Irish Port and Shipping News
New Irish Flagged Arklow Cargoship In Service Trading to Spain, Next the Mediterranean Sea
27th February 2023 Ports & Shipping
A brand new Irish flagged cargoship having completed sea trials in the North Sea, has been delivered to shipowner Arklow Shipping, with the vessel having called to northern Spain yesterday is this evening bound for the Mediterranean, writes Jehan Ashmore.…
Irish Maritime Development Office (IMDO) Publish Unitised Traffic Report for Q4 2022
27th February 2023 Ports & Shipping
The Irish Maritime Development Office (IMDO) has released it Unitised Traffic Report for Q4 2022 (see attachment) and an Executive Summary as outlined below. The fourth quarter of 2022 was defined by a slowdown in unitised traffic on the island…
New Maritime Security Measures for Domestic Shipping Services in Ireland Commence 1 March
25th February 2023 Ports & Shipping
The Marine Survey Office (MSO) of the Irish Maritime Administration has completed a review of security risk assessments for vessels and ports engaged in domestic shipping operation on the Irish coast. This review was conducted as part of the obligations…
Next month the 2023 Maritime UK Awards are to be held in Hull, East Yorkshire in the north east of England on Thursday 9th March. Held for the first time since September 2019, will see the Maritime UK Awards be…
The 7th Green Shipping Summit which aims to bring the maritime community towards an innovative future has begun in the Netherlands. The event which continues today and held in Rotterdam (Europe’s largest port) is to focus on rebuilding and reinvesting…
Shipping company Finnlines is expanding its Ireland-Belgium freight service between Rosslare and Zeebrugge. A second ro-ro vessel has been added to the route, Iarnród Éireann, port authority for Rosslare Europort, has said. MS Finnpulp will join MS Finnwave on the…
Maersk shipping group has filed a claim for compensation against the owners and operators of the container ship Ever Given, which blocked the Suez Canal for six days in 2021. The Danish shipping group, regarded as the largest in the…
EcoClipper and New Dawn Traders Partners in New Emission-Free European Trade Routes
10th February 2023 Ports & Shipping
EcoClipper, a Dutch sail cargo company are developing a new breed of cargo carrying sailing ship, the first of which will be a 59m square-rigger with a capacity of 500 tonnes. While development is ongoing, EcoClipper has renovated the 1912…
British Ports Association (BPA) Welcomes New Shore-Power Government Funding
7th February 2023 Ports & Shipping
The British Ports Association (BPA) has welcomed the UK Government’s new £77m Zero Emission Vessels and Infrastructure (ZEVI) competition, which was launched yesterday. BPA research has found that no shore power project anywhere in the world has gone ahead without…
Second LNG Dual-Fuel Newbuild Tanker for James Fisher Everard Enters Service
7th February 2023 Ports & Shipping
A second 6,000dwt LNG dual-fuel tanker for James Fisher and Sons plc based in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria on the Irish Sea has been delivered. The newbuild Lady Maria Fisher will be traded by James Fisher Everard (JFE) alongside its existing fleet…
MSC Group to Launch New Container 'Feeder' Service Linking Dublin and Cork to Mainland Europe
4th February 2023 Ports & Shipping
Major global container shipping operator the MSC Group is to launch a new direct 'feeder' service connecting Dublin Port and the Port of Cork to mainland Europe, writes Jehan Ashmore. The new weekly service to Dublin and Cork is to link…
Seatruck Ferries Cease Passenger Motorist Services Across Irish Sea Freight Routes
2nd February 2023 Ports & Shipping
Seatruck Ferries which last year was acquired by Compagnie Luxembourgouise de Navigation (CLdN) has recently announced in ceasing bookings for car based passengers and motorhome customers on their Irish Sea freight routes, writes Jehan Ashmore. Over the years, Seatruck Ferries…
European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) Conference 2023 Heads to Bremen, Germany
1st February 2023 Ports & Shipping
In four months time the European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) is gathering in Bremen,Germany for the 19th edition of its annual Conference during 1-2 June. The conference is the annual highlight of the European port industry and community as ESPO…
Celtic Freeport Among Bidders Could Generate 16,000 Jobs In Wales
30th January 2023 Ports & Shipping
The granting of a freeport status to two ports in Wales would generate billions of pounds say campaign backers. Among the three bidders is Celtic Freeport which hopes to see the south Wales ports of Milford Haven and Port Talbot…
Container Giants Maersk and MSC to Discontinue 2M Alliance in 2025
30th January 2023 Ports & Shipping
Two container giants, Maersk A/S, an entity under A.P. Moller - Maersk and the MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) have mutually agreed to terminate, effective in January 2025, the present 2M alliance. In a joint statement, CEO Vincent Clerc of…
Value Maritime's Emission Filtree Systems to Be Installed on BG Freight Line Containerships
29th January 2023 Ports & Shipping
Value Maritime is to have ship emissions-reducing Filtree Systems, including the Clean Loop 30% carbon capture systems, installed on a quartet of BG Freight Line newbuild container vessels. Purus Marine and Nordic Hamburg have placed the order with Value Maritime.…
