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Sister of Arklow Cape, the 5,000dwt Arklow Cadet is the leadship of 10 newbuilds on order, at her launch in June
#SecondCclass - The second of 10 newbuilds built to a new design for Arklow Shipping is to be launched next month, writes Jehan Ashmore. Yard No. 425 Arklow Cape is to be launched on 21 October from the Ferus Smit…
Discharging a cargo from Odertal
#BusinessPlan - The south east Port of Waterford is to increase it's annual revenue by almost a third over the next four years, reports WLR FM. The Waterford Harbour Board celebrated it's bicentenary this week with an event held in…
BG Freight Line order quartet of containerships for Ireland-UK northern Europe services from a Chinese shipyard to enter service in 2018
#ShippingReview - Jehan Ashmore reviews the shipping scene among the following stories over the last fortnight. Multicat workboat, Sgt Pepper which carried out mooring duties for the RNLI Dun Laoghaire during the summer, underwent maintenance at Mooney Boats, Killybegs, Co. Donegal.…
One of the oldest ASL short-sea cargoships, Arklow Rose of 4,500dwt has been sold to UK owners, Charles M. Willie & Co (Shipping) Ltd of Cardiff, Wales. The single box hold has options for up to 9 position separations.
#ShipSold - As Arklow Shipping continue a shipbuilding spree to replace ageing tonnage, one of their oldest ‘R’ class short-sea cargoships has been disposed, writes Jehan Ashmore. Built in 2002 the Arklow Rose of 2,999 gross tonnage which as previously…
ICG container division's EUCON which operates a fleet of feeder vessels among them Elbetrader docked at Dublin Ferryport Terminal (DFT)
#Containers -  Irish Continental Group (ICG) container subsidiary Eucon and divisions operating terminals in Dublin and Belfast ports, have released half-year results for 2016.  Revenue in the division was up 9.8% to €62.8 million (2015: €57.2 million), EBITDA increased to…
Earnings at the container and ferries operator, ICG group rose 19.6%, driven by car and freight volumes. Above is Irish Ferries flagship, Ulysses that operates on the premier Dublin-Holyhead route
#HalfYearResults - Container and ferry operator, Irish Continental Group said the Brexit vote “shock” had a brief impact on tourism bookings. But they have since recovered as the ferry operator reported a 19.6 per cent increase in earnings for the…
Cathma,a multipurpose dry cargoship carrier that imported fertiliser from Latvia to Foynes Port recently
#CargoshipFocus: Corrib Shipping, a Dublin based ship management company, whose Cathma, one of four cargsoships, is at anchor offshore of Cork Harbour this morning awaiting orders, writes Jehan Ashmore. The 3,990 gross tonnage Cathma, flagged in Curacao a Dutch island…
Wicklow Port has been transferred to Wicklow County Council
#PortTransfer - Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport Shane Ross T.D. has signed an Order transferring Wicklow Port Company to Wicklow County Council, with the consent of his colleagues Paschal Donohoe T. D., Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform and…
BG Freight Line will take delivery of quartet of containerships for Ireland-UK northern Europe services after delivery from a Chinese shipyard due to enter service in 2018
#NewContainerships - Container operator, BG Freight Line, a subsidiary of UK based Peel Ports Group, is to receive new tailor-made short-sea 'feeder' containerships optimised for the company’s Irish Sea Hub services. The new class of ‘green’ vessels has been developed…
Multicat workboat, Sgt Pepper seen making a transit of Dalkey Sound, was among the recent customers of Mooney Boats, Co. Donegal
#Boatyard - Multicat workboat, Sgt Pepper which carries out marine coastal project work was among the recent clients of Mooney Boats, Killybegs, Co. Donegal, writes Jehan Ashmore. The workboat earlier this year was involved in an RNLI related project in Dun…
ABP’s Port of Ayr which has recorded one of its busiest days in the last 25 years, with five vessels calling at the Firth of Clyde port last week.
#BusiestDay - On the Firth of Clyde, Scotland is ABP’s Port of Ayr which has recorded one of its busiest days in the last 25 years, with five vessels calling at the port last week. Overall, it was one of…
#ShippingReview - Jehan Ashmore reviews the shipping scene from recent weeks. The cargsoship that transported generators to restore electricity supply to two of the Aran Islands, Afloat has identified as a former US Army landing craft vessel, MV Chateau-Thierry, which operates a…
DFDS Logistics announced in March this year to double rail-freight capacity between Belview, Port of Waterford and Ballina, Co. Mayo
#DFDSgroup - European shipping and logistics operator, DFDS Group, writes LloydsLoadingList.com has raised its outlook for 2016 after a strong performance in the second quarter in which its freight volumes were up 33%. The increase is thanks to its much-expanded…
#HarvestCargo - The UK’s number one grain exporting port, ABP's Port of Ipswich, has handled more than one million tonnes of grain in the 2015/16 harvest year, a record total for the port and its customers. In the last 12…
The UK's new Transport Minister recently visited Peel Port's new £400m Liverpool2 terminal. The giant rail-mounted container gantry cranes arrived in May by ship from China
#UKtransportMinister - The UK Government's new Sectary of State for Transport met with operators Peel Ports to view the latest developments at the £400m Liverpool2 investment in the city’s deep-water container terminal.  The MP Chris Grayling, visited the Port of Liverpool…
#AranCargoship - The cargsoship that transported generators to restore electricity supply to two of the Aran Islands this week, Afloat has identified as a former US Army landing craft vessel, writes Jehan Ashmore. The generators were craned off the MV…