Irish Port and Shipping News
Christmas Service Available for Seafarers as a Digital Download from Isle of Man Registry
24th December 2021 Ports & Shipping
A special seafarers’ Christmas service available as a digital download for crew over the festive period has been developed by the Isle of Man Ship Registry (IOMSR) and the Dutch Seafarers’ Mission Association -Nederlandse Zeevarenden Centrale (NZC). OMSR director Cameron…
New Container Giant: MSC to Overtake Maersk as Top Box-Line After Brazilian Acquisition
23rd December 2021 Ports & Shipping
LloydsLoadingList reports that the board of Brazilian regional container line Log-In – Logistica Intermodal S.A., has approved the acquisition of a 67% stake in the company by Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) in a bid valuing Log-In at just over $500m.…
Alta, Cork's Grounded Ghostship: 'There Will be Hell to Pay if We Have a Marine Disaster'
23rd December 2021 Ports & Shipping
Little has been learned from the State about how to deal effectively with marine wreck incidents since the Kowloon Bridge disaster over three decades ago and the Irish coast remains exposed to a potential marine disaster, a leading international maritime…
As Independent.ie writes, Britain is now far less important to Irish importers and exporters than it was before Brexit, figures show. A report by the Economic and Social Research Institute has found that goods from England, Scotland and Wales now…
Government Sets Policy for Ireland’s Commercial Ports to Develop Infrastructure to Support Offshore Renewable Energy
20th December 2021 Ports & Shipping
The Department of Transport has published a Policy Statement setting out the strategy for commercial ports to facilitate offshore renewable energy activity in the seas around Ireland. The document will also assist Ireland’s commercial TEN-T ports in applying for EU…
Shipping Lines Shuffle Schedules to Limit Delays at Europe’s Congested Ports
19th December 2021 Ports & Shipping
Containership carriers are continuing to reorganise their calls to northern Europe in an effort to avoid delays at increasingly congested ports. The 2M alliance of Mediterranean Shipping Co (MSC) and Maersk are the latest to amend two of their combined…
Arklow C-Class Cargoship Launched During Dull Skies Yet 'Cloud' Rises Fleet to Almost 60 Ships
17th December 2021 Arklow Shipping
Despite dull skies, a spectacular launch took place at a Dutch shipyard this morning of Arklow Shipping's latest newbuild which increases the fleet total to 58 cargoships, writes Jehan Ashmore The single-hold newbuild Arklow Cloud, a name used for the…
ESPO Welcomes Recognition of Multidimensional Role & Cross-Border Character of Europe’s Ports in TEN-T Review
15th December 2021 Ports & Shipping
The European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) has welcomed the Commission proposal setting out the new guidelines for the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T). The proposal, which was published on 14 December, lifts the importance of the maritime dimension and the role…
Swedish Prosecutor to Free One Suspect Held Over Cargoship's Collision in Baltic Sea
15th December 2021 Ports & Shipping
A Swedish prosecutor has said on Wednesday, according to Reuters, that one of two crew members of a British cargo vessel held after a collision capsized a Danish barge in the Baltic Sea would be released from custody. The second crew…
IEA Says Importers Prioritising Goods to Minimise Supply Chain Disruptions
14th December 2021 Ports & Shipping
As RTE News reports, supply chain issues are a global phenomenon, and Irish importers are prioritising what they import to minimise the effects of disruptions. Ireland exported €162 billion worth of goods in 2020 and figures so far this year…
Get Ready for Glasgow '2022' As Maritime UK Launches Awards Programme
13th December 2021 Ports & Shipping
Maritime UK launched today its national awards programme for 2022, celebrating the shipping sector worth over £46.1bn to the UK economy and supporting over 1 million jobs.⦁ Maritime UK Awards 2022 to be held at Glasgow Science Centre⦁ Awards to…
Baltic Sea: Danish & Swedish Authorities Said Cargoship Rescue Operation Under Way for at Least Two Crew
13th December 2021 Ports & Shipping
In the Baltic Sea two cargo ships have collided in an area between the Danish island of Bornholm and the southern Swedish city of Ystad. As RTE News reports, the Danish and Swedish authorities said a rescue operation was under…
Major Port in Finland Converts Freighters 'Wastewater' into Biogas
9th December 2021 Ports & Shipping
In the Finnish southern port of Hamina-Kotka, has begun the process of transforming the waste discharged from freighters into biogas that can be used as fuel for trucks. The port, which is located in Kymenlaakso along the Gulf of Finland,…
Earnings from shipping will suffer a double-digit decline next year, following a record year in 2021, but remain considerably higher than the pre-pandemic levels, according to Moody’s Investors Service. “Business and financial conditions will remain solid, but they are unlikely…
Irish Based Survey Firm Carry Out World First Remote Digital Cleanness Survey of Combination Carrier
6th December 2021 Ports & Shipping
The Waterford based Maritime Expert Ireland (MEI), a maritime survey firm working in the major European ports of Rotterdam, Antwerp and Amsterdam conducted a digital inspection of a combination carrier. The combination carrier's (a vessel that can be either a bulk-carrier…
Irish Minister of State for Trade Promotion Leads Enterprise Ireland Delegation Visit to Port of Liverpool
3rd December 2021 Ports & Shipping
The Irish Minister of State for Trade Promotion, Digital and Company Regulation, Robert Troy, led a one-day trade visit to the Port of Liverpool. The visit yesterday, organised by Enterprise Ireland, the country's trade and innovation agency, will further strengthen…