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The historic UK shipyard at Appledore could reopen as early as December if a deal is secured at talks, say sources. AFLOAT adds the last vessel to be built at the north Devon shipyard was the OPV LÉ George Bernard Shaw, the fourth and final of the OPV90/P60 Class, which in April this year was commissioned by the Irish Naval Service.
In the UK at the Appledore shipyard in Devon, the facility is close to reopening, 12 months after its 164-year shipbuilding history appeared to have come to an end. The shipyard could reopen as soon as December if a deal…
Gantry cranes at a port connected with railway service
Experts from both sea and inland ports over the last year, have been assessing the European railway legislation from a port perspective. This has resulted in a position paper adopted by the European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) and the European…
Scottish Government Finance Secretary, Derek Mackay said the action taken would help to ensure a future for the yard where above AFLOAT adds is newbuild Glen Sannox, the first of the pair of public sector ferries (for operator CalMac) which the yard is working to finally complete. Note on the superstructure the Scots-Gaelic name of the duel-fuel ferry is 'Gleann Sannaig'
A contract has been signed by the Scottish Government to take the troubled Ferguson Marine shipyard into public ownership, reports The National. It follows an agreement reached last month for the Government to take over the yard after the firm…
Heavy-lift vessel, Maria berthed at Pembroke Dock on the Milford Haven waterway in south Wales, transported components of the former Murco oil refinery to Pakistan. AFLOAT adds the operation was somewhat similar to those in Ireland during 2004, when the disused Irish Fertiliser Industries (IFI) plant at Shelton Abbey in the Vale of Avoca, Co. Wicklow was dismantled. Large components of the plant that could not access Arklow Port were transported by road to Dublin Port from where heavy-lift vessel, Vega, exported parts for further re-use also in Pakistan in addition to China and Finland. Source: Journal of the Sea (Vol.1 No. 3 Winter 2004) a magazine published by the Maritime Institute of Ireland (National Maritime Museum, Dun Laoghaire).
A decommissioned oil refinery have been successfully exported from Pembroke Dock, south Wales to Pakistan.   The final parts of the former Murco Refinery plant in Pembrokeshire that closed in 2014 were recently removed in an operation that took six-weeks to…
According to a new report, sharing the cost of the International Maritime Organization’s new sulphur rules (see: Irish Sea ferry operator) across the containerised supply chain could mark a new era of greener shipping transportation. As LloydsLoadingList writes the report by…
The UK's largest port operator, Associated British Ports (ABP) is calling on all UK technology companies to help overcome specific operational challenges in the maritime industry. ABP is partnering with the Knowledge Transfer Network (KTN), to run the EnSiX Challenge Competition,…
On the concluding day of the British Ports Association conference in Belfast as previously reported on Afloat, the BHA and UK Major Ports Group (UKMPG) have responded to the latest EU withdrawal agreement currently awaiting parliamentary approval. Under the latest…
ESPO’s Secretary General, Isabelle Ryckbost presents the Ports of Barclelona, (Spain), Vigo (Spain) and Baku (Azerbaijan) with an EcoPorts’ environmental management standard (PERS).
It was congratulations from the European Sea Ports Organisation as the Port of Barcelona (Spain), Port of Vigo (Spain) and Port of Baku (Azerbaijan) achieved an EcoPorts’ environmental management standard (PERS). Isabelle Ryckbost, ESPO’s Secretary General, handed over the PERS…
Dr Rosa Mari presenting the ESPO environmental report 2019 at the GreenPort Congress in Oslo, Norway
The European Sea Ports Organisation today presented its annual Environmental Report for 2019 at the GreenPort Congress in Oslo, Norway. The ESPO Environmental Report includes more than 60 different environmental performance benchmarks including figures on the green services to shipping…
Prior to the launch of Scot Explorer, the second of three forest product carriers for operator, Scotline, at the Dutch shipyard of Royal Bodewes. A third and final sister to be built and named Scot Ranger recalls a predecessor of that same name which had called to Irish ports.
Scot Explorer became the latest launch for a UK shipping forests products operator, following a christening ceremony that was held at a Dutch shipyard yesterday, writes Jehan Ashmore. The launch (footage) of newbuild (NB 747) at the Royal Bodewes yard…
Irish Sea ports of Liverpool, Heysham (above) and Sheerness (London Medway) which have received UK Government funding to enhance measures ahead of the expected departure from the EU on 31 October.
The Irish Sea ports of Liverpool and Heysham in addition Sheerness (London Medway) all part of the Peel Ports Group, have received funding to enhance measures they have already taken to improve resilience ahead of the UK’s expected departure from…
Scottish Finance Secretary, Derek Mackay has met with new recruits at the re-nationalised Ferguson Marine shipyard on the Clyde
An increase in employment is a pledge at the nationalised Ferguson Marine shipyard which has resulted in 17 new jobs, with a further ten to be recruited, the Scottish Government announced today. The yard, reports The Scotsman, is in the…
BPA responds to the UK Government’s “two borders for four years” Brexit proposal.
The British Ports Association has responded to the UK Government’s “two borders for four years” Brexit proposals which was announced by the Conservative Party this week. Richard Ballantyne, Chief Executive of BPA said “The majority of Northern Ireland’s trade is with…
Glen Sannox, the first of a pair of much delayed duel-fuel ferries at the Fergusan Marine shipyard located on the Clyde, Scotland
In Scotland, the last civilian shipyard on the Clyde, The Herald reports, is to be nationalised by the country's Government within a month after a search for a commercial saviour failed. Workers at Ferguson Marine in Port Glasgow, which was…
In the shipping industry some major companies are considering joining a cross-industry coalition to develop zero-emission vessels by 2030. As Lloyds Loading List reports, box carriers MSC and Hapag-Lloyd, along with classification society DNV GL, have indicated they will assess…
Stena Impero sailed out of Iranian waters on Friday 27 September
Stena Impero, the British tanker detained by Iran for 10 weeks amid a tense standoff between the two countries, was allowed to sail from Iranian waters last Friday (27 October) and docked in Dubai the following day. But concerns remain…