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#MaritimeServices- NUI Galway's SEMRU launched an independent report during the 2nd Annual Ocean Wealth Conference that was held last week in Cork. The report claims that a planned International Shipping Services Centre (ISSC) could put the Irish capital on a…

#Ports&ShippingReview – Over the last fortnight, Jehan Ashmore has reported on the shipping scene and among the stories covered are featured below. EU funding of more than €12.3m secured by the Port of Cork for Ringaskiddy Redevelopment Project. ICG container…

#IrishPorts - Transport Minister Paschal Donohoe has today (Friday 10 July) welcomed the announcement by the European Commission that a number of projects – including developments across three Irish ports – have been recommended for co-funding under the Connecting Europe…

#Ports&Shipping – The latest Irish Maritime Development Office (IMDO) Weekly Market Review includes the following stories outlined below. Irish Maritime News: Marine Sector to Double Contribution to GDP by 2030 - Irish marine industries can exceed €6.4bn a year in…

#MarineNotice - The latest Marine Notice from the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport (DTTAS) advises that the Maritime Labour Convention 2006 (MLC 2006) comes into force in Ireland on 21 July 2015. The Maritime Labour Convention (MLC) was adopted…

#NewbuildTanker- Ardmore Shipping Corporation this week have announced that its latest newbuild Ardmore Seafox, was delivered by SPP Shipbuilding Co Ltd. The Sacheon shipyard in South Korea handed over the 49,999dwt product and chemical newbuild on 25th June 2015.Ardmore Seafox…

#NewEUCONcontainers – EUCON, one of Irish Continental Group's container shipping divisions have extended their container range capabilty with 30 new 45ft refrigerated containers. The new containers which arrived last week are to be introduced into service from the first week…

#ShippingReview – Over the last fortnight, Jehan Ashmore has reported on the shipping scene. Smart Tina of 38,900 tonnes became the largest ever ship to call to Greenore. The Co. Louth port having recently underwent an extensive dredging project. The…

#DredgingWaterford – Dredging maintenance operations are underway on Waterford Estuary as Causeway is kept busy to ensure shipping lanes are of the required depth, writes Jehan Ashmore. The Irish Dredging Company Ltd which is an agent for Dutch based global…

Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Paschal Donohoe TD, has secured Government approval for the Harbours Bill 2015. The purpose of the Bill is to provide the necessary legal basis to allow for the later transfer by Ministerial Order of…

#FirstMaritimeWinners - Ireland's maritime and marine sector were recognised at the inaugural Maritime Industry Awards held last week. The awards took place in Dublin at the Ballsbridge Hotel last Thursday and were hosted by Colm O'Regan of 'Irish Mammies' fame.…

#ArklowWindFarm- Maintenance work is underway at the Arklow Bank Offshore Windfarm that required the use a jack-up rig towed from Falmouth, writes Jehan Ashmore. The eight-legged 'walking' jack-up rig Wavewalker 1 owned by Faro Seacore is also based in the…

Following the completion of an extensive port dredging project, the arrival of the largest steel ship to ever call to Greenore represents a new landmark for the port. The cargo vessel MV Smart Tina arrived in Greenore Port from China…

#Ports&Shipping – The latest Irish Maritime Development Office (IMDO) Weekly Market Review includes the following stories outlined below. Irish Maritime News: Cork Maritime Development News -An Board Pleanála approved planning application for Ringaskiddy Port Redevelopment project that will see €100…

#Ports&ShippingReview – Over the last fortnight, Jehan Ashmore has reported on the shipping scene. Ardmore Shipping's fleet increased to 19 tankers with the delivery of the 49,999dwt Ardmore Sealion from an Asian shipyard. An Bórd Pleanála has delayed making a…

#Stena@NMCI – The Stena Association of Maritime Institutes (STAMI) held its first meeting of 2015 at the National Maritime College of Ireland in Cork. It is the first time the association, made up of ten training institutes from three continents,…