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Arklow Coast of 2,999 gross tonnage, is a brand new C-class coaster which began a commercial maiden voyage from the Netherlands that was completed in Spain at the weekend, writes Jehan Ashmore. The newbuild is the 8th so far in…

This year's European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) Award on Social Integration of Ports focuses on the “Role of maritime passenger transport in enhancing the city connectivity and bringing added value to the local community”. Are you an ESPO (observer) member…

The Dutch shipping company, EcoClipper has announced this year’s sailing schedule of the newly purchased ship De Tukker as Afloat reported in January. De Tukker is the first in a fleet of low-impact sailing ships which will transport cargo and…

London Medway, part of the Peel Ports Group, has had its busiest ever month for unaccompanied freight using a cargo only ro-ro ferry service between the UK and France. The Sheerness-Calais service which is run by DFDS (also Rosslare Europort-Dunkirk) has…

In a new series the histories of five (ferry) port towns in Ireland and Wales and will feature in a film that will be premiered in Aberystwyth later this month. The eight short documentaries and one feature-length film, At the…

UK shipping industry body, Mersey Maritime has announced their fourth annual conference, The Mersey Maritime Exchange which is to take place on Thursday, 23rd June. The event will be both online and held in the magnificent surroundings of Liverpool Town Hall,…

The European Parliament Committee for Transport and Tourism (TRAN) yesterday adopted the draft opinion of MEP Novakov on the Commission proposal to bring the maritime sector into the EU Emission Trading System (ETS). The European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) welcomes…

As Afloat reported last month, the European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) is to host their 18th edition of its Annual Conference in Valencia, Spain (2-3 June) and those intending to attend can now register.    The theme of this year’s…

Details of Warrenpoint Port's performance for the year ending 31st December 2021 have been released by the Co. Down port. In a year which brought exceptional challenges, not least in relation to Covid-19 and Brexit, the Port continued to experience…

UK ports group, Peel Ports has partnered with social enterprise Innovate Her to encourage diversity and inclusion across the organisation and promote STEM subjects to hundreds of female students across Liverpool. The national port operator has pledged its support to…

‘Towards a Harmonised Onshore Power Supply in the European Union’ is the title of the EALING Mid-Term Event webinar for the European ports industry next Friday 29 April. Emissions reduction at the ship-port interface is one of the key drivers…

Dublin Port’s volumes have recovered strongly in the first quarter of 2022 with growth of 13.7% to 8.9 million gross tonnes compared to same period in 2021. Reporting its trading figures for Q1 today (Wednesday 20 April), Dublin Port company…

The European Parliament Committee on Transport and Tourism (TRAN) will today (19 April) discuss the draft Report from MEP Ertug on the proposal for an Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Regulation (AFIR). On 20 April, the TRAN Committee will also discuss the…

Russian vessels will be denied entry into Irish ports after this Saturday 16 April on the foot of sanctions from the European Union amid the ongoing invasion of Ukraine. As the latest Marine Notice from the Department of Transport outlines,…

At the Port of Liverpool, one of the UK’s largest port operators, the Peel Ports Group have announced a number of record-breaking achievements across its container terminals division. The Irish Sea port safely handled a total of 52,300 containers (89,400…

The first ports group in Europe, Associated British Ports (ABP) is to use a new digital Master Pilot Exchange programme developed by Ports of Auckland, eMPX, simplifying the current process. Already in use at ports in Australia and New Zealand,…