Irish Port and Shipping News
Ferry Due from Wicklow Yard While Arklow Dutch Built Cargoship Makes Sea Trials
27th September 2016 Arklow Shipping
#SeaTrials - As a new car ferry is to be launched in Co. Wicklow yard as previously reported, an Arklow Shipping Dutch flagged and built cargoship is making first sea trials today, writes Jehan Ashmore. The Royal Bodewes newbuild no…
ABP Invest In World's Largest Hydraulic Crane for Merseyside Port
27th September 2016 Ports & Shipping
#NewPortCranes - The Merseyside Port of Garston located south of Liverpool is one of five Associated British Ports (ABP) to have ordered new hydraulic cranes worth £6m across the UK ports group. The five Mantsinen hydraulic cranes have been purchased…
World Maritime Day Forum - Debate on Global Shipping's Future Challenges
22nd September 2016 Ports & Shipping
#WorldMaritimeDay - The IMO's World Maritime Day theme for 2016 is "Shipping: Indispensable to the World". The event forum takes place on 29 September and will include a debate at the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) headquarters in London. The…
#SecondCclass - The second of 10 newbuilds built to a new design for Arklow Shipping is to be launched next month, writes Jehan Ashmore. Yard No. 425 Arklow Cape is to be launched on 21 October from the Ferus Smit…
#BusinessPlan - The south east Port of Waterford is to increase it's annual revenue by almost a third over the next four years, reports WLR FM. The Waterford Harbour Board celebrated it's bicentenary this week with an event held in…
Shipping Review: Multicat at Mooneys, BG's New Irelanders, Wicklow Port Transfer & More
3rd September 2016 Ports & Shipping
#ShippingReview - Jehan Ashmore reviews the shipping scene among the following stories over the last fortnight. Multicat workboat, Sgt Pepper which carried out mooring duties for the RNLI Dun Laoghaire during the summer, underwent maintenance at Mooney Boats, Killybegs, Co. Donegal.…
#ShipSold - As Arklow Shipping continue a shipbuilding spree to replace ageing tonnage, one of their oldest ‘R’ class short-sea cargoships has been disposed, writes Jehan Ashmore. Built in 2002 the Arklow Rose of 2,999 gross tonnage which as previously…
#Containers - Irish Continental Group (ICG) container subsidiary Eucon and divisions operating terminals in Dublin and Belfast ports, have released half-year results for 2016. Revenue in the division was up 9.8% to €62.8 million (2015: €57.2 million), EBITDA increased to…
#HalfYearResults - Container and ferry operator, Irish Continental Group said the Brexit vote “shock” had a brief impact on tourism bookings. But they have since recovered as the ferry operator reported a 19.6 per cent increase in earnings for the…
Cargoship Focus: Cathma Imports Fertiliser From Latvia Before Awaiting Orders
31st August 2016 Ports & Shipping
#CargoshipFocus: Corrib Shipping, a Dublin based ship management company, whose Cathma, one of four cargsoships, is at anchor offshore of Cork Harbour this morning awaiting orders, writes Jehan Ashmore. The 3,990 gross tonnage Cathma, flagged in Curacao a Dutch island…
#PortTransfer - Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport Shane Ross T.D. has signed an Order transferring Wicklow Port Company to Wicklow County Council, with the consent of his colleagues Paschal Donohoe T. D., Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform and…
#NewContainerships - Container operator, BG Freight Line, a subsidiary of UK based Peel Ports Group, is to receive new tailor-made short-sea 'feeder' containerships optimised for the company’s Irish Sea Hub services. The new class of ‘green’ vessels has been developed…
#Boatyard - Multicat workboat, Sgt Pepper which carries out marine coastal project work was among the recent clients of Mooney Boats, Killybegs, Co. Donegal, writes Jehan Ashmore. The workboat earlier this year was involved in an RNLI related project in Dun…
Firth of Clyde Port Busiest in 25 Years Benefits from Renewable Energy Business
24th August 2016 Ports & Shipping
#BusiestDay - On the Firth of Clyde, Scotland is ABP’s Port of Ayr which has recorded one of its busiest days in the last 25 years, with five vessels calling at the port last week. Overall, it was one of…
Shipping Review: Ex US Army Craft Assists Aran Islands, New UK Minister Visits Liverpool2 & More
20th August 2016 Ports & Shipping
#ShippingReview - Jehan Ashmore reviews the shipping scene from recent weeks. The cargsoship that transported generators to restore electricity supply to two of the Aran Islands, Afloat has identified as a former US Army landing craft vessel, MV Chateau-Thierry, which operates a…
#DFDSgroup - European shipping and logistics operator, DFDS Group, writes LloydsLoadingList.com has raised its outlook for 2016 after a strong performance in the second quarter in which its freight volumes were up 33%. The increase is thanks to its much-expanded…
