Irish Port and Shipping News
![US Training-Ship Heads for Cork](/media/k2/items/cache/cb7b22f36437efdf98159af7ed72cc8d_L.jpg)
For five-days the US training-ship State of Maine will make Cork Harbour her port of call, when the 16,000 tonnes vessel docks this evening, writes Jehan Ashmore. The 500-foot long ship is on a 55-day training cruise that started late…
![Shipping Volumes Up in First Quarter](/media/k2/items/cache/770546cf1c2b0adfcff43d4f2549c0e2_L.jpg)
First quarterly figures for 2011 show that volumes of shipping and port traffic on the majority of principal sectors grew, according to the Irish Maritime Development Office (IMDO). The figures below outline a moderate trade volume growth in four out…
![Dublin to Manage Dundalk Port](/media/k2/items/cache/5c05b3f8f4c38dfb94df8a56109253e4_L.jpg)
Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport Mr. Leo Varadkar T.D. yesterday announced his intention to amalgamate Dundalk port with the capital port, writes Jehan Ashmore. Minister Varadkar said: 'It is with great regret that I have come to the conclusion…
![The Future’s Green, Bright and Orange](/media/k2/items/cache/f62a7ea693d3945ee8dbbcc2a2e5fbb7_L.jpg)
For nearly a week the cargo-ship Arklow Future has been berthed at the lead-in jetty to the only dry-dock facility in Dublin Port, writes Jehan Ashmore. She is one of the 9 'F' –class series within a fleet of 32…
![Dublin-Based d’Amico Group Introduce New Dry-Bulker Tonnage](/media/k2/items/cache/208d29355c977f49e82e11a965372a6d_L.jpg)
The d'Amico Group, an international shipping company based in Dublin has acquired two handy-size dry-bulk newbuilds from a shipyard in South Korea this week, writes Jehan Ashmore. Cielo di Dublino (photo) and her newer sister Cielo di San Francisco which…
![Varadkar Warns of No Bail-Out to State-Owned Ports](/media/k2/items/cache/49917b63465730e94ee2084ef2c637a7_L.jpg)
Minister for Transport and Tourism Dr. Leo Varadkar T.D. has warned that if state-owned ports get into financial difficulties they could become under the control of local authorities, as reported in todays' Irish Independent. The minister was addressing a conference yesterday…
![Varadkar Supports Deepwater Port at Bremore](/media/k2/items/cache/f98650a08107193225c3e9e8fa7c0c12_L.jpg)
Drogheda Port Company successfully managed to navigate the global economic downturn with an improved and solid performance for 2010, delegates where informed during its annual report released yesterday, writes Jehan Ashmore. Traffic levels for the port in 2010 increased indicating positivity…
![Employment Rise of 10% in Irish International Shipping Service Sector](/media/k2/items/cache/0d37df02671d22554592ae442ecefd9e_L.jpg)
There was a 10% growth in employment in the International Shipping Services sector in Ireland last year according to the Irish Maritime Development Office (IMDO). In a recent analysis of the sector the information is based from companies that have…
![Expanding Fleet at Ardmore Shipping](/media/k2/items/cache/303531f77b1761e5a4456f65bedc3227_L.jpg)
Cork-based specialist tanker company Ardmore Shipping is to increase its existing fleet over the next two years, writes Jehan Ashmore. The company has announced that it has taken over the contracts for two newbuild vessels from Hellespont Group and in…
![Belfast Invests in Port's Future](/media/k2/items/cache/4724de989a3c8976824d0efc38b72042_L.jpg)
Belfast Harbour's new corporate plan details investments worth £92m (€103m) in improving the port and supporting renewable energy. Handy Shpping Guide reports that the single biggest investment in the three-year-plan is a £40m (€44.7m) scheme for a logistics terminal to…
![The McCarthy Report on Seaport Recommendations](/media/k2/items/cache/6b882b05d8227c2c6e176baed5ee842e_L.jpg)
Following the recent publication of economist Colm McCarthy's report on the review of state assets and liabilities, a number of recommendations have been made on the future on the state ownership and management structures of some Irish ports. The McCarthy…
![Mauritius-Bound Ferries Finally Bid Galway Farewell](/media/k2/items/cache/a599c1608e7b1b28c5b487c875eb4d14_L.jpg)
The saga of Thor Gitta's prolonged stay in Galway to load two former Aran Islands ferries bound for Mauritius, culminated with the cargoship's departure this morning, writes Jehan Ashmore. Due to a series of incidents, mishaps and delays the Thor…
![US-Based Training-Ships to Visit Cork](/media/k2/items/cache/56f41c6d50907094aaf1d96013e9b893_L.jpg)
Two training-ships based on the east coast of the United States are to make calls at Cobh in mid-summer, writes Jehan Ashmore. First to visit Cork Harbour will be the Maine Maritime Academy's training-ship State of Maine which is to…
![Good Friday in Galway as Second Ferry is Loaded](/media/k2/items/cache/f1dce3a4457911f3d5a85e5381a05273_L.jpg)
The loading of the second former Aran Island ferry, Clann Eagle I onto the cargoship Thor Gitta in Galway has finally been completed today, writes Jehan Ashmore. The 4,078 tonnes vessel is scheduled to depart the mid-western port tomorrow evening…
![Ferry-Tales of the Unexpected Continue in Galway Docks Drama](/media/k2/items/cache/dc0febb0968af799535070e792707991_L.jpg)
In the process to load two fast-ferries onboard a heavy-cargo liftship in Galway port the operation has taken on yet another setback, writes Jehan Ashmore. Despite successfully loading the first ferry, the 172 gross tonnes ferry Clann na nOileain yesterday…
![First of Two Ferries Loaded in Galway](/media/k2/items/cache/4d75db9955264b49b16b5fffe94f96fa_L.jpg)
In a third attempt to load two fast-ferries bound for Mauritius, one of the vessel's has so far been successfully positioned onboard the cargoship in Galway dock, writes Jehan Ashmore. The Clann na nOileáin was first loaded onboard this morning…