Irish Port and Shipping News

Christmas: As Crews matter, a special seafarers’ Christmas service available as a digital download for seamen over the festive period has been developed by the Isle of Man Ship Registry and Dutch Seafarers’ Mission Association -Nederlandse Zeevarenden Centrale.

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’s acquisition of a Brazilain operator, Log-In – Logistica Intermodal S.A., will add up to 15,000 TEU of capacity, edging MSC just above Maersk in the ranking table, according to a maritime analyst. Above: MSC Edith (1,658 TEU) arriving in Dublin Bay in recent years. AFLOAT adds, yesterday, a larger fleetmate MSC Joy (1,933 TEU) from Antwerp, Belgium, was observed arriving initially to Dublin Bay before the large Lo-Lo ship by Dublin Port standards, entered to berth at the DFT Terminal, a container division of Irish Continental Group.

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.…

As we approach the second anniversary of the MV Alta becoming grounded on the Cork coast, an expert has said the State has learnt nothing from previous wreck incidents. Also above, a local takes a break from his walk to inspect the cargoship MV Alta on rocks near the village of Ballycotton, Co Cork.

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…

Irish goods imports from the UK as a whole – including Northern Ireland – are down 49pc since 2015

Exports from Britain Increasingly Ship through the North

21st December 2021 Ports & Shipping

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…

Artist’s impression of a strategic hub for the offshore wind industry at Ros an Mhíl in Connemara

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 react to congestion that has led to carriers’ schedules being impossible to maintain and increasing blank sailings. MSC and Maersk have rationalised their northern Europe rotations to improve reliability, with Felixstowe (as above, Afloat's photo of MSC Cordoba) and Rotterdam among those to lose calls.

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 Cloud during an earlier phase of modular block construction as can be seen the upper superstructure /deckhouse's positioning at Ferus Smit's shipyard in the Netherlands, from where today the newbuild presented a spectular amidships launch into the ‘Winschoterdiep’ canal. See link below for video.

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 the EU Commission proposal setting out the new guidelines for the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T).

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…

Personnel from the Swedish Coast Guard investigate the damaged British (registered) ship Scot Carrier in the port of Ystad, Sweden following collision with the Danish Karin Hoej in the Baltic Sea.

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…

Supply chains and more findings from the Irish Exporters Association can be read below. Above a containership which operates between the UK, Ireland and mainland continental Europe.

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…

Following Glasgow's hosting of COP26, the west Scottish city will host Maritime UK Awards in 2022. Maritime UK is the collective voice for the UK's maritime industries that champions and works to enable a thriving maritime sector. Among the winners for last year, Afloat adds were Babcock International, Princess Yachts and Tapiit Live.

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: Two missing as cargo ships collide. One of the vessels, Scot Carrier is safe including its crew. Afloat adds, the Scot Carrier (built 2018) trades to Irish Ports with the importation of Swedish timber products and those from Germany.

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…

At the major Finnish port of Hamina-Kotka, work has begun to convert ships wastewater to fuel that can be used in trucks.

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,…

Moody’s, the global integrated risk assessment firm, has revised the global shipping outlook to ‘stable’ from ‘positive’ for the next 12-18 months.

Earnings from Global Shipping Forecast to Retreat from Peak

8th December 2021 Ports & Shipping

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…

Waterford based Maritime Expert Ireland, has carried out the world's first Remote Digital Cleaness Survey of a Combination Carrier

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 along with several Irish companies had visited Liverpool, its port and to explore growth opportunities in NW England. AFLOAT adds the Liverpool2 container terminal last month marked its fifth year since opening. The Merseyside facility has eight 92m high ‘megamax’ quayside cranes that bring new and global trading markets to the UK and Ireland, where AFLOAT also adds Peel Ports operate MTL Terminals, a container facility in Dublin Port.

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…