Irish Port and Shipping News
IMDO Review – Bantry’s Go Ahead, Cheaper ‘Box’ Fuel, Alliance Concerns & More
8th May 2015 Ports & Shipping
#Ports&Shipping - The latest IMDO Weekly Market Review includes the following stories as outlined below. Irish Maritime News: Bantry Harbour €8.5m Plan Gets the Green Light - Bantry harbour is set for a major €8.5m redevelopment which will see a…
#LondonGateway - The Logistics Park's first warehouse at the London Gateway, the UK's newest deep-sea hub port is to begin operating this week. The Common User Facility is set to be 60% allocated within the next few months according to…
Shipping Review: Finn-Irish Links, Drogheda 225th, Dingle’s Big Ship, Economist Report & New Ports Bill
2nd May 2015 Ports & Shipping
#Ports&ShippingReview – Over the last fortnight, Jehan Ashmore has reported on the shipping scene where among the stories covered was that of Finnlines acquisition of ro-ro freighter Dorset from Cobelfret, which spent a brief spell late last year on their…
Hamburg Süd Shows Interest in Ocean Three’s Expanding East-West Trades
1st May 2015 Ports & Shipping
#OceanSüdMembership - Hamburg Süd would be interested in joining the Ocean Three alliance according to Lloyds Loading List .com, if its first steps into the east-west trades prove successful. That would also mean becoming a tonnage provider and eventually contributing…
#ESPOplea- The European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) is joining a group of transport stakeholder associations in a plea to further exploit the full potential of the short-sea shipping sector. The group of stakeholders include European association for forwarding, transport, logistics…
#ports – Minister for Transport, Tourism & Sport, Paschal Donohoe TD will shortly publish a new Bill to provide for the transfer to local authority control of the five Ports of Regional Significance – Drogheda, Dún Laoghaire, Galway, New Ross and…
#LondonGatewayUASC – The London Gateway, the UK's newest deep-sea hub port as previously reported on Afloat.ie, has this month seen the United Arab Shipping Company (UASC) start services on the South America 2 service (SAM2). The UASC offering is part…
#imdo – Ireland's ports and shipping services play an important role as enablers of economic growth. In 2014, port volume increases of more than 2%, as measured by the iShip Index*, tracking Ireland's economic recovery. Commenting on the 2014 traffic…
IMDO Review: Bantry ‘Benefits’, Oscar's Panama Registry,Box Rates Drop 13% & More
23rd April 2015 Ports & Shipping
#Ports&Shipping - The latest IMDO Weekly Market Review includes the following stories as outlined below. Irish Maritime News: "Many benefits" to Bantry Inner Harbour Development – A steady stream of interested parties were drawn to a public information meeting held…
#PostPanamaxShips – Container shipping giant, Hapag Lloyd prepares for Panama Canal's new locks opening next year with an order for five 10,500 TEU container ships, reports LloydsLoadingList.com Not all major lines are seeking to boost competitiveness by buying the largest…
Largest Ship to Dingle Harbour Loads Sandstone For UK Roads Construction
22nd April 2015 Ports & Shipping
#LargestShip - A ship over 290 feet in length was pulled by tugs into Dingle Harbour at high tide this week reports RadioKerry.ie The Wilson Dublin cargo vessel was there to collect 3,500 tonnes of chipping from Corca Dhuibhne which…
#DroghedaPort225th –This year celebrates the 225th anniversary of Drogheda Port Company whose origins date to 19th of April 1790 when the very first board meeting was held in the town's Tholsel. Drogheda Port Company can trace it historical roots to…
#CargoshipsEnd - Lysblink Seaways, the paper-products cargsoship, which ran aground off the Scottish west coast in February, is according to InverClydeNow.com to be broken up on the Clyde after damage proved too extensive to repair. The side-loading carrier vessel was…
Cobelfret Sale Ro-Ro Freighter to Finnish Operator With Irish Connections
18th April 2015 Ports & Shipping
#Cobelfret – Finnlines have acquired ro-ro freighter Dorset from Cobelfret, which spent a brief spell late last year (see report/photo) on their Irish operations, Dublin- Zeebrugge and also to Rotterdam, writes Jehan Ashmore. The sale to Finnlines earlier this year…
Shipping Review: Ardmore Newbuild, Work at Foynes, Congested Rotterdam, International Ports AGM Heads to Dublin
18th April 2015 Ports & Shipping
#Ports&ShippingReview – Over the last fortnight, Jehan Ashmore has reported on the shipping scene where Ardmore Shipping was delivered a 25,000dwt tanker newbuild, Ardmore Cheyenne from a Japanese shipyard. Phase one of work continues on a major €50m investment of…
#ExtendedDeadline- Due to high levels of interest in the inaugural Maritime Industry Awards (18 June), as previously reported on Afloat.ie, the entry deadline for companies to submit in the categories has been extended to Thursday 23rd April. The awards ceremony,…
