Irish Port and Shipping News
#WickowPorts - UKD Orca (2000/3,087grt) yesterday departed Arklow Bay having completed capping a spoil pit site off the County Wicklow harbour which was dredged last year, writes Jehan Ashmore. As previously reported on Afloat.ie, UKD Orca was tasked in capping…
#TonnageTaxTalk - Irish Ambassador to Germany, Michael Collins opened the Irish Maritime Development Office's latest event in Hamburg held last month. Speakers included Rebecca Wardell, Business Development Manager (IMDO), Hugh Kennedy Kennedy's Law, Paul Packard Bank of Ireland and Dermot…
Ireland-Wales ‘Rugby’ Routes, It’s Not Just All About the Ferries You Know!
14th March 2015 Ports & Shipping
#IrelandWalesLinks – Ireland-Wales sea links between these two Celtic nations, who play each other today in the RBS Six Nations encounter, are not exclusively all ferry-based which included this week's debut of Superfast X, as Jehan Ashmore explains. Asides the…
IMDO Market Review: Shannon Supertankers Plan, ICG Profits Up, EU Study LNG & More
13th March 2015 Ports & Shipping
#Ports&Shipping –The latest IMDO Weekly Market Review includes the following stories as detailed below. Irish Maritime News: €50m port plan for super-tankers - A €50m plan for Foynes port will enable a new era of super-tankers to berth there and…
Arklow Harbour Dredging Related Work to Cap Pit Spoil Site Offshore
12th March 2015 Ports & Shipping
#ArklowHarbour - Arklow Harbour is set to have the final stage of dredging related works to be completed within the next fortnight, following last year's dredging as previously reported on Afloat.ie, writes Jehan Ashmore. Work is to involve the capping…
#Shipping - The world's biggest capacity container ship is currently docked in Felixstowe in its first ever visit to UK waters, as BBC News reports. The MSC Oscar is somewhat shorter than the CSCL Globe which called at the same…
Shipping Review: Cargoship Move, London’s Largest Ship, Ports Up 7%, ICG Results & Final ASL 'Green'
7th March 2015 Ports & Shipping
#ShippingReview - Over the last fortnight, Jehan Ashmore has reported on the shipping scene. Stricken cargoship Lysblink Seaways was to be moved to a safe haven after the 120m-long vessel originally ran aground near Ardnamuchan Point in Scotland's West Highlands…
IMDO Review: Aoife Plan to Proceed, Group Backs Cork Port, US Ports in Action & More
5th March 2015 Ports & Shipping
#Ports&Shipping –The latest IMDO Weekly Market Review includes the following stories as detailed below. Aoife: Ireland is proceeding with the planned donation of the LE Aoife to Malta to assist in humanitarian work despite reports that members of the armed…
#ICGresults2014 – Irish Continental Group released today a full year Statement of results for the year ended 31 December 2014. As outlined below are the Groups' key financial and performance highlights for last year: • Revenue up 9.6%, adjusted EPS…
'Breeze' Arklow's Final Newbuild With 'Green' Hull Credentials to Be Launched
4th March 2015 Arklow Shipping
#FinalGreen – Arklow Breeze has been chosen as the name of the final of six 8660dwt newbuilds that features a cargo hull designed with 'green' credentials, writes Jehan Ashmore. The slender sharp hull lines of newbuild (no. 414) are to…
#IrishContinental - The Irish Continental Group (ICG) has appointed Mr. David Ledwidge to the position of Chief Financial Officer. Ledwidge is a Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants Ireland and a Bachelor of Science graduate from Dublin Institute of…
#ShippingVolumes - Irish ports and shipping activity rose by 7% in the fourth quarter of 2014 when compared to the corresponding period of 2013. The figures released today are from the quarterly iShip Index* published by the Irish Maritime Development…
#LondonsLargest - Munkebo Maersk, a 195,000 ton Triple E-class became the largest ship ever to sail up the River Thames to DP World London Gateway, the UK's newest deep-sea port hub. The 60m wide containership is 399m long - equivalent…
#Shipping - Stricken cargo ship the Lysblink Seaways was set to be moved to a safe haven yesterday afternoon (25 February) in advance of poor weather. As previously reported on Afloat.ie, the 120m-long vessel ran around near Ardnamuchan Point in…
Ports Shipping Review: Tonnage Tax Talk, D’Amico’s Largest, 'Box' Rise 9% & More
22nd February 2015 Ports & Shipping
#Ports&ShippingReview - Over the last fortnight, Jehan Ashmore has reported on the shipping scene. Rebecca Wardell, Business Development Manager of the Irish Maritime Development Office (IMDO) addressed the Irish Maritime Law Association's Spring Lecture in a talk titled, 'Understanding the…
#ContainerVolumes - The Irish Maritime Development Office (IMDO) today released Q3 figures for 2014 of the following main shipping sectors as detailed below. Container shipping volumes, Lo/Lo rose by 9% in Q3. In the Ro/Ro sector this experienced a 6%…
