Irish Port and Shipping News
Arklow Accord is the latest of a new series for ship-owner Arklow Shipping Ltd, however the bulk oriented cargo vessel is also a first for the company to use this ship name, writes Jehan Ashmore. The launching of newbuild Arklow…
Review of TEN-T Policy Must Bring Maritime Links on Equal Footing With Land Links
25th November 2019 Ports & Shipping
A process has begun at the European Commission for reviewing the 2013 TEN-T guidelines with a public consultation before next summer. The European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) believes the review should not lead to a complete change of direction in…
European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) Award Winner is the Port of Dover
15th November 2019 Ports & Shipping
This year's European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) Award winner is the Port of Dover in recognition of its successful strategy to reach out to the local community and to directly communicate with the port citizens. Using social media as a…
UK Shipyard On Merseyside Recruits 20 Apprentices Taking Investment to £19 Million
14th November 2019 Ports & Shipping
In the UK along Merseyside is shiprepairer, shipbuilder, and engineering services company Cammell Laird which has recruited 20 new apprentices to its workforce. The famous shipyard on Birkenhead, says it has completed the most rigorous recruitment process ever undertaken with…
Master Mariners Set A Course for Malahide, Venue of the Irish Annual Marine Ball
11th November 2019 Ports & Shipping
The Irish Institute of Master Mariners and the Irish Chamber of Shipping's annual Marine Ball is to be held this week on Saturday, 16th November in the Grand Hotel, Malahide, Co. Dublin. This year's Marine Ball Black Tie evening will…
In the UK at the Appledore shipyard in Devon, the facility is close to reopening, 12 months after its 164-year shipbuilding history appeared to have come to an end. The shipyard could reopen as soon as December if a deal…
Experts from both sea and inland ports over the last year, have been assessing the European railway legislation from a port perspective. This has resulted in a position paper adopted by the European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) and the European…
Signing of Scottish Government Sees Fergusan Marine Enter Public Ownership Deal
3rd November 2019 Ports & Shipping
A contract has been signed by the Scottish Government to take the troubled Ferguson Marine shipyard into public ownership, reports The National. It follows an agreement reached last month for the Government to take over the yard after the firm…
A decommissioned oil refinery have been successfully exported from Pembroke Dock, south Wales to Pakistan. The final parts of the former Murco Refinery plant in Pembrokeshire that closed in 2014 were recently removed in an operation that took six-weeks to…
Need of Container Carriers to Develop Greener Supply Chains to Meet IMO 2020 Cost
29th October 2019 Ports & Shipping
According to a new report, sharing the cost of the International Maritime Organization’s new sulphur rules (see: Irish Sea ferry operator) across the containerised supply chain could mark a new era of greener shipping transportation. As LloydsLoadingList writes the report by…
Ports Group ABP ‘Calling On All UK Technology Companies’ to Drive Innovation
21st October 2019 Ports & Shipping
The UK's largest port operator, Associated British Ports (ABP) is calling on all UK technology companies to help overcome specific operational challenges in the maritime industry. ABP is partnering with the Knowledge Transfer Network (KTN), to run the EnSiX Challenge Competition,…
On the concluding day of the British Ports Association conference in Belfast as previously reported on Afloat, the BHA and UK Major Ports Group (UKMPG) have responded to the latest EU withdrawal agreement currently awaiting parliamentary approval. Under the latest…
Congratulations from ESPO As Ports of Barcelona, Vigo and Baku Achieve EcoPorts’ Environmental Standard (PERS)
17th October 2019 Ports & Shipping
It was congratulations from the European Sea Ports Organisation as the Port of Barcelona (Spain), Port of Vigo (Spain) and Port of Baku (Azerbaijan) achieved an EcoPorts’ environmental management standard (PERS). Isabelle Ryckbost, ESPO’s Secretary General, handed over the PERS…
GreenPorts: ESPO Publishes European Port Sector’s Environmental Report 2019
17th October 2019 Ports & Shipping
The European Sea Ports Organisation today presented its annual Environmental Report for 2019 at the GreenPort Congress in Oslo, Norway. The ESPO Environmental Report includes more than 60 different environmental performance benchmarks including figures on the green services to shipping…
Second of Three Ship Order Launched for UK Forest Products Operator Which Serves Irish Ports
12th October 2019 Ports & Shipping
Scot Explorer became the latest launch for a UK shipping forests products operator, following a christening ceremony that was held at a Dutch shipyard yesterday, writes Jehan Ashmore. The launch (footage) of newbuild (NB 747) at the Royal Bodewes yard…
The Irish Sea ports of Liverpool and Heysham in addition Sheerness (London Medway) all part of the Peel Ports Group, have received funding to enhance measures they have already taken to improve resilience ahead of the UK’s expected departure from…
