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World’s largest container carrier, Maersk has told Reuters, that it hopes the threat level can be lowered following co-ordinated action in the Red Sea.
Global container line, AP Moller-Maersk hopes the presence of naval forces in the Red Sea in addition to political action will allow vessels to resume transiting the Middle East waterway, a major international link between the Indian subcontinent, Asia and…
European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) has welcomed the EU Parliament and Council in reaching an agreement on TEN-T network, as the role of ports’ will now be assessed not only on the basis of tonnage, but also on its contribution to the energy transition.
The EU Parliament and Council on 18 December reached a deal on the review of the TEN-T Regulation, setting the requirements for all transport nodes and modes being part of the TEN-T network. The new Regulation revises the original Regulation…
Ardmore Centurion
The final Marine Notice of 2023 draws attention to and provides information regarding the International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships’ Ballast Water and Sediments (BWM Convention). These 2023 regulations give effect to the Convention in Ireland and…
Container giant Maersk had diverted 26 of its own ships around the Cape of Good Hope in the last 10 days or so, while only 5 more were scheduled to start the same journey according to detailed breakdown by Reuters.
Container shipping giant AP Moller-Maersk has diverted 26 of its own vessels around the Cape of Good Hope in the last 10 days or so, while only 5 more were scheduled to start the same journey according to detailed breakdown…
A container ship docked at an Irish port
The Marine Survey Office (MSO) of the Department of Transport is seeking applications from interested parties who wish to act as Recognised Security Organisations - RSO (Ports) for the period from January 2024 to 31 December 2028. The authorisation will…
The newly built survey support vessel, the Mainport Edge, for c.€16m
Irish Mainport Holdings Limited (“IMH”) today announced that it has agreed a multi-million euro equity investment from MML Growth Capital Partners Ireland Limited (“MML”) into Mainport Shipping Limited. Mainport Shipping is an integrated marine services business that charters survey support…
A new design for a zero emission English Channel container vessel featuring wind blades has released by Belgium's Zulu Associates. The ground-breaking 200 TEU capacity autonomous short sea container vessel is to be operated by Anglo Belgian Shipping Company.
A Belgian maritime innovator, Zulu Associates is revealing the latest concept design of its groundbreaking 200 TEU autonomous short sea container vessel, the Zulu Mass. The design for the Zulu Mass is to feature an auxiliary wind assistance system as…
In the latest ERSI quarterly report, there was a decline in Irish exports, notably in the pharmaceutical sector, which will result in the nation’s GDP shrinking by 2.7% this year. On the domestic front, the ERSI expect demand is to rise by just 0.6% this year, with GDP to shrink by 2.7%. Above container ship MSC Nikoleta which AFLOAT highlights of its arrival to the Port of Cork with a maiden call on 2nd March, as seen the next day at the Cork Container Terminal (CTT), Ringaskiddy.
In its latest quarterly outlook report, the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) which provides evidence-based research to inform public policy debate and decision-making, has cut its domestic economic growth forecasts for a third time this year. As The Irish…
To celebrate the creation of the Port of Milford Haven, 65 years ago, The First Minister, Mark Drakeford last week attended a gala event to mark the milestone (in a separate development, Afloat adds, the First Minister announced yesterday, that he is quitting in his role after five years). Also attending the event, was the Welsh Secretary, the Chair of the Welsh Select Committee along with 200 guests. Milford Haven is the largest port in Wales and is the UK’s single largest cluster of energy-related businesses, processing around 20% of the UK’s energy needs, supporting the employment of 5,000 highly skilled workers in Wales, with many hundreds more throughout the wider supply chain.
To mark the 65th anniversary of the creation of the Port of Milford Haven, The First Minister of Wales (Mark Drakeford), the Welsh Secretary and the Chair of the Welsh Select Committee and more than 200 guests came together at…
Rail efficiency: At the Port of Waterford’s main Belview terminal, a rail engine swap-over took place from a train loaded with rail-track (top photo) to that of a train with containers (bottom). In both photos, AFLOAT adds were berthed containership Samskip Express and the dredger Freeway as reported last month.
At the south-east Irish port of Waterford, the main terminal at Belview is where two trains were at the facility that led to maximised efficiency as an engine swap-over took place, writes Jehan Ashmore. The swap-over was carried out last…
Wreaths are laid at the 81st-anniversary memorial ceremony in Cobh, remembering the Cork Harbour Irish Shipping tragedy of December 1942
The 81st-anniversary memorial ceremony remembering the Cork Harbour Irish Shipping tragedy of December was held in Cobh, County Cork this morning. It commemorates the December 1942 tragedy when five members of the then Marine Service, William Duggan, Frank Lloyd, Frank…
The Transport Committee of the EU Parliament report that embraces the comprehensive role of Europe’s ports and the vital role that ports play for Europe’s society and economy. The report has been highly welcomed by ESPO which is the principal interface between European seaports and the European institutions and its policy makers.
The Transport Committee in the European Parliament has adopted the own-initiative report on building a comprehensive European Port Strategy. On foot of this the European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) has highly welcomed that the report embraces the comprehensive role of…
In the LoLo market, traffic declined by 6% to 277,600 TEU’s for all three Irish container ports: Dublin, Cork and Waterford (as above) this is the lowest third quarter performance of the post-Brexit era – according to IMDO’s latest figures which has a long term trajectory of Irish LoLo traffic of between 290,000 – 295,000 TEU’s per quarter.
The Irish Maritime Development Office (IMDO) has released its Unitised Traffic Report for the third quarter of 2023. The volume of RoRo traffic at Republic of Ireland ports declined by 2% to 291,879 units in the third quarter of 2023…
Sail-powered general cargo-boat, Grain de Sail 1 is to operate for French shipowner, Grain de Sail on their new English Channel route of St.Malo-Southampton, importing wines, coffee, chocolate and luxury retail brands. This will be their second service, which connects Europe with the America’s. The company plan further routes including to Ireland.
A sail-powered French cargo shipping company, Grain de Sail is poised to launch an English Channel service early next year. The Brittany-based group, founded in Morlaix in 2010, has activities spanning in wine, chocolate and coffee processing, maritime transport, import…
The potential of wind-assisted propulsion for shipping is analysed in a new report released by the European Maritime Safety Agency
The potential of wind assisted propulsion systems as a power source in the shipping sector is analysed in a new report released by the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA). “Even though the total number of ships equipped with wind assisted…
Leading shipping company Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) have issued a joint declaration at COP 28 calling for an end date for fossil-only powered newbuilds. They’ve urging the International Maritime Organization (IMO), a United Nations (UN) global regulator, to create the regulatory conditions to accelerate the transition to green fuels.
Leading global shipping lines headed by their Chief Executive Officers (CEO) have issued a joint declaration at COP 28 calling for an end date for fossil-only powered newbuilds. They are urging the International Maritime Organization (IMO), the global regulator, to…