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#AntarcticIce - A research vessel carrying journalists from the UK's Guardian remains trapped in Antarctic ice after a failed attempt by an Australian icebreaker to reach the ship, the newspaper reports. The Akademik Shokalskiy has been trapped for more than…

#shipdrifting – A bulk carrier ship registered in Bermuda is drifting off the Old Head of Kinsale in Co Cork in strong winds and big seas.The 108-metre vessel, Abuk Lion, is en route from Aughinish in Co Clare to St Petersburg…

#ShippingReview - Over the last fortnight Jehan Ashmore has reported from the shipping scene where the Cork Port Authority proposes to take-over the Bantry Harbour Board on 1 January 2014. Irish Ferries chartered ro-pax ferry Cartour Epsilon made her commercial…

#Ports&Shipping –The latest IMDO Weekly Shipping Market Review includes the following stories as detailed below. Industry Wide: Shipping Turnaround forecast for 2014 - Global shipping markets are set for Recovery in 2014 according to a bullish report by Morgan Stanley…

#BantryTakeover – The Cork Port Authority which is to propose a takeover of the Bantry Harbour Board on 1 January is a 'retrograde step' and is a 'huge opportunity missed for the greater Bantry area', according to Senator Denis O'Donovan.…

#ShippingReview - Over the last fortnight Jehan Ashmore has reported from the shipping scene where the Ramsey Steamship Co. in its 100th year came to an of an era with the sale of two coasters. Earlier this year, their Ben…

#PortPowerPlant- Work is due to begin at the site of a new multi-million pound power plant in Londonderry, creating 200 construction jobs. BBC Foyle & West reports that Evermore Renewable Energy had secured more than £80m in funding for the…

#Ports&Shipping –The latest IMDO Weekly Shipping Market Review includes the following stories as detailed below. Newbuilding: World's largest vessel floated - The hull of the world's largest vessel, the Prelude, was floated for the first time last week, as Royal…

#nmci – Conor Mowlds has been appointed Head of the National Maritime College of Ireland. Conor has been Head of the NMCI's commercial operations for the last five years. He previously held posts in the UK & Ireland in technical…

#Ports&Shipping –The latest IMDO Weekly Shipping Market Review includes the following stories as detailed below. Europe: Modest recovery for EU Beef production-Beef output across Europe will experience a modest recovery next year according to Bord Bia. Output across the EU-15…

#GuinnessTanks - Loaded with fermentation tanks for Guinness, Thamesteel I (1989/1,984grt) picked up a pilot in Dublin Bay as she approached Dun Laoghaire Harbour this evening, writes Jehan Ashmore. It transpires that this extra shipment of the stainless steel fermentation…

#RamseySteamship – The historic Isle of Man shipping firm Ramsey Steamship Company has sold its two vessels Ben Maye (see 'Lockout' 1913 Voyage) and Ben Varrey to Angel Shipping Ltd. The short-seas coasters will be operated and managed by a…

#ShippingReview - Over the last fortnight Jehan Ashmore has reported from the shipping scene where the EU Parliament agreed on the European budget for 2014-2020 of the Trans European Network (TEN-T) and for financial regulation. Irish Ferries are to launch…

#ports – The Competition Authority has today published a study of competition in the ports sector in Ireland which found competition in port services could be improved. The study was commissioned by Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Richard Bruton,…

Irish shipping and port activity rose by 3% in the third quarter of 2013 when compared to the corresponding period of 2012, according to the latest quarterly iShip Index and quarterly traffic review published today by the Irish Maritime Development…

#Ports&Shipping –The latest IMDO Weekly Shipping Market Review includes the following stories as detailed below. Container Market: Brussels launches anti-trust probe-The European Commission launched a formal investigation into concerns that the pricing practices of a number of major box lines…