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Shipping Review: Cargoship Move, London’s Largest Ship, Ports Up 7%, ICG Results & Final ASL 'Green'
#ShippingReview - Over the last fortnight, Jehan Ashmore has reported on the shipping scene. Stricken cargoship Lysblink Seaways was to be moved to a safe haven after the 120m-long vessel originally ran aground near Ardnamuchan Point in Scotland's West Highlands…
IMDO Review: Aoife Plan to Proceed, Group Backs Cork Port, US Ports in Action & More
#Ports&Shipping –The latest IMDO Weekly Market Review includes the following stories as detailed below. Aoife: Ireland is proceeding with the planned donation of the LE Aoife to Malta to assist in humanitarian work despite reports that members of the armed…
Irish Continental Group Statement of Results for 2014
#ICGresults2014 – Irish Continental Group released today a full year Statement of results for the year ended 31 December 2014. As outlined below are the Groups' key financial and performance highlights for last year: • Revenue up 9.6%, adjusted EPS…
'Breeze' Arklow's Final Newbuild With 'Green' Hull Credentials to Be Launched
#FinalGreen – Arklow Breeze has been chosen as the name of the final of six 8660dwt newbuilds that features a cargo hull designed with 'green' credentials, writes Jehan Ashmore. The slender sharp hull lines of newbuild (no. 414)  are to…
Irish Continental Group (ICG) Appoint New Chief Financial Officer
#IrishContinental - The Irish Continental Group (ICG) has appointed Mr. David Ledwidge to the position of Chief Financial Officer. Ledwidge is a Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants Ireland and a Bachelor of Science graduate from Dublin Institute of…
Irish Ports & Shipping Volumes Up 7% During Q4 2014
#ShippingVolumes - Irish ports and shipping activity rose by 7% in the fourth quarter of 2014 when compared to the corresponding period of 2013. The figures released today are from the quarterly iShip Index* published by the Irish Maritime Development…
Largest Ever Ship to the Thames Calls to London Gateway
#LondonsLargest - Munkebo Maersk, a 195,000 ton Triple E-class became the largest ship ever to sail up the River Thames to DP World London Gateway, the UK's newest deep-sea port hub. The 60m wide containership is 399m long - equivalent…
Grounded Cargo Ship Moved To Safer Anchorage
#Shipping - Stricken cargo ship the Lysblink Seaways was set to be moved to a safe haven yesterday afternoon (25 February) in advance of poor weather. As previously reported on Afloat.ie, the 120m-long vessel ran around near Ardnamuchan Point in…
Ports Shipping Review: Tonnage Tax Talk, D’Amico’s Largest, 'Box' Rise 9% & More
#Ports&ShippingReview - Over the last fortnight, Jehan Ashmore has reported on the shipping scene. Rebecca Wardell, Business Development Manager of the Irish Maritime Development Office (IMDO) addressed the Irish Maritime Law Association's Spring Lecture in a talk titled, 'Understanding the…
Shipping Volumes: Container Sector Rose 9% in Q3 2014
#ContainerVolumes - The Irish Maritime Development Office (IMDO) today released Q3 figures for 2014 of the following main shipping sectors as detailed below. Container shipping volumes, Lo/Lo rose by 9% in Q3. In the Ro/Ro sector this experienced a 6%…
Cargo Ship Stuck On Rocks In Scotland's West Highlands
#Shipping - A cargo ship en route from Belfast to Norway has run aground near Ardnamurchan Point in Scotland's West Highlands. And as BBC News reports, the UK coastguard believes it will be stuck there for some time. The Lysblink…
IMDO Review: 'Ocean Wealth' Dates, UK Maritime Opportunity & Port Congestion
#Ports&Shipping –The latest IMDO Weekly Market Review includes the following stories as detailed below. Irish Shipping News: The 2015 Harnessing Our Ocean Wealth annual conference will be held in Ringaskiddy and Haulbowline in Cork Harbour on the 10th and 11th…
A&P Falmouth Customers Include Stricken Solent Vehicle-Carrier Ship
#A&Pfalmouth – Hoegh Osaka, the 51,770grt vehicle-carrier towed to Southampton following a deliberate grounding incident to save the vessel from sinking in the Solent last month, is undergoing repairs at A&P Falmouth, writes Jehan Ashmore. The stricken-ship which had listed…
Waterford Port Seeks New CEO
#waterfordport – Ireland's 'oldest' port is seeking to recruit an enthusiastic, dynaminc leader for the role of CEO when the current Chief Excecutive retires this year. Waterford Port has advertised the role in today's Sunday Business Post. The port plays…
Leadship ‘Bank’ Berths Along Dublin Port’s South Bank
#ArklowLeadship – Afloat.ie has followed the progression of Arklow Shipping's series of 'B' class newbuilds almost a year ago to the day and that of leadship Arklow Bank which departed Dublin Port yesterday, writes Jehan Ashmore., Arklow Bank is the…
Drogheda Port Handled Over 1.2m Tonnes in 2014
#Ports - Drogheda Port Company handled over 1.2 million tonnes of cargo in 2014, an increase of 17% on 2013. The port outperformed the Irish port sector in terms of year on year throughput growth for the third year running.…