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#ArdmoreEcoTanker- Ardmore Shipping Corporation has acquired a 49,997 dwt Eco-design product and chemical tanker built in July 2013 from the STX Offshore & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd., South Korea, for a purchase price of $36 million. The newbuild is expected to…

#ManxShippingScene – Outsiders could easily conclude that the Manx capital, Douglas is exclusively where all shipping activity takes place given the traditional 'steam-packet' links between the island and the UK and Ireland, not so, head northwards to Ramsey, writes Jehan…

#EcoTankerNewbuilds - d'Amico International Shipping S.A., an international marine transportation company which has a subsidiary based in Ireland since 2001, has announced the launch of two additional MR "ECO" vessels built at Hyundai Vinashin Shipyard Co Ltd. in Vietnam. The…

#PortAward -This year, European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) will be holding their 6th Award on Societal Integration of Ports. The awards are to address innovative port projects that lead to environmental improvement for the benefit of the wider port and…

#Ports&Shipping –The latest IMDO Weekly Shipping Market Review includes the following stories as detailed below. Container Market: Idle box - fleet falls but overcapacity prevalent - The idle containership fleet has edged below 2% of the overall fleet for the…

#ArklowRuler – As previously reported, Arklow Ruler (2006/2,999grt), which ran aground at the entrance of Drogheda Port at the mouth of the Boyne, was eventually re-floated late this morning, writes Jehan Ashmore. A previous attempt to re-float the Irish-flagged 80m…

#Ports&Shipping - The volume of cargo shipped through Irish ports saw an overall increase of 3% in 2013, with three of the five principle freight segments experiencing growth. This is according to the 11th annual edition of the Irish Maritime…

#Ports&Shipping –The latest IMDO Weekly Shipping Market Review includes the following stories as detailed below. Container Market: Demolitions to hit new record in 2014 - A record number of container ships are set to be scrapped this year, as reported…

#ICGinterimstatement – Irish Continental Group (ICG) has issued below this interim management statement which covers carryings up to 17 May 2014 (i.e. 20 weeks) and financial information for the first four months of the year, i.e. January to April. Volumes…

#TEN-Tprojects - European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) together with several associations in the transport sector today, have sent a common statement to the European Commission on state-aid clearance in the context of TEN-T projects. The undersigning associations in the transport…

#ESPOconference -The European Sea Ports Organisation (EPSO) Conference 2014 concluded last Friday in Gothenburg. A presentation of EPSO's memorandum for the European elections in which European port authorities identify six points of attention for the incoming Parliament and Commission: 1.…

#Ports&Shipping –The latest IMDO Weekly Shipping Market Review includes the following stories as detailed below. Container Market: Reliability improves for first time this year - The reliability of container carrier lines improved for the first time this year in March,…

#WicklowPort – As a snapshot into the shipping activity of Wicklow Port, this morning saw the departure of Lehmann Baltic (1997/2,820grt) with a cargo of refuse derived fuel (RDF) bound for Bremen, writes Jehan Ashmore. RDF is mostly made of…

#Ports&Shipping –The latest IMDO Weekly Shipping Market Review includes the following stories as detailed below. Container Market: Surplus to remain as slow steaming is here to stay - Overcapacity in the container market is expected to persist until 2017 at…

#Ports & Shipping Review – Over the last fortnight, Jehan Ashmore has reported on the shipping scene, where French route cruiseferry Oscar Wilde had to cancel a round-trip to Rosslare Harbour due to a technical fault of a radar, which…

#Ports&Shipping –The latest IMDO Weekly Shipping Market Review includes the following stories as detailed below. Container Market: G6 proposes mega-boxship orders -The G6 liner alliance is planning to outdo P3, its main rival, by ordering even larger container ships than…