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#Ports&Shipping –The latest IMDO Weekly Market Review includes the following stories as detailed below.

Irish Shipping News: Dublin Port 2014 Record Year - As reported on Afloat.ie, Dublin Port Company published trade statistics for 2014 which show a record year for trade, with Y-O-Y growth of 7.0%. Total throughput for 2014 was 31 million gross tonnes with 7,108 ship arrivals in the year, bringing the port's activity back to the record levels of 2007.

Global Maritime News: Shanghai port busiest container port for 2014 - The Port of Shanghai has taken the crown as the world's busiest container port for the fifth year in a row as the port authority announced a 2014 throughput of 35.29m teu. Last year's box volumes rose by 4.5% compared to 33.77m teu recorded in 2013.

Bunker Price Fall: Owners saving $9,000 per day on bunker fuel - Falling bunker prices are saving shipowners around $9,000 per day, according to international shipowners association BIMCO. On average, a ship consumes around 30 tonnes of bunker fuel a day, so July's high price of $600 per tonne would cost an owner with a vessel on a spot charter around $18,000 per day.

For more on each of the above and other stories click IMDO Weekly Markets Review (Week 3). In addition to dedicated coverage on Afloat.ie's Ports & Shipping News section.

Published in Ports & Shipping

West Coast of Ireland Offshore Racing Association (WIORA)

The West Coast of Ireland Offshore Racing Association (WIORA) objective is to promote an annual programme of yacht racing for the West Coast of Ireland.

WIORA aims to encourage and promote participation in and knowledge of racing and seamanship. It does this by developing yacht racing between yacht clubs on the west coast and hosting an annual regatta known as the West Coast Championships. The championships are rotated between west coast clubs. 

WIORA was formed in 1976. WIORA is affiliated with the Irish Cruiser Racing Association.

The association burgee is a pennant with a background of St. Patrick's Blue and overlaid with an emblem of St. Brendan's Cross, which is of saffron colour. 

WIORA is open to members of yachts clubs located on the west coast of Ireland, from Mizen Head to Malin Head and the waters of Lough Derg and Lough Ree, and sailors outside thee areas who may wish to participate at the WIORA annual regatta.

The membership association has a Commodore and committee.

Annual membership is €10.

WIORA Championships

WIORA 2024 will be held at Foynes Yacht Club on the Shannon Estuary from June 12th-15th 2024

WIORA Championships

WIORA 2022 will run over three days, from Friday 24th to Sunday 26th June at the Royal Western Yacht Club of Ireland on the Shannon Estuary

WIORA 2023 will be held at Kilronan on the Aran Islands

WIORA 2024 will be held at Foynes Yacht Club on the Shannon Estuary

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