Irish Port and Shipping News
Shipyard Ferguson Marine 'Forced Into Administration' by Scottish Government
24th February 2020 Ports & Shipping
On Clydeside a troubled shipyard was "forced into administration" by the Scottish Government without giving the private sector time to save it, a dossier compiled by its former owner has claimed. Ferguson Marine, the last yard in Scotland still handling non-defence…
Plea to UK Government to Get On With Reopening of Appledore Shipyard
24th February 2020 Ports & Shipping
Councillors in Devon have urged the UK Government to hurry up and get a deal over the line to reopen Appledore Shipyard. Despite a union-led protest march, a 9,500-strong petition and the efforts of local MPs, the north Devon shipyard…
The European Maritime Law Organisation’s Spring Seminar 2020 will take place in Dublin on Friday 27 March. A packed programme with something for everyone interested in the maritime law sector is promised for the seminar, in association with A&L Goodbody…
Ports Organisation's Position Paper on European Green Deal Objectives in Ports Revealed At ESW2020
20th February 2020 Ports & Shipping
The European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) has published its Position Paper on the European Green Deal objectives in ports. The publication yesterday of EPSO's position paper fits into the European Shipping Week (ESW), currently taking place in Brussels. In the…
Ireland Needs Expert To Direct Response To Maritime Incidents, Consultant Says
19th February 2020 Ports & Shipping
Ireland needs to appoint a Secretary of State’s Representative to deal with any future maritime or shipping incidents similar to the beaching of the MV Alta, a maritime expert advises. Captain Neil Forde, a maritime consultant with Marine Hazard Ltd,…
Fuel in small amounts has been found in tanks belonging to the grounded cargo ship, MV Alta, but there is no cargo on board. That is according to an initial report by marine contractors who boarded the vessel at low…
Cargoship Has Environmental Assessment While Washed Up on Cork Coast
18th February 2020 Ports & Shipping
Underway is an environmental assessment on the cargoship that washed up on the Cork coast over the weekend. Cork County Council is investigating if oil or other hazards could leak into the coastal waters around Ballycotton Bay. The ship had…
Livestock Export Ships Have Licences Revoked Over Operator’s Low Performance Rating
18th February 2020 Ports & Shipping
Two ships that regularly carry livestock from Ireland to the Middle East and North Africa have had their licences revoked over their operator’s low performance rating. According to The Guardian, it emerged that the Department of Agriculture, Food and the…
New UK Treasury Minister Announces Ten-Week Consultation to Rapidly Establish 10 Free-Ports
17th February 2020 Ports & Shipping
Ports in the UK, once designated as freeports, will have no domestic taxes levied on any goods within them, according to a Multimodal news update. Taxes will only be levied when a product leaves the freeport, and enters the rest of…
Ballycotton Sea Adventures is reporting that a cargo ship abandoned at sea for more than a year has run aground on the Cork coastline during Storm Dennis, writes Tom MacSweeney. An initial Irish Coast Guard inspection of the 'ghost ship'…
UK Free Ports: Will Investment Drivers for 'Global Britain' Secure Conservatives New Northern Strongholds?
11th February 2020 Ports & Shipping
On the west coast of Ireland the little known Shannon Airport unknowingly started a trade revolution back in 1959 when it became the world’s first free trade zone. Skip forward six decades and Brexiteers are holding up this small town…
First Minister of Scotland Dragged into CalMac £200m Ferry Fiasco
6th February 2020 Ports & Shipping
The First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon announced the price of a disastrous contract for a pair of CalMac ferries before it was finalised, MSPs have heard. As The Herald reports, the billionaire Jim McColl said the First Minister publicly…
UK Shipyard: Appledore's Potential Buyer ‘Has Been Waiting for Four Months’
1st February 2020 Ports & Shipping
In the UK the Government has been accused of ‘dither and delay’ following claims a viable buyer has been lined up for Appledore shipyard for four months. The GMB Union, according to NorthDevon Gazette, (yesterday, 31 January) criticised the Government…
The European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) is co-organising an event on decarbonisation of shipping as part of the European Shipping Week (ESW). The event organised in conjunction with the European Community Shipowners' Association (ECSA) will take place in 19 February…
Waste to Energy Firm Renews Long-Term Licence with Warrenpoint Harbour
28th January 2020 Ports & Shipping
Headquartered in Newry, Co. Down is Re-Gen WTE (Waste to Energy) Ltd which has agreed a new long-term licence with Warrenpoint Harbour Authority (WPHA) The company, The Irish News reports, which specialises in covering energy from rubbish that normally ends…
Fine For Captain Found Drunk In Charge Of Cargo Vessel In Belfast Harbour
17th January 2020 Ports & Shipping
A captain found drunk in charge of his ship in Belfast docks has been fined £500, as the Belfast Telegraph reports. Fifty-eight-year-old Oleg Okolobvich was arrested after fellow crew were forced to step in to avoid the cargo vessel Danica…
