irish-flagged cargoship Arklow Fern which highlighted a more sustainable form of transport, when taking wheat by sea, instead of trucks on the road. This involved UK ports group, Associated British Ports with the Arklow Shipping cargoship sailing between ABP's Ports of Ipswich, England and Ayr (as above) in Scotland.

Irish Cargoship With Wheat Partly for Scottish Whisky Is Handled More Sustainably between ABP Ports

3rd August 2021 Ports & Shipping

An Irish flagged cargoship, Arklow Fern with a cargo of wheat partly destined for the world-famous Scotch whisky industry, recently made a coastal passage between two ports operated by Associated British Ports. On board the 2010 Spanish built Arklow Fern…

Ever Given has arrived in the Port of Rotterdam (at the above Hutchison Ports ECT Delta Terminal) having previously triggered the closure of the Suez Canal in March. The next port of call is expected to be Felixstowe in the UK with an arrival early next week.

Ever Given Is Welcomed by the Port of Rotterdam

30th July 2021 Ports & Shipping

Ever Given the giant Evergreen chartered-in containership, which triggered the closure of the Suez Canal for several days back in March when it got stuck on sandbanks, has arrived in the Port of Rotterdam. According to LloydsLoadingList, it berthed at…

World's biggest shipping container carrier based on twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU), Maersk support EU's Green Deal quotas. But freight forwarder body Clecat said the revised Energy Tax Directive would significantly increase the cost of logistics, and hiking the price of fossil fuels without available alternatives would not ensure a switch to greener fuels, with incentives needed for these.

World's Container Giant Maersk Backs EU’s Green Quotas as the ‘Right Approach’

16th July 2021 Ports & Shipping

Chief executive of shipping giant Maersk, Søren Skou has stated that the European Union has chosen “the right approach” with its package of proposed environment regulations, reports LloydsLoadingList. Proposals published this week included shipping in the bloc’s Emissions Trading System and forcing…

Europe’s ports have welcomed the European Commissions report 'Fit-for-55' a package to assist in Laws on targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the EU but more work is needed to make it fit for purpose.

European Green Deal: ESPO Welcomes 'Fit for 55' Package but More Work Required to Make It fit for Purpose

15th July 2021 Ports & Shipping

The European Commission yesterday published its so-called “Fit for 55”-package, a package of proposals which should help deliver on the European Climate Law target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the EU by at least 55% by 2030, and enable…

In Wales the Port of Milford Haven is holding online its Annual Stakeholder Meeting next Thursday 22nd July between 6-7pm. The Milford Haven Waterway has the potential to play a vital, national role in driving new green growth. All are welcome to join and hear about what the port is doing to make a brighter future for Pembrokeshire.

Welsh Port of Milford Haven Invites Public to Attend Annual Stakeholder Meeting

15th July 2021 Ports & Shipping

In south Wales, members of the public and the business community are invited to attend the Port of Milford Haven’s online Annual Stakeholder Meeting taking place next Thursday 22nd July between 6-7pm. In the first 60 years of its existence,…

Most firms still do not have a full understanding of how UK freeports will operate and be governed, several months after a new wave of port-based special economic zones were unveiled, a survey of 500 businesses has found. Among the eight UK Freeports is the Port of Liverpool, as AFLOAT adds is the only such port with this designation on the Irish Sea.

UK Freeports: Confusion With Majority of Firms, Survey Finds

14th July 2021 Ports & Shipping

A majority of firms still do not have a full understanding of how UK freeports will operate and be governed, several months after eight winning bids were announced for the new economic zones, a survey of UK businesses has found.…

The container ship, Ever Given that blocked the Suez Canal in March has left the position it has been anchored in for more than three months to depart the waterway

Containership Ever Given that Got Stuck in Suez Canal 106 Days Ago Begins Exit

7th July 2021 Ports & Shipping

Ever Given, one of the world's largest container ships has resumed its journey to leave the Suez Canal, 106 days after becoming wedged across a southern section of the waterway for nearly a week and disrupting global trade. A Reuters…

Department of Marine, Revenue & HSE to Host Webinar 'Brexit: Six Months On' - Wednesday, July 7

6th July 2021 Ports & Shipping

The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Revenue Commissioners and the Health Service Executive is to host a webinar ‘Brexit Six Months On’ The webinar tomorrow (July 7) morning begins at 0900, and will provide a review of the…

After months of wrangling, the 20,000 (TEU) capacity giant containeship Ever Given (in March) will finally get underway again from the Suez Canal this Wednesday, 7 July. AFLOAT has tracked the vessel today at anchor in the Great Bitter Lake of the canal which is critical to global trade.

Agreement Reached As Egypt to Release Giant Containership Ever Given from Suez Canal

5th July 2021 Ports & Shipping

A long-running dispute about the release of containership Ever Given, as Afloat previously reported, has been resolved and the vessel will resume its voyage this week, more than three months after the incident that blocked the Suez Canal. “Following the…

There has been 186,500 vehicle movements since the formal departure of the UK from the EU took effect at the start of 2021 - six months ago today. Above in the foreground highlights Afloat, is Dublin Port's Terminal 3 which caters exclusively in (ro-ro) trade between Ireland and Britain.

Revenue Says 84% of Freight Between Ireland and Britain Now 'Green Routed'

1st July 2021 Ports & Shipping

According to Revenue, 84% of freight vehicle (ro-ro) movements into Ireland from Britain through the ports of Dublin and Rosslare since January 1 were "green routed", meaning they did not require any checks on arrival. A further 12% were "orange…

The straight-stemmed bow of the new Irish flagged Arklow Artist, the final 'A' class series is seen departing from a Dutch shipyard on the Ems Canal, has been delivered to Arklow Shipping. AFLOAT tracked the newbuild currently berthed in the North Sea port of Emshaven at the Julianahaven basin before it embarks trading in typical 'bread & butter' cargoes such as corn and wheat.

Final Shipyard Act as Arklow 'A' List Series Newbuild Delivered to Irish Shipowners

26th June 2021 Arklow Shipping

A new cargoship Arklow Artist, the sixth and final of the 'A' class series built at a shipyard in The Netherlands was recently delivered to Co. Wicklow shipowners, writes Jehan Ashmore. As the video shows the bulk-orientated general cargsoship's transit along the…

Containership Ever Given on the Suez Canal from where it has been held since March when its grounding caused a six-day shutdown of the globally important key waterway.

Suez Canal: Insurer Deal Reached On Release of Containership Ever Given

25th June 2021 Ports & Shipping

The insurer of containership Ever Given said an agreement in principle has been reached to release the ship from the Suez Canal from where Afloat adds, became blocked in March but was eventually freed in a major salvage effort. As LloydLoadingList reports,…