Irish Ports Stories
#ESPO2015 - The European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) is inviting its members, policy makers and stakeholders to join in the 12th edition of its annual conference 21-22 May held the Greek capital, Athens. ESPO2015 is being organised in co-operation with…
#dAmicoLargestShip – The d'Amico Group, the Italian international shipowner with offices in Dublin, has announced the delivery of the 'Handy-Cape' type vessel, Cielo d'Italia, the largest and most innovative ship in the history of the group. At the Sanoyas Shipbuilding…
#corkharbour – Ocean to City and Cork Harbour Open Day are delighted to announce that they will join forces and launch a new maritime festival by the name of ''Ocean to City - Cork Harbour Festival''. The new Cork Harbour…
#DublinPort - Dublin Port's 140-year-old diving bell is set to be restored as a tourist attraction, as the Irish Independent reports. The diving bell was first used in construction of the capital's deep-water quays in 1871, allowing for water to…
#irishferries – Irish Continental Group (ICG) has appointed Andrew Sheen to the position of Managing Director of its Irish Ferries division. Andrew will assume his new role with effect from the beginning of April, reporting to ICG's CEO, Eamonn Rothwell.…
#maritimelaw – Rebecca Wardell, Business Development Manager with the Irish Maritime Development Office addressed members of the Irish Maritime Law Association at their Spring Lecture February 5th, in a talk titled, 'Understanding the Irish tonnage tax regime'. Ms Wardell, who joined…
#NewPortaFERRY – Cammell Laird, the Birkenhead based marine and specialist engineering company has been awarded a £5.7m project by the Northern Ireland's Department for Regional Development. The news follows an open procurement exercise which attracted interest from shipyards across Europe.…
#DunLaoghaireBID – The Dublin People writes that the Dún Laoghaire business community, will not be affected by Stena Line's recent decision to end seasonal ferry services from the town to Holyhead, a local group has insisted. Despite widespread expressions of…
#cruiseship – Rosslare Europort is to see more cruise business in 2016 with the announcement that the Fred Olsen Lines cruise ship MS Braemar will visit on 16th July next year. MS Braemar has 485 cabins with capacity for 929…
Stena Fishguard Ferry Dry Docks Customers Have Alternative Replacement Service
8th February 2015 Ferry
#FerryDryDocking – Stena Europe (1981/24,828grt), the Rosslare-Fishguard ferry is this morning bound for Belfast, where she is to be given an annual overhaul in a dry-dock at Harland & Wolff, writes Jehan Ashmore. The operator, Stena Line have taken the…
#FrenchRoutes – This weekend's Dublin-Cherbourg round-trip sailings have been cancelled by Irish Ferries, it is not known as to why, though the route is scheduled to resume service next Saturday, writes Jehan Ashmore. Now in its second year, the Ireland-France…
Shipping Review: Maiden Call, Boxship Returns, Runcorn Records, ESPO On T-TEN & More
7th February 2015 Ports & Shipping
#Ports&ShippingReview - Over the last fortnight, Jehan Ashmore has reported on the shipping scene, where Arklow Beacon, the fourth of six Arklow Shipping newbuilds made her maiden call to Dublin Port. Atlantic Companion, the massive containership bound for Canada that…
#DunLaoghaire - With the end of Stena's ferry service between Dun Laoghaire and Holyhead confirmed earlier this week, The Irish Times' Lorna Siggins gauges the mood in the south Dublin port that aims to transition from a commercial focus to…
#FerryNews- A ferry on the Dublin-Holyhead route re-entered service last night following an incident at the Welsh port during the weekend, writes Jehan Ashmore. According to the Daily Post (which has more here) the Stena Line ferry was hit by…
#Hurtigruten – Hurtigruten, operators of a fleet of 12 ships on the Norwegian coastal voyages have appointment Cecilia Abert as Country Director for the UK & Ireland with her position to take place in mid-February. "Cecilia comes with a wealth…
#Harbour2Harbour - The 10th annual Harbour2Harbour Walk in aid of Aware takes place as always on St Patrick's Day - and registration is now open for anyone who wants to get active and raise money for a great cause in…
