Irish Port and Shipping News
#ThinkClimate- Tackling global climate change is a concern of all European ports. In this spirit and in the light of the Paris Climate Conference last December, the European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) has joined the “Think Climate” coalition that has…
#Cement - Five new cement silos for Quinn Cement reports The Irish News are to be built at Warrenpoint Harbour in a £2.5 million investment. The silos will have total storage capacity of 7,500 tonnes and will be dedicated to…
#EPSO2016 – The European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) is to hold its annual conference in Dublin for the first time. EPSO is inviting its members, policy makers and stakeholders to join the 13th edition of its annual conference The conference…
#Forum - The Irish Maritime Development Office (IMDO) hosted an inaugural meeting of the Ship Commerce Forum as the first industry event of 2016. The event was held on Thursday 18th of February at Wilton Park House in Dublin. The…
#PortYachtClub - Pembrokeshire Yacht Club members have strengthened their commitment to safety on the Waterway after securing sponsorship from the Port of Milford Haven. The club applied to the Port’s Community Fund in order to purchase new navigation lights for…
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#FirstSeaTrials – Newest addition to Arklow Shipping’s Dutch division, Arklow View with her distinctive green hull took to open waters this morning to carry out her first sea trials, writes Jehan Ashmore. Arklow View with a yard no. of 722…
Shipping Review: Maritime Ireland in China, Record Trade Surplus & Shannon Almost Peaks
20th February 2016 Ports & Shipping
#ShippingReview – Jehan Ashmore reviews the shipping scene over the last fortnight and where among the stories are outlined below. At a Sino-Irish business seminar, director of the IMDO Liam Lacey spoke of the 'challenges and opportunities in the aviation…
#Shipping - The Irish Times reports that an Irish-owned ship transporting humanitarian supplies has been detained by Arab coalition forces on suspicion of smuggling arms to Yemen. The MV Mainport Cedar (see Afloat's coverage in 2014), a seismic survey support…
Marine Notice: New SOLAS Requirements For Verification Of Gross Mass Of Containers
18th February 2016 Ports & Shipping
#MarineNotice - The latest Marine Notice from the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport details new SOLAS requirements for the verification of the gross mass of shipping containers. Following concerns raised internationally by the shipping industry in relation to the…
IMDO Review: Bantry Development, Newbuilds Shrink & Hamburg Port Down 10%
16th February 2016 Ports & Shipping
#IMDOreview -The Irish Maritime Development Office (IMDO) latest Weekly Market Review has among the following stories as outlined below. Irish Maritime News: As reported on Afloat, BAM Civil Ltd has been appointed to the undertake the Bantry Inner Harbour Development. BAM's appointment…
#Grounding - APL Vanda, a 14,000TEU capacity containership was being checked for damage on Sunday after a loss of propulsion that left the ship grounded for two hours just outside the port of Southampton. The NOL-owned vessel was freed from…
Exports Rise 20% in 2015 to Over €111bn, Trade Surplus Biggest on Record
16th February 2016 Ports & Shipping
#RecordSurplus - A hike of 20% in exports to just over €111bn in 2015 boosted by the pharma and medical sectors, drove the trade surplus to a record level, writes The Irish Independent. Preliminary figures from the Central Statistics Office…
IMDO Director Focuses on 'Challenges and Opportunities' for Maritime Ireland and China
11th February 2016 Ports & Shipping
#LeasingSeminar - Irish Maritime Development Office Director Liam Lacey, speaking at the 2016 Sino-Irish business seminar focused on the the 'challenges and opportunities in the aviation and maritime leasing sectors and the implications for Ireland and China’. The seminar hosted by…
#WelshPorts – A network of five Associated British Ports (ABP) in South Wales including the Port of Swansea (see report on former ferry operator) had handled more than 12.5 million tonnes of cargo from the region in 2015. In addition, the…
Storm Damage Revealed as Irish Ferries Ship Epsilon Docks in Dublin Port
10th February 2016 Ports & Shipping
Irish Ferries ship Epsilon sustained extensive damage to her cargo – estimated by an Afloat source at thousands of Euro – having sailed from Cherbourg Sunday at 17:30 into the teeth of Storm Imogen. The 2011 Italian–built ship hit winds of a…
Shipping Review: Waterford Increase Trade, EU Adopt Places of Refuge, Belfast Handles 23m Tonnes
6th February 2016 Ports & Shipping
#ShippingReview – Jehan Ashmore reviews the shipping scene over the last fortnight where among the stories are outlined below. The Port of Waterford reported increases in 2015 across all categories shipped in to and out of the port at Belview.…
