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The newest Arklow Shipping cargo ship awaits to complete its maiden call to an Irish port as the Arklow Rambler is today at anchorage off Cork Harbour, writes Jehan Ashmore.
Prior to entering Irish waters this morning, Afloat also on 15 October tracked Arkow Rambler, the newest Irish flagged cargo ship in service to the UK port of Sunderland. On that day, the 103m newbuild made its first commercial crossing for Arklow Shipping Ltd which took place across the North Sea to the English port which regularly handles dry-bulk cargoes of grain/feedstuffs and forest products.
The Arklow registered newbuild had two days before departed The Netherlands from Emshaven close to the German border. This port was used as a base for ship-builders sea trials and likewise of its Eco-Trader series already in service starting with Arklow Racer.
It was at Emshaven where following conclusion of sea trials, Arklow Rambler was handed over to ASL as the third of seven Eco-Trader 6,800dwt series on order to Dutch shipbuilder, Royal Bodewes.
The dry-cargo ship Arklow Rambler remained in the Port of Sunderland until 28 October and is scheduled to enter Cork Harbour this Thursday and berth at Ringaskiddy's Deepwater Berth (DWB).
Among vessels currently at the DWB is Celtic Raider, an 89m cargo ship owned by Charles M. Willie & Co (Shipping) Ltd of Cardiff. The Welsh ship-owner which has acquired second-hand tonnage from Arklow Shipping among them as reported by Afloat, Arklow Rose dating to 2002 which belonged to a previous generation of cargo ships of 4,500dwat otherwise known as the R series.
They formed as the most prolific of all newbuild series built for the Co. Wicklow based ship-owner, with only 3 of an original 16 strong currently remaining in service.
