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Dredging work continues on the new ferryport terminal at Old House Point, close to the ferryports of Cairnryan and Stranrear on Loch Ryan, writes Jehan Ashmore.

The £200m development by Stena Line of the new Scottish ferryport will eventually see ferry services relocate from Stranrear to Old House Point. The current Stena Line service between Stranrear-Belfast is in competiton with P&O (Irish Sea)'s Cairnryan-Larne route.

The dredgers 'Argos' and 'Lough Foyle' operated by Londonderry Port Harbour Commissioners (LPHC) began the contract with PP McWilliams in March last year and are due to finish the dredging work by the end of this year. The project has created up to 900 jobs and the move of ports is to safeguard 500 seafaring employees when the terminal is due for completion in 2011.

Published in Ports & Shipping

Calves Week Regatta takes place in Schull in early August, continuing the annual tradition in West Cork since the inception of the Schull Harbour Sailing Club in 1884.

In more recent years, a more compact schedule as an alternative to the older two-week even has proved popular.

The four-day Calves Week Championships with the usual mix of courses taking in the Fastnet Rock and many of Carbery's Hundred Isles, together with laid courses in Roaringwater Bay is one of Irish sailing's enduring fixtures. 

A daily prize-giving takes place on Main Street in Schull, which sees a nautical festival theme for the village organised by local businesses.