Irish Port and Shipping News
First Minister of Scotland Dragged into CalMac £200m Ferry Fiasco
6th February 2020 Ports & Shipping
The First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon announced the price of a disastrous contract for a pair of CalMac ferries before it was finalised, MSPs have heard. As The Herald reports, the billionaire Jim McColl said the First Minister publicly…
UK Shipyard: Appledore's Potential Buyer ‘Has Been Waiting for Four Months’
1st February 2020 Ports & Shipping
In the UK the Government has been accused of ‘dither and delay’ following claims a viable buyer has been lined up for Appledore shipyard for four months. The GMB Union, according to NorthDevon Gazette, (yesterday, 31 January) criticised the Government…
The European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) is co-organising an event on decarbonisation of shipping as part of the European Shipping Week (ESW). The event organised in conjunction with the European Community Shipowners' Association (ECSA) will take place in 19 February…
Waste to Energy Firm Renews Long-Term Licence with Warrenpoint Harbour
28th January 2020 Ports & Shipping
Headquartered in Newry, Co. Down is Re-Gen WTE (Waste to Energy) Ltd which has agreed a new long-term licence with Warrenpoint Harbour Authority (WPHA) The company, The Irish News reports, which specialises in covering energy from rubbish that normally ends…
Fine For Captain Found Drunk In Charge Of Cargo Vessel In Belfast Harbour
17th January 2020 Ports & Shipping
A captain found drunk in charge of his ship in Belfast docks has been fined £500, as the Belfast Telegraph reports. Fifty-eight-year-old Oleg Okolobvich was arrested after fellow crew were forced to step in to avoid the cargo vessel Danica…
Bosses At Scottish Shipyard ‘Fairly and Squarely to Blame for Ship Debacle’
17th January 2020 Ports & Shipping
Bosses at a Scottish shipyard were “fairly and squarely” to blame for the calamitous delays and costs overruns at Ferguson Marine, it has been claimed. As The Herald reports, Kevin Hobbs, chief executive of Caledonian Maritime Assets Ltd (CMAL) –…
Container ship APL Singapura operated by CMA CGM became the first ship to use the Port of Dunkirk's shoreside power (cold ironing) facilities last week. The cold ironing system reports The Maritime Executive, was installed at the Terminal des Flandres…
Welsh Port Awards Additional Scholarship After Students Impress Judges
7th January 2020 Ports & Shipping
University students totalling five from Pembrokeshire, Wales, are to receive scholarships from the Port of Milford Haven – one more than usual – as the standard proved to be exceptionally high this year. The south Wales port has awarded scholarships…
Europe’s ambition as enshrined in The European Green Deal published on 11 December, to become the world’s first climate neutral continent by 2050 has been welcomed by European Sea Ports Organisation. According to ESPO, European ports are at the crossroads…
DfI Announce Appointments to Board of Warrenpoint Harbour Authority
20th December 2019 Ports & Shipping
Northern Ireland's Department of Infrastructure (DfI) has announced two appointments to the board of Warrenpoint Harbour Authority. The DfI's Permanent Secretary has appointed David Gray who is to serve for a first term and Geraldine Donaghy to serve a second…
A cargo ship en route to Dublin Port was caught in this week's storms and lost at least 12 containers overboard. The Maritime Bulletin reports that the ship 'Elbcarrier' lost the containers in the Celtic Sea on the afternoon of…
Five Injured Crew Airlifted From Irish Cargo Ship In Bay Of Biscay
11th December 2019 Ports & Shipping
Five crew were evacuated from an Irish cargo vessel yesterday (Tuesday 10 December) after encountering rough seas in the Bay of Biscay, as Maritime Bulletin reports. The Arklow Day has previously left Aviles Port in northwest Spain on Monday evening…
Three ‘megamax’ quayside cranes from China destined for the Liverpool2 container terminal in UK have been delivered to the Irish Sea port. Thee cranes according to ITJ.com, are part the second phase of the terminal project to provide additional capacity…
Shipyard Ferguson Marine has officially been taken into public ownership, the Scottish Government has announced. The move, reports STV News, came on Tuesday after administrators agreed the final terms of the transaction with Scottish Ministers. The yard will now be…
New 15 Year Contract Extension Agreed at the Port of Liverpool with TransAtlantic Operator
2nd December 2019 Ports & Shipping
A new 15-year contract extension for container and roll-on/roll-off operations at the Port of Liverpool until the year 2035 has been agreed with Atlantic Container Line (ACL). According to the port's operator, Peel Ports Group, ACL is already the largest…
Containership Fleet in Irish Continental Group (ICG) Rises to Six
29th November 2019 Ports & Shipping
Dublin based Irish Continental Group (ICG) has brought its sixth containership. The shipowner and ferry operator, reports Tradewinds, has acquired the 974teu CT Rotterdam (built 2009), for an undisclosed price. Afloat adds that the container vessel was preceeded by another…
