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Shipping Review: Ardmore's 'Sealion', Galway Port Delay & Stena Gather in Cork
#Ports&ShippingReview – Over the last fortnight, Jehan Ashmore has reported on the shipping scene. Ardmore Shipping's fleet increased to 19 tankers with the delivery of the 49,999dwt Ardmore Sealion from an Asian shipyard. An Bórd Pleanála has delayed making a…
Stena’s Global Seafaring Institutes Gather in Cork
#Stena@NMCI – The Stena Association of Maritime Institutes (STAMI) held its first meeting of 2015 at the National Maritime College of Ireland in Cork. It is the first time the association, made up of ten training institutes from three continents,…
Another Ardmore Tanker As 'Sealion' Joins the Fleet
#ArdmoreNewbuild - Ardmore Sealion a 49,999dwt newbuild has been delivered to Ardmore Shipping from SPP Shipbuilding Co., Ltd at the Goseong shipyard in South Korea. The launch of Ardmore Sealion classified as an IMO 3 product and chemical tanker took…
IMDO Review: Eithne’s Rescue Role, Bulker Order 20 Year-Low, Liberian Safer Registry
#Ports&Shipping – The latest Irish Maritime Development Office (IMDO) Weekly Market Review includes the following stories outlined below. Irish Maritime News: LE Eithne rescues migrants off Libya coast as reported on Afloat- After Government deployment of a Naval Service vessel…
Shipping Review: Ports Up 6%, ESPO On Transport Paper, Rosslare Seek Investors
#Ports&ShippingReview – Over the last fortnight, Jehan Ashmore has reported on the shipping scene where Irish ports and shipping volumes rose 6% in Q1 of 2015 compared to same period of 2014 according to the Irish Maritime Development Office (IMDO).…
IMDO Review: 10,000 Marine Jobs, Ardmore Results, US-Cuba Ferries & More
#Ports&Shipping – The latest Irish Maritime Development Office (IMDO) Weekly Market Review includes the following stories outlined below. Irish Maritime News: 10,000 Marine Jobs by 2020- The Expert Group on Future Skills Needs (EGFSN) has advised the Government to upskill…
Investors Sought to Upgrade Rosslare Europort
#RosslarePort - The Wexford People writes that up to €40 million is sought from investors to commit in a major upgrade of Rosslare Europort that will equip it to handle the ships of the future. Iarnród Éireann, the Port Authority…
Container Giant Applies Yemen War-Charge Surcharge
#WarRiskSurcharge – The world's third largest container shipping operator CMA-CGM has announced the implementation of a War Risk Surcharge on all shipments to Hodeidah, Yemen. The charges of US$300 per 20-foot and $600 per 40-foot containers are applicable with immediate…
IMDO Review: New Ports Bill, India's Merchant Bill, US ‘Box’ Boat Congestion & More
#Ports&Shipping – The latest IMDO Weekly Market Review includes the following stories outlined below. Irish Maritime News: National Ports Bill Enactment - Minister for Transport, Tourism & Sport, Paschal Donohoe will publish a new Bill as reported on Afloat.ie to…
European Ports Identify Priorities for EU Transport Policy
#ESPOconference2015 - Gathering in the Greek capital, Athens for the 12th edition of its Annual Conference, ESPO yesterday to present its views on the Mid-Term review of the 2011 White Paper on transport. This position paper must feed the review…
Volumes Up 6% in Irish Ports & Shipping During Q1 2015
#VolumesUp - An increase in volumes of 6% for Irish ports and shipping was recorded in the first quarter of 2015 when compared to the corresponding period of 2014. The data is according to the latest quarterly iShip Index* published…
Shipping Review: Ports Recovery, 10,000? New Marine Jobs & Shipping Chamber On Board CIT
#Ports&ShippingReview – Over the last fortnight, Jehan Ashmore has reported on the shipping scene. Among the stories covered was that Port volumes in 2014 increased more than 2% as measured by iShip Index*, the IMDO's volume index for all freight…
Irish Chamber of Shipping Represented On C.I.T. Governing Body
#ChamberOnboardCIT - The Irish Chamber of Shipping are pleased to announce that they have been successfully represented on the Cork Institute of Technology's Governing Body. CIT's Governing Body chairman, Mr. Bob Savage on behalf of the Minister for Education and…
10,000 New Jobs Forecast by 2020 for Marine & Maritime Economies
#MarineJobsRise - 10,000 new jobs could be generated in the marine and maritime sectors of the economy by 2020 according to the Expert Group on Future Skills Needs. In a EGFSN report "A Study of the Current and Future Skills…
Volume Growth Through Irish Ports Tracks Economic Recovery
#PortVolumesGrowth – Port volumes increases in 2014 were more than 2% as measured by the iShip Index*, the IMDO's volume index for all freight traffic moved to and from the Republic of Ireland. Results of the reseach carried out for…
Motorways of the Sea (MoS) Conference Held During UK Export Week
#MOSconference – A conference on the European Commission's Motorways of the Sea (MoS) initiative to streamline and promote intermodal maritime-based logistics chains is to be held in Liverpool. The free-to-attend conference is being held at No. 1 Mann Island on…