Irish Port and Shipping News
#NewOperation - A new operation has taken over the running of the only Ireland-Wales container service, writes Jehan Ashmore. Cronus Logistics having taken over Cardiff Container Lines, have engaged with Associated British Ports (ABP) through incorporating one of their ports,…
#Detained- A cargoship from Scotland that was detained in Wicklow Port for a more than a week including St. Patrick's Day, finally departed last night bound for Belfast, writes Jehan Ashmore. The 674 tonnes Burhou I was detained by Port…
#MoreOrders - CLdN Ro-Ro SA which operates between Dublin and northern European ports has now confirmed two more vessels have been ordered, with options for a further four, through the Croatian shipbuilder Uljanik. The orders according to Multimodal, follow an…
#SaveElephants - Leaders of the global transportation industry in London this week signed a new declaraction committing major steps to fight criminal wildlife trafficking that has been hailed by the Duke of Cambridge as 'a game changer in the race…
Shipping Review: ICG’s 2015 Results, MEP's Vote in Port Regulation, Tenders for Cork's €100m Terminal
19th March 2016 Ports & Shipping
#ShippingReview – Jehan Ashmore reviews the shipping scene over the last fortnight. Container and ferry operator, Irish Continental Group released preliminary results for 2015 which reported positive operational and financial performance building upon the continued Irish economic recovery. Danish logistics…
US Top-Economist Jeremy Rifkin to Address ESPO Conference in Dublin
18th March 2016 Ports & Shipping
#TopUSeconomist - American top-economist and influential thinker Jeremy Rifkin will give a key note address at the European Sea Port Organisation (ESPO) annual conference which is to be held for the first time in Dublin on 3 June. Besides being…
#GiantCONRO - Atlantic Container Lines (ACL) giant new 81,600 tonnes leadship Atlantic Star, the largest ever container/ro-ro (conro) built ship was noted by Afloat.ie off Anglesey yesterday while bound to Liverpool. The Atlantic Star will operate alongside her sisters of the…
In the shipping and tanker business, it can be hard to predict far in advance which port will be called to next and even when in port, it can be complicated and expensive to deliver items to vessels as they…
#DifferentBow - The bow foreship of Royal Bodewes newbuild (yard No.723) to be named Arklow Valiant, was last week transported from the contruction hall to the outfitting quay at the Dutch shipyard, writes Jehan Ashmore. The foreship was joined to…
#EUportRegulation - The European Parliament voted on the Port Regulation and the Fleckenstein Report yesterday. The Parliament confirmed the outcome of the Transport committee. 451 MEPs voted in favour of the deal reached by the rapporteur and the shadow rapporteurs…
#RailBoost - DFDS the Danish logistics and shipping operator, has announced from this month a doubling of capacity on its weekly intermodal rail service between the Port of Waterford and Ballina, Co. Mayo. The new capacity according to Multimodal News,…
#ICGresults- Irish Continental Group plc released today their Preliminary Statement of Results for Year Ended 31 December 2015. Commenting on the results, Chairman John B McGuckian said, “2015 was another successful year for the group with growth in revenue of…
Shipping Review: Eco-Trader's First Sea Trials, Inaugural Shipping Forum & First Also for Maersk
5th March 2016 Ports & Shipping
#ShippingReview – Jehan Ashmore reviews the shipping scene over the last fortnight. Eco-Trader, Arklow View took her first sea trials for Arklow Shipping’s Dutch division when the cargsoship newbuild took to open waters off Eemshaven. Another first took place back…
Container Giant Maersk to Return to Liverpool and A First for Dublin Port
4th March 2016 Ports & Shipping
#MaerskDublin - Danish container giant, Maersk is set to return to the Port of Liverpool writes Lloyds Loading List, after more than a decade hiatus through its intra-European shortsea subsidiary Seago Line. From April, feeder specialist Seago Line will provide…
#Director - Irish Continental Group (ICG) parent company of Irish Ferries, yesterday announced the appointment of David Ledwidge as a Director of the Company. Ledwidge joined the shipping (incl Lo-Lo), transport and leisure group in 2006. In February 2015 he was…
#GreenTechology - At the annual European Marine Engineering Conference next month the event will climax with The Doug Woodyard Memorial Debate. Poul Woodall, director, environment and sustainability, DFDS will be speaking against the motion: This conference believes it does not…
