Menu

Ireland's sailing, boating & maritime magazine

Displaying items by tag: Launch Awards

This year's Mersey Maritime Industry Awards (MMIA) are set to be the biggest and most high profile yet with the winners being once again determined by the sector itself.

Regional cluster organisation, Mersey Maritime, was delighted to announce the launch yesterday of their industry voting platform which is now live.

The UK’s leading maritime awards ceremony celebrates the achievements of the industry’s most outstanding companies and individuals. The theme for this year’s awards is ‘Our Time is Now’, with a focus on the bright future that lies ahead for the industry.

The industry voting platform was launched to give local, national, and international industry members the opportunity to vote for the final winners. All winners will be unveiled at the awards dinner in Liverpool on Thursday, 10th November at Liverpool Cathedral.

Voting opened yesterday and continues until Friday, 21st October. Mersey Maritime would like to wish all finalists the very best of luck and to remind them not to forget to promote themselves vigorously in the next couple of weeks!

To vote now, click Mersey Maritime's website which has a list of the Industry Awards 2022 finalists.  

 

Published in Ports & Shipping

About Rosslare Europort

2021 sees Rosslare Europort hitting a new record with a total of 36 shipping services a week operating from the port making it one of the premier Irish ports serving the European Continent. Rosslare Europort is a gateway to Europe for the freight and tourist industries. It is strategically located on the sunny south-east coast of Ireland.

Rosslare is within a 90-minute driving radius of major Irish cities; Dublin, Cork and Limerick. Rosslare Europort is a RoRo, RoPax, offshore and bulk port with three RoRo berths with a two-tier linkspan, we also have a dedicated offshore bulk berth.

Exports in Rosslare Europort comprise mainly of fresh products, food, pharmaceuticals, steel, timber and building supplies. While imports are largely in the form of consumer goods such as clothes, furniture, food, trade vehicles, and electronics.

The entire Europort is bar-swept to 7.2 meters, allowing unrestricted access to vessels with draughts up to 6.5 metres. Rosslare Europort offers a comprehensive service including mooring, stevedoring and passenger-car check-in for RoRo shipping lines. It also provides facilities for offshore, dry bulk and general cargo.

The port currently has twice-daily round services to the UK and direct services to the continent each day. Rosslare Europort has a fleet of Tugmasters service, fork-lift trucks, tractors and other handling equipment to cater for non-standard RoRo freight.