Irish Port and Shipping News
Port Snapshot: Campbeltown's Kintyre Links Continue With Ireland As Cruise Tallship Calls
3rd August 2016 Ports & Shipping
#PortSnapShot – Campbeltown, Scotland, almost at the tip of the Mull of Kintyre and a mere 19 km/12 miles from Northern Ireland, is where the impressive cruise tallship, Sea Cloud II is visiting today, writes Jehan Ashmore. The 5-star ultra-luxury…
Shipping Review: Arklow’s Third ‘Valley’, Maersk’s Larger Ship, Exporters On Brexit & More
30th July 2016 Arklow Shipping
#ShippingReview - Jehan Ashmore reviews the shipping scene from recent weeks. Arklow Shipping’s latest 5,150dwat cargoship newbuild built by Royal Bodewes, a Dutch yard in north-east Netherlands, launched Arklow Valley with a sideway splash into the waterway. A Wicklow Port…
#More45ftUnits - Irish Continental Group's (ICG) Eucon, one of three container divisons, which operates Ireland-France/Belgium 'feeder' services, have increased their 45ft unit capacity. The 300 new 45ft units were manufactured at the CIMC factory in Nantong, China. This latest batch…
#IEAonBrexit - Irish Exporters Association members in which an overwhelming 92% of them believe the decision by the UK to leave the European Union will have a harmful effect on their business. UTV News says the IEA published the results…
#LargerShip - Maersk subsidiary Seago Line has introduced a larger capacity load-on /load-off (lo-lo) containership to its recently created feeder service calling at Dublin Port, writes Jehan Ashmore. The Independent Accord (2007/20,995gt) operates the new container route between Algeciras-Liverpool-Dublin that…
#CargoTerminal - A Wicklow Port regular, cargoship Burhou I, has been involved in assisting construction of a new ferryport, away from routine ‘bread and butter’ cargoes such as round timber, writes Jehan Ashmore. Among the various work related vessels at…
#ThirdValley - Another addition to Arklow Shipping’s latest series of newbuilds built by Royal Bodewes, a Dutch yard in north-east Netherlands, was launched this morning, writes Jehan Ashmore. Yard no.724, Arklow Valley, a 5,150dwat Bodewes Eco-Trader (yard's own design), is…
IMDO Review: Stena On Brexit, UK Shipping Calls for Free Trade, Expanded Panama Canal & More
13th July 2016 Ports & Shipping
#IMDOreview - The latest Irish Maritime Development Office (IMDO) Weekly Market Review has among the following stories as outlined below. Irish Maritime News: Brexit: Stena Line Discuss the Impact of Brexit - As reported also on Afloat.ie, Stena Line has…
Shipping Review: Reduced Exposure on Brexit, Marine Industry Awards & Port Volumes Rise
9th July 2016 Ports & Shipping
#ShippingReview - Jehan Ashmore reviews the shipping scene and of the following stories among the last fortnight. Enterprise Ireland are to seek its clients to be less reliant on UK markets following Brexit, this is to reduce exports by about…
#PortTrafficStats - Irish ports handled 50.7 million tonnes of goods in 2015 according to the Central Statistics Office, an increase of 3.2 million tonnes (+6.7%) when compared to 2014. Goods forwarded fell by 7.5% to 17.0 million tonnes in 2015,…
IMDO Review: Big Response to Dublin Bay Dumping, EU Agree TEN-T, UK Concerns on Brexit & More
4th July 2016 Ports & Shipping
#IMDOreview - The Irish Maritime Development Office (IMDO) latest Weekly Market Review has among the following stories below. Irish Maritime News: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) received a record number of submissions in relation to Dublin Port's Dumping Plan as…
#LongerTrains - Irish Rail (Iarnrod Éireann) reports Multimodal, have recently completed a series of three freight train trials that will enable loads to be increased by 50%. The final trial late last month involved a multimodal service operated from Dublin…
#PortRegulation - The European Commission, Council and Parliament after 15 years of discussions, have reached an agreement on a Port Regulation, a legal European framework for organising the port services and financial transparency for ports in Europe. This week at…
Irish Exporters in Firing Line as Currency Crisis 'Good for UK' Firms
1st July 2016 Ports & Shipping
#ExportersBrexit - Bad news for Irish exporters into the UK as these imports will decline as foreign products become more expensive thanks to the weakening of sterling, ratings agency Fitch has warned. The Irish Independent writes that a weaker sterling…
#TerminalSite - The Port of New Ross on the River Barrow, has been a hub for dry and liquid bulk traffic and project cargoes for many years. In 2015, total trade through the Co. Wexford port exceeded 286,000 tonnes. In…
#RMShelenaHome – RMS St. Helena, the passenger and cargo vessel which provides a lifeline to St. Helena, a British Overseas Territory, deep in the South Atlantic, completed her final ever voyage from the UK yesterday. The 4,500 mile voyage having taken…
