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The IMO's World Maritime University seafarer survey is underway for those currently working on any commercial ship, or have worked on such ships at any time after 1 February 1997
The International Maritime Organization (IMO)’s World Maritime University (WMU) in Sweden is calling all Seafarers to take part in a survey. As gCaptain reports, the survey is open to seafarers who are currently working on any commercial ship, or have…
Strike-action: Workers at the Port of Felixstowe, the UK's biggest container port are to strike later this month. As Afloat reported earlier this year, a 'feeder' containership, Anna G that following lengthy repairs in Dun Laoghaire, sailed to the North Sea port on the Suffolk coast which passed the 100m TEU mark since it handled its first container in the 1960s
At the UK's biggest container port in Felixstowe, workers are to strike for eight days in a dispute over pay. Around 1,900 members of the union, Unite will walk out on 21 August after rejecting a 7% pay offer from…
File image of the port at Chornomorsk in Odessa
Three shipments of grain from Ukraine departed from Odessa on Friday (5 August) with one bound for two ports in Ireland. The bulk carrier Navi Star is bringing 33,000 metric tonnes of grain destined for use as animal feed to…
Waterford Port CEO David Sinnott
David Sinnott, originally from Wexford, who has been working in Germany at Carl Zeiss Vision International as Vice President of Product Management, has been appointed the new CEO of the Port of Waterford Company. He will take up the post…
Danish operator DFDS which runs the Rosslare-Dunkirk freight link among its extensive route network, has acquired Dublin-based Lucey Transport Logistics
Danish shipping and logistics operator DFDS has entered into an agreement to acquire Dublin-based Lucey Transport Logistics. DFDS is continuing to invest in the Irish market by acquiring 100% of the share capital of Lucey Transport Logistics Limited. This follows…
CGI image of the modern office and workshop spaces being created in the hangar annexes at Pembroke Port (of the historic former Royal Navy Dockyard). The ferryport is located on Milford Haven in south Wales
The Pembrokeshire community in south-west Wales have been successful in naming four new buildings at the Port of Pembroke that are being created to service the growing renewables industry in the county. The annexes attached to the historic Sunderland Hangars…
GB traffic through Dublin Port rose by 24% year-on-year
The Irish Maritime Development Office (IMDO) has published its Unitised Traffic Report for Q1, 2022 with an executive summary below in addition to a full report, see attachment. RoRo RoRo traffic in the first quarter of 2022 grew by 18%…
Port of Milford Haven, Wales to Hold Annual Stakeholder Meetings to Engage with Local Community
In south Wales, the Port of Milford Haven is to host two Annual Stakeholder Meetings this year so to update members of the community on its latest developments and listen to feedback from the public. Tom Sawyer, the Port’s new Chief…
Dublin Inland Port
Brexit has been a significant driver of change for Dublin Port as an increase in direct trade with the continent has accelerated the need for offsite capacity. Dublin Port Company’s head of property Cormac Kennedy spoke to Independent.ie about this…
Svitzer Pembroke is set to strengthen Svitzer’s UK fleet (above file photo sample) in tanker towage and emergency capabilities in Milford Haven, south Wales. The arrival of Svitzer Pembroke is to take place in the coming months at the UK’s largest energy Port where on the estuary, Afloat adds is also the ferryport of Pemroke Dock connecting Rosslare Harbour.
Global tug provider Svitzer will strengthen it's UK fleet and emergency towing capabilities in the south Wales Port of Milford Haven with a newly reaquired tug, while freeing up another to support its London operations (see related story).  Svitzer, which…
Leading UK port operator, ABP has published their Annual Review 2022, reflecting on “Keeping Britain Trading” and achievements made in the past year. ABP operates 21 ports across the UK, supporting 119,000 jobs and contributing £7.5 billion to the economy every year.
The leading ports group in the UK, Associated British Ports (ABP) has published its Annual Review 2022 (download), reflecting on its success in “Keeping Britain Trading”, and its many achievements in the past year as it supported its customers throughout…
Mersey Maritime is calling for entries to apply as their 8th Annual Awards is to take place in November, 2022. Mersey Maritime is private sector-led business initiative to grow the maritime cluster of businesses and increase their impact on the region of the NW of England as an economic driver. New data from Mersey Maritime reveals the maritime sector in Liverpool city region is now worth £5bn a year, supporting almost 50,000 jobs.
Across the Irish Sea is where Mersey Maritime has launched their eighth annual industry awards and is calling for maritime and logistics businesses throughout the Merseyside region and the greater North West of England to start preparing their entries for…
 Europe’s ports at ESPOSecretariat and terminal operators and LKB FEPORT call for OPS where it makes sense in AFIR and FuelEU Maritime.
The European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) and the Federation of European Private Port Companies and Terminals (FEPORT) have jointly agreed that the proposals for an Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Regulation (AFIR) and the FuelEU Maritime Regulation should enable the deployment of…
Details of the successful recipients were announced by Minister of State for Overseas Development Aid Colm Brophy (above) late last week
A training programme aimed at reducing harmful emissions from shipping has won financial support in the first Irish Aid Enterprise Fund for International Climate Action. Dublin City University’s (DCU) school of law and governance, which is leading the study on…
European Sea Ports Organisation has welcomed the European Parliament's position of an Emission Trading System (ETS) that includes measures to address, and if possible, avoid carbon and business leakage.
The European Parliament on the 22 June adopted its position on the EU Emission Trading System (EU ETS), which includes an expansion of the ETS to include shipping emissions. The European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) welcomes the EP position that…
Peel Ports Group (incl. Liverpool) received the Sustainability Award at Multimodal Exhibition 2022. The accolade recognises the hard work and efforts of the business and the ports' people in setting our their NetZero 2040 agenda.
In the UK, the Peel Ports Group has been recognised as the winner of the ‘Sustainability’ category at the 2022 Multimodal Awards in acknowledgement of its impressive environmental efforts. As one of the country's largest port groups, Peel Ports manages…