#ShippingReview - Over the last fortnight Jehan Ashmore has reported from the shipping scene where Arklow Shipping Ltd's newbuild Arklow Muse joins 'M' class sisters as part of a dry-cargo fleet of vessels.

As outlined by the Irish Maritime Development Office (IMDO) August was an uncharacteristically good month for ship-builders as many ship-owners took advantage of favourable pricing to invest heavily.

The Transport Committee of the European Parliament has recently had an exchange of view on the Commission Proposal for a Port Regulation, which was published in late May.

Lockout 1913 food relief ship S.S. Hare, which brought vital supplies from Liverpool to Dublin, was re-enacted by cargoship Ben Maye, which by coincidence is operated by the century old Ramsey Steamship Company.

Containership orders rise for the first eight months of 2013 have totaled 1.34m TEU, a 205% increase on the same period last year.