Menu

Ireland's sailing, boating & maritime magazine

Irish Port and Shipping News
Irish Continental Group Steers Freight & Ferry Routes to Higher Profits
#ICGresults - The Irish Continental Group (ICG) which operates container operations and Irish Ferries, has recorded higher revenues and operating profits last year, as both passenger numbers and freight volumes increased, reports The Irish Times. The ferry group, which also…
Maersk ‘Banana-Boats’ Liner Service One Year On in Month of the Oscars
#MaerskBananaBoats – The excellent high adrenaline Oscar nominated film 'Captain Phillips' about the pirated containership Maersk Alabama (1998/14,120grt), saw a fleetmate of the US flagged vessel dock to unload bananas in the Port of Cork, writes Jehan Ashmore. The Maersk…
ESPO urges EU Parliament and Council to reach Agreement on Clean Fuel Strategy before EU Elections
#CleanFuels- The EU's parliament and council are to discuss in a meeting today the so-called "trilogue" on the Clean Fuel Strategy to reach a compromise and find a solution on the outstanding issues. If necessary, another trilogue is foreseen in…
IMDO Shipping Review: Improved Shipping Optimism, 2014 Cruise Growth and Rolls Royce 'Dron' CargoShips
#Ports&Shipping –The latest IMDO Weekly Shipping Market Review includes the following stories as detailed below. Industry Sentiment: Improved shipping optimism -Current market conditions were described as 'positive' by 69% of shipping industry respondents to the latest Norton Rose Fulbright annual…
Newbuild: Oil Products Tanker, King Fisher Docks in Dublin Port
#TankerNewbuild- A newbuild oil products tanker, King Fisher departed Dublin Port this morning, she is a 7,072dwt vessel operated by James Fisher Everard of Barrow-In-Furness, Cumbria, writes Jehan Ashmore. The double-hulled 8,363m³ (10 epoxy coated-tanks) is of the '8000' design…
Legacy of Ramsey Steamship Company Continues with Retention of ‘Ben’ Names
#Lockout1913voyage – Ben Maye (1979/548grt) the small cargoship chartered for last year's Lockout 1913 food-supply commemorative voyage as 'S.S. Hare' from Liverpool to Dublin continues to retain her Manx name despite her sale to new owners, writes Jehan Ashmore. The…
Department of Agriculture Urged to Revoke Licence of Irish-Libyan Livestock-Carrier
#CattleCarrier- Express I, the first serving Irish-Libyan livestock-carrier for nearly two decades as previously reported on Afloat.ie a year ago, is currently detained by the UK's Maritime Coastguard Agency (MCA), leading to calls to the Department of Agriculture to revoke…
IMDO Shipping Review: 'Box' Fleet to Slow in 2014, Newbuild Recovery, Irish Passengers Up and more
#Ports&Shipping –The latest IMDO Weekly Shipping Market Review includes the following stories as detailed below. Container Market: World fleet supply growth to slow in 2014 - Global containership fleet growth is to moderate to its slowest rate in over a…
Ports & Shipping Review: Arklow's Global-Built Newbuilds, Irish Ships Get 'Greener' and Ship's Rudder Incident
#P&SReview - Over the last fortnight Jehan Ashmore has reported from the shipping scene where Arklow Shipping's latest newbuilds are a Dutch built 4,800dwt general cargoship and a South Korean built 34,500 dwt tonnes bulk-carrier. As reported above, the Dutch…
Rudder Problems for German Containership Dry Docked in Dublin Port
#ShipRudder- A German-owned containership Arslan II (1991/3,125grt) that is understood to have got into difficulties due to rudder problems along Arklow Bank in mid-January, currently remains in a Dublin dry-dock, writes Jehan Ashmore. An initial tow of the Arslan II…
IMDO Shipping Review: ‘Box’ Market Sustainability, Dry-Cargo Health? and Ardmore Raise Finance
#Ports&Shipping –The latest IMDO Weekly Shipping Market Review includes the following stories as detailed below. Container Market: Sustainability on the horizon - The container market is forecast to become more sustainable in the coming years as supply and demand continue…
Arklow Shipping Banks on ‘Greener’ Hulled Newbuilds with Spring Launch of Bay
#ArklowNewbuilds – Arklow Bank is to be followed by the second of six new 'B'class 4,800 deadweight tons multi-purpose cargoships, with Arklow Bay to be launched early next month, writes Jehan Ashmore. As previously reported, the newbuilds are on order…
Arklow Shipping Newbuilds from Dutch and South Korean Shipyards
#ArklowNewbuilds - Arklow Shipping's latest newbuilds are a general cargoship and bulk-carrier completed from Dutch and South Korean shipyards respectively and together they raise the fleet total to some 44 vessels, writes Jehan Ashmore. Arklow Bank is understood to be…
Force 10 Plus Has Been All In A Day's Work This Winter in the North Atlantic
#storm – With more than a quarter of a million homes without power this evening as the current extreme westerly weather event sweeps across Ireland with all-destructive force, you'll scarcely spare a thought for the sailors on the North Atlantic…
IMDO Shipping Review: Global Container Growth, Strong Recovery 2014, Air-Cleaning Technology and more
#Ports&Shipping –The latest IMDO Weekly Shipping Market Review includes the following stories as detailed below. Container Market: Growing global container exports -Global container exports increased 5.3% year-on-year in December according to Container Trade Statistics' latest release as the global container…
Ports & Shipping Review: EU Shift Road to Sea, EPSO Call for Award Entries, Ardmore Secure Ship Finance
#ShippingReview - Over the last fortnight Jehan Ashmore has reported from the shipping scene where the European Union is making great efforts to shift freight movements away from land transportation to sea. Entries are now open for the European Sea…