#Port&ShippingNews - Over the last fortnight, Jehan Ashmore has reported on the shipping scene, where State papers from 1984 reveal a row in Government over the liquidation of Irish Shipping Ltd.

In 2014, over 16,500 animals were exported to Britain, a rise of nearly 65% compared to last year according to Minister for Agriculture Simon Coveney.

Hoegh Osaka, a car-transporter ran aground on a Solent sandbank, all 25 crew were brought to safety.

200 jobs would be created in expanding Galway Port, a preliminary hearing was told ahead of An Bord Pleanala oral hearing.

A new 25,000dwt tanker, Ardmore Cherokee, joins the fleet of Ardmore Shipping Corporation.

The world's largest container ship, CSCL Globe makes UK port debut loaded with 19,000 standard containers.

Is Ireland a model to follow when it comes to maritime strategy? … yes, according to Dr. Simon Mercieca of the University of Malta, who says his country needs to take lessons from the Irish experience, having attended a conference in University College Cork.