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Regina Seaways is the latest freight-only ferry to serve DFDS Rosslare Europort-Dunkirk 'Brexit-buster' route, having this month begun service on the direct link to the continental mainland, writes Jehan Ashmore. The debut of Regina Seaways further increases capacity to 30%…

An Taoiseach Micheál Martin has finally met with the management and staff at Rosslare Europort yesterday (Friday). While an earlier planned visit had been scuppered by Covid-19, the Taoiseach was keen to see for himself the surge in activity at…

At the Port of Waterford today, Iarnród Eireann and XPO Logistics, a leading global provider of freight transportation solutions, launched a new rail freight service in each direction between the south-east port and Ballina, Co Mayo. The new rail service…

Officially work has started on a £1.25bn project to build five new warships for the UK's Royal Navy. UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace cut the first steel for the first Type 31 frigate - HMS Venturer - due to be…

Members of Wexford County Council have unanimously passed a motion calling on the government to look at amalgamating Rosslare Europort with Belview Port in Waterford. The motion on these Irish Ports, was brought by Independent councillor Ger Carthy, who proposed…

Harland & Wolff, a wholly owned subsidiary of InfraStrata plc, and soon to be known as Harland & Wolff Group Holdings plc, as Afloat previously reported has announced several key successes across its yards in Belfast and Appledore. In addition to…

Ireland’s new state-of-the-art multipurpose marine research vessel, the RV Tom Crean, has recently reached a key milestone with the completion of the vessel’s hull. The RV Tom Crean consists of 32 individual hull units expertly assembled to form the hull…

The UK quoted company, InfraStrata plc which focuses on strategic infrastructure projects and physical asset lifecycle management, is pleased to announce it has applied to Companies House to trade under the name Harland & Wolff Group Holdings plc. The parent…

A new Irish multipurpose cargoship, Arklow Clipper was launched this morning in a Dutch shipyard for Arklow Shipping, bringing to six in the latest of the 'C' class series, writes Jehan Ashmore. It was in 2017 when Arklow Cliff became…

Shipyard Harland & Wolff, with over 160 years of maritime and offshore engineering pedigree, has taken on 34 new apprentices across all of its four sites as part of its first ‘Apprentice Induction Event.’ H&W a wholly-owned subsidiary of InfraStrata…

Harland & Wolff, the iconic Belfast shipyard with over 160 years of maritime and offshore engineering, has welcomed 13 new apprentices to its flagship site as part of its very first ‘Apprentice Induction Day’. According to H&W the scheme will…

Parent company of Harland & Wolff has said it is ready to bid for an estimated £30m 10-year deal to dry-dock, repair and maintain two giant UK Royal Navy 'Queen Elizabeth' class aircraft carriers. InfraStrata shut down large parts of…

Construction of Manxman has begun at the Hyundai Mipo Dockyard in South Korea with the vessel to become the new flagship ferry for the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company.  The first steel cut for the 133m-long Manxman took place yesterday at…

Exports of goods rose by €1.1bn to Britain, and imports fell by €2.5bn, in the first six months this year, as companies rushed to adjust their supply chains across the Irish Sea following December's hard Brexit deal. At over €6.7bn,…

According to a survey, almost four in 10 Irish businesses are reporting delays to their supply chain as a consequence of Brexit. As The Irish Times writes, a substantial proportion of businesses have changed their export strategies ahead of an…

A dramatic drop in freight volumes between Ireland and Britain caused by Brexit has also led to a diversion of trade from Irish ports to Northern Ireland and to direct EU routes, new data confirms. While there has been no…