Irish Port and Shipping News
#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…
Environmental Report from ESPO Focuses On Top 10 Environmental Priorities In European Ports
18th October 2018 Ports & Shipping
#Ports&Shipping- The annual Environmental Report for 2018 (download) published by the European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) was presented yesterday at the GreenPort Congress in Valencia, Spain. The ESPO Environmental Report includes environmental performance benchmark indicators as well as the Top 10 Environmental…
Large Containership MSC Ela Finally Arrives to America Following Dublin Bay Anchorage Diversion
12th October 2018 Ports & Shipping
#Ports&Shipping - MSC Ela, the large containership which due to engine-problem was forced to divert to Dublin Bay last week while on a voyage from UK to the USA, has finally arrived in New York Port today, writes Jehan Ashmore.…
UK Shipyard On Merseyside Cammell Laird Wins 10-Year RFA £619m Support Contracts
8th October 2018 Ports & Shipping
#Ports&Shipping - UK based shipyard and engineering company Cammell Laird on Merseyside, says winning two 10-year contracts to support the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) worth an estimated £619million is a massive boost. The announcement will enable the company to continue…
UK Coastguard Awarded £1million to Boost Autonomous Shipping Industry
5th October 2018 Ports & Shipping
The autonomous and smart shipping industry is set to receive a boost, after the UK's Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA) and the Department for Transport (DfT), in collaboration with the National Oceanography Centre’s (NOC) Marine Robotics Innovation Centre, successfully secured…
#Brexit - The latest notice from the European Commission to stakeholders on Brexit preparedness concerns the field of aviation and maritime security. Subject to any transitional arrangement that may be contained in a possible withdrawal agreement, as of the withdrawal…
New Date For Warrenpoint Port's Public Consultation On Proposed Dredging Plans
3rd October 2018 Dredging
#Ports&Shipping - A new date has been set by Warrenpoint Port (Monday 15th October) for a public drop-in event to allow members of the public and other stakeholders to learn more about proposed changes to how dredged material from the…
‘Unique’ Cross-Border Position Foyle Port Will Leverage after Brexit
27th September 2018 Ports & Shipping
#Ports&Shipping - The Irish Times writes that Foyle Port, which has operations on both sides of the Border, plans to use its “unique” position to its advantage after Brexit, its chief executive said on Thursday. Brian McGrath said the port,…
Cowes Cargoship Caller Docked in Major UK Port of Hull to Open Rare Public Tours In October
26th September 2018 Ports & Shipping
#Ports&Shiping - Cowes Week synominous for the World famous regatta held in the UK off the Isle of Wight town is also home to Carisbrooke Shipping which today has one of their cargoships docked in the Port of Hull which…