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For the second year in a row, the overall number of women participating in the European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) Committees meetings has increased. In 2021, taking all technical committees together, women represented 38,87% of the port professionals who attended…

The iShip Index outlining trends within Ireland’s shipping industry grew by 5% in 2021, the Irish Maritime Development Office says. The IMDO’s iShip Index is a quarterly weighted indicator that accounts for five separate market segments, representing the main maritime traffic…

Businesses in Ireland are seeking to reduce their dependency on the UK market amid concerns about the imposition of further Brexit-related checks or red-tape measures, according to Grant Thornton Ireland’s latest international business report. The survey of 62 mid-size Irish…

Peel Ports, one of the UK’s largest port operators (incl. Liverpool), is to use greener alternative fuels for straddle carriers and plant equipment across the majority of its estate by 1 April, in an industry leading move. Having set an…

The Irish Institute of Master Mariners (IIMM) is to hold its next National Council meeting which will be held by using Zoom. The National Council Meeting is to take place on Saturday, March 12 between 11:00 - 12:30. According to…

Net Feasa a company based in Dingle, Co. Kerry, has launched a €350,000 crowdfunding campaign to seek further investment for its product that tracks shipping containers around the globe. Net Feasa is an Internet of Things (IoT) service provider for…

Samskip a global logistics operator, has accelerated in expanding usage of biofuels in its shipping fleet, among them the 800TEU container vessel Samskip Endeavour which operates Amsterdam-Dublin, with the ship observed by Afloat taking anchorage in Dublin Bay this afternoon.…

Rotterdam based Value Maritime has secured a contract from shipping operator BG Freight Line (see previous story) to install its Filtree and carbon capture system on two feeder vessels, BG Onyx and BG Ruby. Chartered from German shipowner HS Schiffahrt,…

One of the UK’s largest port operators, Peel Ports Group which among its facilities includes a container terminal in Dublin Port, has announced major changes to its senior leadership team which is to take effect from 4 April 2022. Having…

French media are reporting that operator CMA CGM is offering €81m ($92m) for a controlling 89% stake in 'La Provence', a daily published in Marseille,the French liner giant’s home city, so writes Tradewinds. CMA CGM’s bid is said to easily…

Both the Scottish and UK governments have agreed to establish two green freeports in Scotland. The special economic zones, offering tax breaks and lower business tariffs, are being promoted by the UK government as part of its "levelling-up" agenda. The…

Irish goods exports in value have soared to a record €165 billion last year despite the disruption to global trade caused by the pandemic. The full-year (Central Statistics Office) figures for 2021 show trade with the UK has been impacted…

The Welsh Government says "good progress" is being made on having a freeport in Wales in its most positive statement yet on the issue. UK and Welsh governments have been at loggerheads over freeports in Wales - with rows about…

Emissions from supply-chains of Europe’s biggest ports are comparable with those of coal-fired power plants, according to a study by Transport & Environment. The green group analysed carbon dioxide emissions of European Union ports by calculating emissions by ship type…

As RTE News reports, Japan is offering Europe part of its liquified natural gas imports over fears supplies will be disrupted by tensions surrounding a possible Russian invasion of Ukraine, Tokyo's trade minister said. Multiple gas shipments are already being…

Container ship operators basking in record levels of profit are storing up trouble for themselves, according to one cargo owner. Writing in Investment Monitor, Martin Kaspar, head of corporate development at German pipe maker Frankische Rohrwerke Gebr Kirchner, said these all-time…