Irish Port and Shipping News
IMDO Market Review: ‘Box’ Volumes Rise, Record Asia-Europe Price Drop, Transport Tunnels Under Suez, Maersk Megaships $1bn Order and More
26th November 2014 Ports & Shipping
#Ports&Shipping –The latest IMDO Weekly Market Review includes the following stories as detailed below. Irish Ports: Container shipping volumes rose by 9% in Q3 2014 - As previously reported on Afloat.ie, container shipping volumes Lo/Lo, rose by 9% in Q3.…
#ArklowGreenNewbuild – Arklow Shipping's latest B class newbuild with 'green' credentials, Arklow Brave which is designed with a bulb-less hull form is to be christened and launched next month, writes Jehan Ashmore. Arklow Brave follows a quartet of bulk orientated…
#ContainerRiseVolume – According to the Irish Maritime Development Office (IMDO) container shipping volumes, Lo/Lo have rose by 9% in Q3 of 2014. Ro/Ro experienced a 6% growth and Break Bulk volumes grew by 16%. This is in contrast however to…
#IrishShipping - Former officers, crew and staff of Irish Shipping gathered at the Conrad Hotel on Friday evening (14 November) for a special reunion 30 years after the liquidation of the company, as The Irish Times reports. Among those in…
Seafarers & Shore-Staff Recount Tales at Irish Shipping Ltd Reunion
16th November 2014 Ports & Shipping
#ISL30thReunion- Irish Shipping Ltd, the state-owned deep-sea shipping company that was liquidated 30 years ago was marked by former employees attending a reunion that was held on Friday in the Conrad Hotel, Dublin, writes Jehan Ashmore. In recognition of the…
Ports & Shipping Review: EPSO Re-Elect Chairman, Ardmore's Finance Plan, Green Port Award, New Foynes Jetty, Double Ship Incidents and ISL 30th Anniverary
15th November 2014 Ports & Shipping
#Ports&ShippingReview: Over the last fortnight, Jehan Ashmore has reported on the shipping scene, where the European Sea Port Organisation (ESPO) re-elected Garcia-Milà as Chairman following a vote of the organisation's General Assembly held in Brussels. Tanker fleet operator Ardmore Shipping…
Similar Named Ships Highlight 30th Anniversary Closure of Irish Shipping Ltd
14th November 2014 Ports & Shipping
#ArklowWillow- According to organisers of a Irish Shipping Ltd reunion this evening in Dublin, today marks the 30th anniversary of the liquidation of the former state-owned shipping company in 1984, writes Jehan Ashmore. Following the outbreak of WWI in 1939,…
Overheating Ship's Cargo Hold and Oil Spill Incidents at Warrenpoint
11th November 2014 Warrenpoint Port
#Vesselincidents - Within a fortnight two separate incidents involving a pair of vessels berthed in Warrenpoint, took place at the Co. Down port on the shore of Carlingford Lough. Last week, overheating of cargo on board a hold of the…
IMDO Shipping Review: EU Co-Fund Dublin Port Studies, Vessel Spill Clean-Up, Maersk Rule the World, Bunker Energy System and More
7th November 2014 Ports & Shipping
#Ports&Shipping –The latest IMDO Weekly Shipping Market Review includes the following stories as detailed below. Irish Ports: EU Programme Co-Funds - Capacity Studies on Port of Dublin. As previously reported on Afloat.ie, almost €2.5 million from the EU TEN-T Programme…
Living the Green Port: Slovenian Port of Koper Wins ESPO Award 2014
5th November 2014 Ports & Shipping
#ESPOgreenPortAward – The Slovenian port of Koper has been awarded this year's ESPO Award in recognition of its work in creating a sustainable future for the port and its surroundings. The prestigious award ceremony was held in Brussels last night…
Ardmore Shipping Corporation Announces Financial Results and $20 Million Share Repurchase Plan
5th November 2014 Ports & Shipping
#ArdmoreShipping - Ardmore Shipping Corporation, operators of a modern products and chemical tanker fleet, has announced financial results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and a $20 million Share Repurchase Plan. The corporation (whose principle operating…
Garcia-Milà Re-Elected as European Sea Port Organisation Chairman
4th November 2014 Ports & Shipping
#EPSOchairman - Santiago Garcia-Milà has been unanimously elected for a second term as Chairman of the European Ports Organisation (ESPO) following a vote of the organisation's General Assembly held in Brussels this afternoon. The General Assembly also elected Annaleena Mäkilä…
Ports & Shipping Review: Cork Environment Recognition, Arklow’s ‘Green’ Bay, Bantry €24m Redevelopment, EU Co-Fund Dublin Port Studies
1st November 2014 Arklow Shipping
#Ports&ShippingReview: Over the last fortnight, Jehan Ashmore has reported on the shipping scene, where the Port of Cork achieved a (PERS) Port Environmental Review System certification. Among the other ports awarded the PERS certification was Moerdijk, the Dutch port which…
#GreenNewbuild - Arklow Bay which was launched in March and now in service docked in Dublin Port today having sailed from Bordeaux on Monday, writes Jehan Ashmore. The 119m long general cargoship which features green credential notably a 'bulb-less' bow…
IMDO Shipping Review: Cork Port Achieves Environment Certificate, 'Box' Rates Decrease,Tankers Target Threat, Scrubbers Most Economic and More
29th October 2014 Ports & Shipping
#Ports&Shipping –The latest IMDO Weekly Shipping Market Review includes the following stories as detailed below. Irish Ports: Cork Port Receives Recognition for High Environmental Standards – (as previously reported on Afloat.ie), the European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) was delighted to…
#BantryHarbourPlans - The Port of Cork Company is to embark shortly on what it hopes will be the first phase of a €24m redevelopment by the port for facilities at Bantry Harbour which will encourage more seaborne trade and cruise…
