#Ports&ShippingReview - Over the last fortnight, Jehan Ashmore has reported on the shipping scene, where Arklow Beacon, the fourth of six Arklow Shipping newbuilds made her maiden call to Dublin Port.
Atlantic Companion, the massive containership bound for Canada that lost engine power in Irish waters that led to repairs in Bantry Bay, instead returned to Liverpool, her last port of call.
On a related note, next month's Merseyside Maritime Awards "overwhelmed" with the number of entries.
Downriver and leading off is the Manchester Ship Canal where the port of Runcorn Docks smashed monthly cargo records and doubled freight over past 12 months.
Another 'Arklow' cargoship, Arklow Viking called to Runcorn last November and last week she docked in a Portugal, for more click 'CargoShipFocus'.
A European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) seminar included core topics to include the new TEN-T Guidelines on transport infrastructure to be funded by the EU.
