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#LaunchCountdown – Arklow Shipping will look forward to the first of 10 Dutch built newbuild cargoships which will be named and launched next week, writes Jehan Ashmore. The joint ceremony is to take place at the Royal Bodewes ‘‘Jachtwijk’ yard…

#BoxUpgrade - Irish Continental Group division EUCON has completed an upgrade programme by renewal of its container fleet with the introduction of 200 new 45ft units. Added to this EUCON had introduced 30 new 45ft reefers branded under the "The…

#ShippingReview – Over the last fortnight, Jehan Ashmore has reported on the shipping scene as outlined in the following stories below. Shipping and port activity in the Republic of Ireland rose by 3% in the second quarter of 2015 when…

#2016ESPOconference - The European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) is inviting its members, policy makers and stakeholders to join in the 13th edition of its annual conference, which will be hosted by the Dublin Port Company. The event will take place next…

#GalwayPort - Courtesy of Galway Tourism's Twitter feed, here's an incredible overhead time-lapse video of the oil tanker Galway Fisher arriving in port at Galway Harbour recently. Compressing the ship's meticulous series of manoeuvres down to under a minute – compare with the real-time video here – the video shows the…

#portsshipping – Shipping and port activity in the Republic of Ireland rose by 3% in the second quarter of 2015 when compared to the corresponding period of 2014, according to the latest quarterly iShip Index* published today by the Irish…

#Ports&Shipping – The latest Irish Maritime Development Office (IMDO) Weekly Market Review includes the following stories outlined below. Global Maritime News: Melting Arctic Ice Caps Leads to Change In Global Shipping Routes - The disappearing Arctic ice cap will boost…

#Ports&ShippingReview – Over the last fortnight, Jehan Ashmore has reported on the shipping scene as outlined in the following stories below. Further progress on newbuild Arklow Vale involved the aftship section joined with the foreship outside of a Dutch shipyard…

#WindfarmSupport - A pair of 18m long windfarm support, passenger transfer and survey support catamarans are the latest additions to Waterford based Fastnet Shipping, writes Jehan Ashmore. The windfarm support vessels named Fastnet Pelican and Fastnet Petrel are of 60…

#NewSeaWolf - Ardmore Seawolf is the third newbuild in a series of tankers delivered to Ardmore Shipping Corporation. The 49,999dwt IMO 3 product and chemical tanker was completed by SPP Shipbuilding from the Sacheon shipyard in South Korea and was…

#CompletedHull – Further progress on the newbuild Arklow Vale took place on Monday with the aftship section transported outside of a Dutch shipyard's building hall, writes Jehan Ashmore. The section mounted on road-trailers was towed by truck to an adjoining…

#Ports&Shipping – The latest Irish Maritime Development Office (IMDO) Weekly Market Review includes the following stories outlined below. Report on Safety and Maritime Practises in the Irish Fishing Industry is Released - According to afloat.ie, chief executive of Irish Water…

#Ports&ShippingReview – Over the last fortnight, Jehan Ashmore has reported on the shipping scene with the following stories below. A new container shipping service from Scotland to The Netherlands via the new Liverpool2 deepwater port will open up new routes…

#DryDocking - An Irish flagged cargoship that operates a UK-Channel Islands service has completed an intermediate dry-dock survey in Dublin Port from where she departed yesterday, writes Jehan Ashmore. The work was carried out by Dublin Graving Docks Ltd on…

#NewLoLoService - A new shipping service from Scotland to The Netherlands via Irish Sea deepwater ports will open up new routes to market businesses in Glasgow. The new Greenock-Rotterdam service via Liverpool and Belfast will also open up new opportunities…

#Ports&Shipping – The latest Irish Maritime Development Office (IMDO) Weekly Market Review includes the following stories outlined below. Irish Maritime News: Dublin Cargo Volumes Grows by 5% with Aims to Break Passenger Records by the End of This Year. The…