Irish Port and Shipping News
IMDO Shipping Review: Worst Losses for World Maritime Lender, Irish Economy Trade Surplus Rise, WTO Raise Forecast Growth and more
24th April 2014 Ports & Shipping
#Ports&Shipping –The latest IMDO Weekly Shipping Market Review includes the following stories as detailed below. Shipping Finance: Worst annual losses for largest maritime lender - HSH Nordbank, the world's largest maritime lender, revealed losses recently of €814 million for 2013,…
Ports & Shipping Review: Drogheda's Longest Ship, Heysham Freight Increase, Galway Objection, ‘Rudder’ Containership Reaches Turkey and more
19th April 2014 Ports & Shipping
#ShippingReview – Over the last fortnight Jehan Ashmore has reported on the shipping scene, where the longest cargoship ever to dock in Drogheda Port, Rusich-5 at over 420ft berthed under the shadow of the railway viaduct. The Isle of Man…
IMDO Shipping Review: Irish Food Exports Rise, IMF Growth Forecast for UK, Mega ‘Box’ Alliance Pressure On Ports and more
17th April 2014 Ports & Shipping
#Ports&Shipping –The latest IMDO Weekly Shipping Market Review includes the following stories as detailed below. Irish Trade: Food exports to UK - The UK imports over 30% of its food consumption and remains the largest export market for Irish food…
#ShipsRudder - As previously reported on Afloat.ie, containership Arslan II (1991/3,125grt) that grounded on Arklow Bank in January, and understood to have damaged her rudder, arrived off Turkey in recent days, writes Jehan Ashmore. Following the incident off Co. Wicklow,…
Ports & Shipping Review: Livestock Ship Released, Liverpool2 Cost Concerns, Stena Launch French Link, Arklow’s Biggest Bulk Carrier and more
5th April 2014 Ports & Shipping
#ShippingReview – Over the last fortnight Jehan Ashmore has reported on the shipping scene, where an Ireland-Libyan serving livestock-carrier, Express 1 which has been in Fowey since February following detention has been released by UK authorities. Peel Ports Group operates…
#ArklowNewBULKER – Arklow Shipping Ltd's newest and largest bulk-carrier Arklow Spray is currently heading along the Western Scheldt leading to Antwerp, having departed Liverpool's Gladstone Dock lock mid-week, writes Jehan Ashmore. Arklow Spray which was berthed at Liverpool's Royal Seaforth…
#Liverpool2 – The Peel Ports group which operates the Port of Liverpool has dismissed claims of delays and budget overrun of the £300m Liverpool2 container terminal project is over budget and behind schedule. The scheme is to expand the Royal…
IMDO Shipping Review: Container Alliance Predicted, Shipping Confidence, Ireland to Outperform Eurozone and more
1st April 2014 Ports & Shipping
#Ports&Shipping –The latest IMDO Weekly Shipping Market Review includes the following stories as detailed below. Container Market: Further consolidation predicted - Consolidation is set to continue in the container market, as low freight rates and persisting overcapacity will lead to…
IMDO Shipping Review: US Approve Top 3 'Box' Ship Sharing, Irish Exports Values Rise, UK ShortSea Breaks 15m Units and more
26th March 2014 Ports & Shipping
#Ports&Shipping –The latest IMDO Weekly Shipping Market Review includes the following stories as detailed below. Container Market: FMC approve P3 Alliance –The US Federal Maritime Commission has granted regulatory approval for the P3 vessel-sharing agreement between the world's top three…
#Cattleships – The detention of the Ireland-Libyan serving livestock-carrier which has been in Fowey since February has been lifted by UK authorities, writes Jehan Ashmore. Commenting to Afloat.ie, a spokesman for the Maritime and Coastguard Agency said: "We inspected the…
Cargo Ship Captain Fined For Failing To Inform Coastguard Over Incident
23rd March 2014 Ports & Shipping
#Shipping - A cargo ship captain has been fined by Cork District Cork over failing to immediately inform the Irish Coast Guard of engine difficulties suffered by his vessel late last month. As the Irish Examiner reports, the Department of Transport,…
Ports & Shipping Review: Arklow's 'Green' Newbuild, Livestock Ship 'Post-Repair' Trails, Rail-Freight-Sea Success and much more
22nd March 2014 Ports & Shipping
#ShippingReview - Over the last fortnight Jehan Ashmore has reported from the shipping scene where Arklow Bay, second of six 'green' newbuilds was launched in the Netherlands for Arklow Shipping Ltd. Containership Arslan II that is understood to have got…
European Sea Ports Organisation Welcomes First Reading Agreement on Clean Fuel Strategy
21st March 2014 Ports & Shipping
#CleanFuels - Negotiators for the European Parliament and the Council reached an informal first reading agreement yesterday on the Clean Fuel Strategy. If confirmed by EP's Transport Committee and Plenary, the Directive could still be adopted before the EU elections…
DFDS Logistics and Iarnród Éireann First Year of Intermodel Results
19th March 2014 Ports & Shipping
#SeaRailFreight- A year has passed since Afloat.ie reported on the revival of container rail-freight services between Waterford Port and Ballina, to link in with DFDS Logistics sailing schedules to Europe. According to multimodal.org.uk which has more on this, since the…
Sister of to be Released UK Detained Ireland-Libya Livestock-Ship Sets Sail from Waterford
19th March 2014 Ports & Shipping
#Cattleships – The Ireland-Libya serving livestock-carrier Atlantic M departed Belview, Waterford today and is understood to be bound for the North African state's port of Misrata, writes Jehan Ashmore. As reported today, a sistership, Express 1 which in February encountered…
#Cattleships – The livestock vessel Express 1, which was detained in Fowey for five weeks to undergo urgent maintenance is likely to leave the port this week, writes This Is Cornwall. The vessel has remained in Fowey since early February…
