Irish Ports Stories

In this photo montage is the fastferry craft Manannan and conventional ferry Ben-My-Chree. Sailing by these vessels to and from Douglas will be effected due to silting at Heysham Port.

Isle of Man Steam Packet Make Changes to Schedule On Heysham Route

19th December 2018 Ferry

#ferry - Ferry crossings by the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company reports EnergyFM, are being forced to change sailing times to Heysham, this week because of increased silting in the north-west English port. The company says the sailing time…

W.B Yeats is heading ever closer to Irish shores during its maiden delivery voyage, though with landfall today, firstly to Rosslare Europort. It is from the Wexford port where Irish Ferries services to France in 2019 remain in doubt which has led to a swift response from the Irish Minister of Tourism given the context of post-Brexit and implications on direct freight links to mainland Europe.

W.B. Yeats to Arrive Today in Rosslare Where 'Europort' Is Centre Stage to Minister's Reaction on Irish Ferries Announcement

19th December 2018 Rosslare Europort

#ferry - Irish Ferries W.B. Yeats inaugural call to France yesterday for berthing trials in advance of starting service from Dublin in 2019, is to be followed today with a call to Rosslare Europort before finally completing the maiden delivery…

The introduction of cruiseferry W.B. Yeats on the direct Dublin-Cherbourg route to France is where those services connecting Rosslare are according to Irish Ferries today, unlikely to operate in 2019.

W.B. Yeats Makes Debut to France, However Routes from Rosslare Unlikely to Operate in 2019

18th December 2018 Ferry

#ferry - Since Afloat's tracking on Sunday of German built cruiseferry W.B. Yeats in Danish waters, the brand new ship crossed the North Sea to France, completing a first leg of a delivery voyage to Ireland, writes Jehan Ashmore. The…

Recovery has started after lorries overturned on the North Channel serving P&O ferry (out of Larne) when European Causeway docked at Cairnryan Port, Scotland.

Overturned Lorries At Scottish Ferry Port Spark Major Emergency Response

18th December 2018 Ferry

#ferry - Several vehicles moved position in high winds causing damage to the ferry at Cairnryan Port in Scotland. According to the Express & Star, lorries have overturned on a ferry sailing at Cairnryan in high winds, prompting a major…

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The cruise liner Eclipse with a Dublin Port Tug on the River Liffey

Dublin Port - Year in Review 2018

18th December 2018 Dublin Port

As the main gateway for trade in and out of Ireland, 2018 has been a year of exceptional progress and growth at Dublin Port on several fronts Trade In the first nine months of the year, cargo volumes rose by…

First of Two Festive Cruises Underway from UK to Irish Ports

17th December 2018 Cruise Liners

#CruiseLiners - Classic cruiseship Marco Polo arrived to the Irish capital today as part of a Dublin Festive Mini-Cruise which includes an overnight call, writes Jehan Ashmore. Cruise & Maritime Voyages (CMV) are the only operators serving Irish ports with…

In this view taken yesterday is the stern of Irish Ferries new giant cruiseferry W.B. Yeats which finally departed German shipyard, FSG in Flensburg after months delayed due to sub-contractors. On the left is partially seen the stern of Brittany Ferries cruiseferry, Honfleur, which was launched on Friday for English Channel service and likewise of W.B. Yeats is to begin operating in 2019.

W.B. Yeats Now In Danish Waters Before Delivery Voyage to Ireland Via France

16th December 2018 Ferry

#Ferry- Irish Ferries brand new W.B. Yeats which departed from its German shipyard yesterday, has it transpired seemingly taken a different delivery route bound for Ireland as previously outlined, writes Jehan Ashmore. The 54,983 gross tonnage W.B. Yeats having departed…

Twin-screw tug workboat Husky based in Wicklow Port, alongside barge Selina, is held in position (during a high tide) to enable rock armour work at the Dun Laoghaire Baths redevelopment project in Scotsmans Bay. In the background is Sandycove on the south side of Dublin Bay, where the Martello Tower (of James Joyce fame) is just discernible, see under right grabber excavator.

Rocks at Dun Laoghaire Baths Redevelopment Take Shape

16th December 2018 Dun Laoghaire Baths Project

#DublinBay - The rock armour used at the site of the Dun Laoghaire Baths redevelopment project costing €10 million, can each weigh up to 6 tonnes, writes Jehan Ashmore. Works on the coastal site between Dun Laoghaire Harbour's East Pier…

Irish Ferries W.B. Yeats today is finally underway on a delivery voyage from Germany to Ireland, though the route to Dublin Port will involve transiting the Kiel Canal into the North Sea followed by an en-route call to Cherbourg, France. This is to facilitate berthing trials in the Normandy port from where inaugural direct Ireland-France sailings begin from mid-March, 2019. Until then, sailings between the Irish capital and the continental mainland are maintained by other ferries.

W.B. Yeats Finally Departs German Shipbuilder for Ireland But Is Bound First for French Port

15th December 2018 Ferry

#ferry - Irish Ferries W.B. Yeats which suffered delays stretching back to early summer when originally due to enter a route to France, finally departed the German shipbuilders today for Ireland but is first bound for Cherbourg, writes Jehan Ashmore.…

Celebrity Eclipse on a call to Cobh, Cork Harbour where cruiseships calls are to surpass 100 visits, a record to be achieved in season 2019

Cruiseships Record of 103 Call Visits to Cork Harbour in 2019

15th December 2018 Cruise Liners

#CruiseLiners - Cruiseliners are to set a record with 103 calls booked to visit Cork next year, reports BreakingNews.ie, including several which will dock in the port for the first time. New ships such as Celebrity Cruises MV Celebrity Reflection…

Crane operations saw the installation of the 76mm Oto Melara gun, the primary armament fitted onto the newest OPV90 P60 class LÉ George Bernard Shaw, that took place in the Irish Naval Service Base in lower Cork Harbour

Military Fit-Out Sees Primary Armament Take Shape On Board LÉ George Bernard Shaw

15th December 2018 Navy

#NavalService - Completion towards the Irish Naval Service newest OPV90 P60 class, LÉ George Bernard Shaw took a notable step forward this week with installation of primary armament at the newbuild's homeport in Cork Harbour, writes Jehan Ashmore. Crane operations…

Haulbowline Island East Tip Remediation Works Completed

14th December 2018 Cork Harbour

Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed T.D., joined by Mayor of the County of Cork Cllr Patrick Gerard Murphy and Chief Executive of Cork County Council Tim Lucey, has visited Haulbowline Island to mark the substantial completion…

The hull of Honfleur for Brittany Ferries (English Channel service) takes to the water for first time as the 42,400 gross tonnage cruiseferry is launched from FSG. The same German shipbuilder that completed Irish Ferries newbuild W.B. Yeats as previously reported on Afloat is finally to make a delivery voyage to Ireland, Dublin next week.

Hull of Brittany Ferries’ LPG Powered Honfleur Takes to the Water at German Shipyard

14th December 2018 Brittany Ferries

#ferry - The hull of Brittany Ferries’ brand new LNG-powered cruiseferry Honfleur for English Channel service, was today given a traditional ship launching ceremony at the FSG shipyard in Flensburg, Germany. At midday, hundreds of well-wishers, invited guests, shipyard workers…

Among the trio of shipbuilding teams shortlisted to build five of the new Type31e frigates for the Royal Navy is Merseyside based Cammell Laird (in conjunction with BAE Systems) in Birkenhead. The other teams shortlisted are Babcock and Atlas Elektronik UK.

Three Shipbuilding Teams in UK Shortlisted to Build New Warships for Royal Navy

14th December 2018 Ports & Shipping

#Ports&Shipping- Three shipbuilding teams in the UK, according to a Ministry of Defence statement, have been awarded multi-million-pound contracts to push ahead with plans to build five new Type 31e warships for the Royal Navy. The announcement from the British…

AFLOAT adds Argyll Flyer, the former Irish west coast islands passenger only-ferry, Queen of Aran, originally built for Inis Mor Ferries, later Aran Islands Ferries was sold again to Scottish operator, Argyll Ferries in 2011. Also above is the Isle of Arran-Brodick ferry, Caledonian Isles of operator CalMac, but is seen underway off Gourock Pier, on the Clyde.

Former Aran Islands Ferry Part of Scottish Route Transfer To CalMac

13th December 2018 Ferry

#ferry - The Scottish ferryroute Gourock to Dunoon on the Clyde will transfer to CalMac when the current contract ends next month, becoming part of the Clyde and Hebrides Ferry Services network. As InverclydeNow writes, from 21 January, CalMac will…

Cruiseferry W.B. Yeats which Irish Ferries was forced to cancel thousands of bookings last summer over delays of the 195m newbuild which will offer up to four sailings a week directly from Dublin to Cherbourg, France.

Cruiseferry WB Yeats Set to Dock in Dublin Port Following Cancellations

13th December 2018 Ferry

#ferry -Cruiseferry WB Yeats, which was originally scheduled to begin Dublin-France operations almost five months ago, is expected to dock in the capital next week, Irish Ferries has said. As The Irish Times writes, the shipping company cancelled 6,000 bookings…