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Shipyard Harland & Wolff yesterday opened applications for a new training programme which will lead to a welding certification and a full-time job. The welding academy (prospective employees should send their CV to [email protected]) is held in partnership with Northern Regional…

Operator, CLdN Ro-Ro S.A. of Luxembourg, has signed a contract for two hybrid 8,000 lane meter ro-ro vessels with South Korean shipyard Hyundai Mipo Dockyards. The order signed on 1 February, forms part of CLdN’s long term growth plans and…

A number of vacancies are currently open for roles with shipping companies based on the South Coast. In the Port of Waterford, shipping services firm Maritime Expert Ireland is recruiting for cargo surveyors in liquid and dry bulk cargos. Candidates…

One of the newbuild ferries at the centre of Scotland's shipbuilding fiasco was involved in a fresh drama as it had to face the rigours of Storm Malik. The beleaguered would-be lifeline ferry Glen Sannox which has been languishing at…

A pre-tender process for the construction at Rosslare Europort for a new state of the art border control post consisting of a total of 19 buildings has now opened to bidders. The news was confirmed by Minister of State for…

At the beleaguered Scottish state-owned shipyard company of Ferguson Marine, the chairman at the centre of the (CalMac) ferry-building fiasco has stepped down. Current chairman Alistair Mackenzie and board member John Hudson are both stepping down from their roles at…

Harland & Wolff Group is aiming to update investors and financial professionals on their progress and outlook for the future, with the announcement of sharing their 2022 investor events programme which will be held across all the group's four shipyard…

The completion of the first of two long-delayed CalMac ferries by the shipyard's revised date of September will be “challenging”, with Covid cases likely to cause “significant” disruption this month, a Ferguson Marine chief has told MSPs. The Port Glasgow…

The famous Harland and Wolff shipyard cranes of Samson and Goliath in Belfast were insured for £9 million in 1976 — the equivalent of £60 million today. A company memo in February that year revealed the insurance policy, at an…

The boss brought in to turn around the fortunes of the nationalised Scottish shipyard building the delayed CalMac ferries is leaving his post. Tim Hair has earned almost £1.3m for 454 days’ work since being appointed to lead Ferguson Marine by…

Despite dull skies, a spectacular launch took place at a Dutch shipyard this morning of Arklow Shipping's latest newbuild which increases the fleet total to 58 cargoships, writes Jehan Ashmore The single-hold newbuild Arklow Cloud, a name used for the…

Wexford People reports, that Rosslare Europort is set to see a substantial investment rumoured to be in the region of €90 million through the Brexit Adjustment Reserve. A total of €1 billion in EU funding was allocated to Ireland as…

The Cabinet has agreed that people arriving at Irish ports and airports will need a negative Covid-19 test from Friday. Travellers can have either a professional antigen test taken a maximum of 48 hours prior to arrival, or a PCR…

On Saturday, 13 November, it was a record day at Rosslare Europort, says Glenn Carr. Over the course of the day, almost 1,000 units of freight travelled through the ferry hub, according to the port’s general manager, making it one…

The Irish Maritime Development Office (IMDO) has published its Unitised Traffic Report for Q3 of 2021 and below is an Executive Summary. A full report of the various shipping sectors modes is available to download by clicking the attachment link…

Earlier today (Friday 19 November) the Port of Waterford received its new pilot vessel from Cork’s Safehaven Marine. As previously reported on Afloat.ie, the port invested some €1 million in the 15m Interceptor 48 named Port Láirge, the Irish for…