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The secretary general of the International Maritime Organisation, Kitack Lim joined the chorus of international tributes flowing in for Queen Elizabeth II, who died yesterday (Thursday, 8th September) at 96. “Her genuine interest in shipping and maritime matters was remarkable,” Lim…

A seminar on “Seafarer Wellness” is to held at the National Maritime College of Ireland (NMCI), Ringaskiddy, Cork Harbour with the event taking place on Friday, 7 October. The organisers of the event, The Nautical Institute (Ireland Branch), the Irish…

VesselsValue has highlighted that following the late-August walkout at the Port of Felixstowe due to pay disputes, some container operators were unable to make alternative voyage plans, leading wait times at the UK port to climb towards year highs. Figure…

Carbon emissions have been reduced at the Port of Heysham's landside plant, with equipment and vehicles by up to 90%, in what is believed to be a first for any UK port. The port, part of the Peel Ports Group,…

Norwegian based small-bulker shipping giant Wilson ASA of Bergen has turned in a booming second quarter result with its fleet of over 100 owned vessels under 8,500 dwt. The Oslo-listed owner and operator is keen to use some of the…

Across the Irish Sea dock workers at the Port of Liverpool are to strike after being offered a "pay cut dressed up as rise", a union has said. Unite said more than 560 port operatives and engineers at the port…

Chemical and product tanker operator, Ardmore Shipping which developed a ‘Safety Rating’ app for their crew, was announced as a winner at the 2022 Maritime and Port Authority Singapore (MPA) International Safety@Sea Awards. The app launched in late 2020 by…

New Central Statistics Office figures show the value of goods exported from Ireland rose by 31% in the first half of the year. In total, goods worth €105bn were exported, up by €24bn on the same six-month period last year.…

The International Maritime Organization (IMO)’s World Maritime University (WMU) in Sweden is calling all Seafarers to take part in a survey. As gCaptain reports, the survey is open to seafarers who are currently working on any commercial ship, or have…

At the UK's biggest container port in Felixstowe, workers are to strike for eight days in a dispute over pay. Around 1,900 members of the union, Unite will walk out on 21 August after rejecting a 7% pay offer from…

Three shipments of grain from Ukraine departed from Odessa on Friday (5 August) with one bound for two ports in Ireland. The bulk carrier Navi Star is bringing 33,000 metric tonnes of grain destined for use as animal feed to…

David Sinnott, originally from Wexford, who has been working in Germany at Carl Zeiss Vision International as Vice President of Product Management, has been appointed the new CEO of the Port of Waterford Company. He will take up the post…

Danish shipping and logistics operator DFDS has entered into an agreement to acquire Dublin-based Lucey Transport Logistics. DFDS is continuing to invest in the Irish market by acquiring 100% of the share capital of Lucey Transport Logistics Limited. This follows…

The Pembrokeshire community in south-west Wales have been successful in naming four new buildings at the Port of Pembroke that are being created to service the growing renewables industry in the county. The annexes attached to the historic Sunderland Hangars…

The Irish Maritime Development Office (IMDO) has published its Unitised Traffic Report for Q1, 2022 with an executive summary below in addition to a full report, see attachment. RoRo RoRo traffic in the first quarter of 2022 grew by 18%…

In south Wales, the Port of Milford Haven is to host two Annual Stakeholder Meetings this year so to update members of the community on its latest developments and listen to feedback from the public. Tom Sawyer, the Port’s new Chief…