Irish Port and Shipping News
#WW2Seafarers - The annual Maritime Institute of Ireland held Commemoration for Irish Seafarers is to take place in Dublin next Sunday, 18th November. The wreath-laying event at 12.00 noon along the City Quay Memorial monument, is dedicated in honour of…
Committee to Discuss Brexit with British Irish Chamber of Commerce & Irish Exporters Association
13th November 2018 Ports & Shipping
#Ports&Shipping - In Dublin, the Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine will meet today (Tuesday, 13th Nov.) to discuss the impact of Brexit on agriculture, food and fisheries. Representatives from the British Irish Chamber of Commerce and the…
Warrenpoint Port has commissioned a new crane and has commenced the refurbishment of two other cranes following a major £3 million capital investment. The new crane, built and supplied by Finnish manufacturer Konecranes, will significantly improve efficiency at the Port…
IMDO Launch Report: “The Implications of Brexit on the Use of the Landbridge”
13th November 2018 Ports & Shipping
#Ports&Shipping - The Irish Maritime Development Office (IMDO) the State agency responsible for the development, promotion and marketing of the shipping and services sector, have produced a report, "Implications of Brexit on the Use of the Landbridge". Published online yesterday…
Eamonn O’Reilly Re-Elected as European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) Chairman
8th November 2018 Ports & Shipping
#Ports&Shipping - Eamonn O’Reilly has been unanimously re-elected as European Sea Ports Organisation (EPSO) Chairman following a vote of the organisation's General Assembly in Brussels yesterday afternoon. For the past two years O’Reilly has been chairing ESPO in addition he…
Deadline Approaches for Welsh Port of Milford Haven's Scholarship Scheme
6th November 2018 Ports & Shipping
#Ports&Shipping - Time is running out for Pembrokeshire students in south Wales to apply to the Port of Milford Haven’s annual Scholarship Scheme. The deadline for applications is at the end of this week, so don’t hesitate - apply now…
Brexit Minister Vows Deal Will Not Jeopardise UK Integrity On Visit to Ports
3rd November 2018 Ports & Shipping
#Ports&Shipping - The Brexit Secretary reports BBC News, has pledged that the government will not sign up to any deal which could threaten the UK's constitutional integrity. Dominic Raab made the comments after a one-day visit to Northern Ireland, where…
Port Snapshot: Bulker Berths in Waterford's Main Terminal to Discharge 15,000 Tonnes of Fertiliser
2nd November 2018 Ports & Shipping
#Ports&Shipping - A Maltese flagged bulk-carrier berthed in Belview, the Port of Waterford's main terminal to discharge 15,000 tonnes of fertiliser, writes Jehan Ashmore. The Taizhou Pioneer (32,453dwt) arrived from Avonmouth (Port of Bristol) on the Severn Estuary on Sunday.…
#Ports&Shipping- The UK shipyard (that built LÉ George Bernard Shaw) is to shut despite its owner being offered a £60m contract by the MoD. Staff at Appledore Shipyard in Devon reports BBC News have been told by owner Babcock that it…
#Ports&Shipping - A mystery that has got the City's of London's defence and industry experts speculating: just who is behind Boatman Capital Research? As Sky News reports, Boatman last week published a damning report on Babcock, the engineering services group,…
Eddie English of SailCork has shared video of an unusual arrival in Cork Harbour this morning in the shape of cargo ship BBC Pearl. The 150-metre Antiguan-flagged vessel is a heavy-lifting specialist and comes equipped with two massive cranes for the…
Liverpool2 Port Ready to Ease Retailer Concerns As Supply Chain Blockage Continues in UK
29th October 2018 Ports & Shipping
#Ports&Shippping - A UK ports operator, Peel Ports has said its Liverpool2 deep-water container terminal is ready to help clear the growing backlog of imported goods into the country caused by IT implementation problems in the south-east port of Felixstowe,…
Clune-Draft Report Welcomed By ESPO On European Maritime Single Window Environment
29th October 2018 Ports & Shipping
#Ports&Shipping - The European Parliament’s Committee on Transport and Tourism on 15th October published the draft report on the Commission’s proposal for a Regulation establishing a European Maritime Single Window environment, which came out on 17 May. The rapporteur, MEP…
Glenn Murphy FICS has been elected chairman of the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers Ireland at its 44th annual general meeting in Dublin last Thursday (25 October). He replaces outgoing chairman Sean McCabe FICS, who served for the previous two years.…
The recent totally carbon-free delivery of six tons of Irish craft beer from Cork to France makes for a positive response to those who are concerned by the adverse effects of industrially-induced climate change, and the possible interruptions to trade…
Former Royal Mail Ship (RMS) St Helena Returns 'Again' to UK Waters
23rd October 2018 Ports & Shipping
#Ports&Shipping - In just over a week of the RMS Leinster centenary ceremony held to commemorate the Irish Sea steamer, another former Royal Mail Ship RMS St. Helena reports the Dorset Echo returned to UK waters after an absence of seven…
