Irish Port and Shipping News
#NewDirector - Wales’ biggest port, the Port of Milford Haven, has appointed a new head of operations for Pembroke and Milford Docks, tasked, among other roles, with bringing new business into the port. Natalie Britton is the new Director of Operations…
ESPO Welcomes Declaration on EU Operational Guidelines On Places of Refuge
29th January 2016 Ports & Shipping
#PlaceOfRefuge - European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) together with all maritime industry stakeholders, the European Commission and EMSA co-signed a joint declaration to express their support for the recently adopted EU Operational Guidelines on Places of Refuge. The declaration took…
#RoughRide - Uncertainty about China’s economic performance and slowing trade growth will make 2016 a difficult year for shipping executives, according to one leading analyst, although he highlighted India as one possible bright spot if the Modi administration can deliver…
#Waterford - The Port of Waterford Company has announced increases across all categories shipped in to and out of the port at Belview in 2015. There was a 10% increase in tonnage of bulk cargoes in 2015 compared to 2014.…
Shipping Review: Dublin Port Record Growth, P&O Close Route, Baltic Dry Plunges & More
23rd January 2016 Ports & Shipping
#ShippingReview – Jehan Ashmore reviews the shipping scene over the last fortnight where among the stories are outlined below. Dublin Port posts record year for cargo in 2015, where trade growth year-on-year was 6.4% and total throughput was 32.8 million gross…
Shipping Index ‘Baltic-Dry’ Tumbles to Fresh Record Amid China Turmoil
20th January 2016 Ports & Shipping
#RatesTumble - The cost of transporting commodities, plunged to a record amid signs of slowing economic growth in China that’s also hurting the nation’s stock market, reported Bloomsberg.com earlier this month. • Measure falls to 468 points, lowest since it…
#dAmico(Ireland) - d’Amico International Shipping S.A. operating in the product tanker market, announced that its operating subsidiary d’Amico Tankers Limited (Ireland) sold the m/t Cielo di Salerno last month. The 36,032dwt handysize product tanker built in 2002 by STX South…
#PortScholarships - The Port of Milford Haven, south Wales have awarded to four students with scholarships which will see them receive a financial award, plus a four-week work placement. Bethan Rogers, Hannah Taylor, Isabel Harries and Guto Harries successfully applied…
Shipping Review: Worlds Largest PCTC Visits Dublin, President Signs Harbours Bill & More
9th January 2016 Ports & Shipping
#ShippingReview – Jehan Ashmore reviews the shipping scene over the last fortnight where among the stories are outlined below. The World's largest pure car and truck carrier (PCTC) vessel, Höegh Target, with a capacity for 8,500 car equivalent units departed…
IMDO Review: New Port Safety Code, Shipping Indices Perform Badly & New Suez Canal Branch
5th January 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: HSA Publish New Code of Practice for Health and Safety in Dock Work. On Monday the 30th of…
#DundalkPort- Dundalk Port could soon be controlled by Louth County Council following the signing of a bill by President Michael D Higgins on Christmas Day, reports The Talk of the Town. The provision for the possible future transfer of the…
President Higgns Signs Harbours Bill into Law, Regional Ports Transfer to Local Authorities
28th December 2015 Ports & Shipping
President Higgins signed the Harbours Bill into law on Christmas Day, the first time a President has signed legislation in to law on that day. The Harbours bill provides the necessary legal framework for the transfer of certain ports in…
Shipping Review: Official View on Newbuild, Saints for Pilotboats & Drifting Cargoship
26th December 2015 Ports & Shipping
#ShippingReview – Over the last fortnight, Jehan Ashmore has reported on the shipping scene as outlined below. Arklow View was launched without official ceremony at an inland Dutch yard, however the second cargoship out of 10 in a new series,…
#PortChristening - Arklow View a newbuild cargoship which was launched last week without official ceremony as previously explained on Afloat, will however be given the opportunity of a christening ceremony, writes Jehan Ashmore. Royal Bodewes, the Dutch shipyard in Hoogezand,…
Some more video footage of Saturday's service to the 'Samskip Express' taken by crew member, Andrew Stevens.
Posted by Penlee Lifeboat on Monday, 21 December 2015
#DriftingCargoship – A drifting cargoship on the way from Rotterdam to Ireland has been rescued off Plymouth by the RNLI, coastguard and a Dutch tug. The Plymouth Herald writes that the 130m ship suffered engine failure and began dragging anchor…
Port of Milford Haven Choose 'Three Saints' Names for New Pilot Boats
18th December 2015 Ports & Shipping
#NewPilotBoats – According to Milford Haven Port Authority, three of their new pilot boats will be named ‘St Brides’, ‘St Govans’ and ‘St Davids’. The names follow a public competition which attracted almost one hundred entries. Currently the vessels are being…
