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#Ports&ShippingReview: Over the last fortnight, Jehan Ashmore has reported on the shipping scene, where the Port of Cork is to host the first Irish Maritime Forum on 26 September. The forum themed 'Developing the Dynamic Future for Ireland's Maritime Sector'…

#MaritimeConvention -Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Paschal Donohoe TD, and the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Richard Bruton TD, have announced this week the ratification by Ireland of the Maritime Labour Convention, which sets standards for working and…

#Ports&Shipping –The latest IMDO Weekly Shipping Market Review includes the following stories as detailed below. Container Market: Ultra-large vessel orders slow - Ordering of new containerships slowed significantly during the month of June, as European traffic demand began to increase,…

#Ports&Shipping –The latest IMDO Weekly Shipping Market Review includes the following stories as detailed below. Container Market: Maersk, MSC agree post-P3 vessel sharing agreement - With the failure of the P3 alliance, vetoed by China, Maersk Line and Mediterranean Shipping…

#Ports&ShippingReview: Over the last fortnight, Jehan Ashmore has reported on the shipping scene, where the European Sustainable Shipping Forum has called on European shipowners and port authorities for urgent clarification of rules regarding use of sulphur scrubbers due on 1…

#Ports&Shipping –The latest IMDO Weekly Shipping Market Review includes the following stories as detailed below. Container Market: Box volumes at North European ports to maintain growth - Box traffic in Northern Europe's six largest ports will rise by 6.9% in…

#Port&Shipping – Samskip Multimodal, have announced a new part-load services (LCL/groupage) between Italy and Ireland offering an alternative to traditional road haulage part load services. The new service is in addition to Samskip's existing full container loads. Samskip will operate…

#UnderwaterWaterford – Following our port snapshot of Waterford Harbour shipping this morning which included a dredger, INFOMAR takes us on a 3D-fly-through of the estuary (in reverse direction) showing the seabed as its winds its way upriver to the city,…

#Ports&Economy - Public finances look likely to substantially overshoot the Government's deficit target for this year, reports The Irish Times, following the release of new positive data on the economy. Experts are speculating that the Goverment could cut its planned…

#PortofWaterford – A port snapshot of shipping activity on Waterford Estuary this morning revealed an eclectic range of vessels between the city-centre quays to the open sea, writes Jehan Ashmore. Departing the city where a pair of Royal Navy 'Archer'…

#LegenderryPort160 – Following another successful Legenderry Maritime Festival which culminated with a send-off farewell of Clipper Race yachts at the Parade of Sail on Sunday, the host port also celebrated their 160th anniversary. Bonnie Anley, the new chairman of Londonderry…

#Ports&Shipping –The latest IMDO Weekly Shipping Market Review includes the following stories as detailed below. Container Market: 24,000 TEU containership on the horizon - Work on building a 24,000 TEU containership–5,000 TEU bigger than the current largest vessel–is set to…

#ShipScrubbers - The European Sustainable Shipping Forum) (ESSF) has called on European shipowners and port authorities urgently call for clarification of rules pertaining to use of scrubbers. The EU Sulphur Directive is set to come into force in only a…

#GigaretteSeizedShips – This week's seizure of €14m in contraband cigarettes, the biggest haul in Europe so far this year from the M.V. Shingle in Drogheda Port and subsequent unloading in Dublin Port, echoes similarities to another major haul that took…

#Ports&ShippingReview: Over the last fortnight, Jehan Ashmore has reported on the shipping scene, where at the inaugural 'Our Ocean Wealth' Conference, Simon Coveney, Minister for the Marine outlined significant progress made implementing the Government's 2012 Harnessing Our Ocean Wealth: An…

#CSOportStats – Port Statistics for 2013 have been released from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) which show their analysis on Irish Ports which handled more traffic when compared to 2012. The annual analysis also shows that the number of vessels…