Jehan Ashmore
Jehan Ashmore is a marine correspondent, researcher and photographer, specialising in Irish ports, shipping and the ferry sector serving the UK and directly to mainland Europe. Jehan also occasionally writes a column, 'Maritime' Dalkey for the (Dalkey Community Council Newsletter) in addition to contributing to UK marine periodicals.
#ManxCargo - Ramsey Steamship Company's chairman has expressed his sadness that the historical business could face closure in its centenary year. The 100-year-old freight, engineering and agency company faces going into liquidation due to its share of a multibillion pound…
#TallCruiseShip – Sea Cloud II returned to Dublin Port today and is clearly visible to motoring commuters using the East-Link Bridge, to where she is berthed nearby, writes Jehan Ashmore. On her previous visit earlier this month, the 2001 built…
#DONGenergy - Belfast Harbour's new wind terminal assembly facility has created a fantastic opportunity for further inward investment, according to the head of one of the companies making turbines in the city. Keith Anderson, chief corporate Officer of ScottishPower, was…
IMDO Weekly Review: Ireland’s BRIC Potential, Container Over Capacity and Artic Shipping Growth
29th July 2013 Ports & Shipping
#Ports&Shipping –The latest IMDO Weekly Shipping Market Review includes the following stories as detailed below. Irish Economy: BRIC potential - Some 40% of Enterprise Ireland's overseas offices are now in the so-called BRIC nations of Brazil,Russia, India and China or…
Ports & Shipping Review: Detained Bulk-Carrier Renamed, Dublin Port Annual Report, Flagship Firm Chooses Kinvara and more...
28th July 2013 Ports & Shipping
#ShippingReview: Over the last fortnight Jehan Ashmore has reported from the shipping scene where the former detained 19,354 tonnes bulk-carrier Clipper Faith which was sold last month for €4.5m has been renamed Island Mariner. A 4% drop in Irish exports…
#FlagshipIreland – Flagship Management, a US Maritime Consultancy and Recruitment firm has announced that it is locating its European, Middle East and African (EMEA) Headquarters to Kinvara, Co Galway, creating 15 new jobs over the next three years. The EMEA…
#CruiseAnchorage - P&O Cruises Oriana anchored this morning off Dun Laoghaire Harbour and marks another visit of the famous company following fleetmate Arcadia which called earlier this month, writes Jehan Ashmore. Oriana with a capacity for almost 2,000 passengers was…
#ProposedManxFerry –There is "very high interest" in plans for a new ferry service on the Isle of Man which has prompted shipping operators to hold a public meeting. The Ellan Vannin Line, owned by Manx company Sea Alliance aims to…
IMDO Weekly Review: Growth in 2012 Global Freight, VLCC Surplus Supply and Chinese Ore Bulk Boost
23rd July 2013 Ports & Shipping
#Ports&Shipping –The latest IMDO Weekly Shipping Market Review includes the following stories as detailed below. Freight Forwarders: Growth in global freight- forwarding market in 2012 was entirely down to the strong performance of seafreight as airfreight volumes continue to decline,…
#PortTraining – UNCTAD's TrainForTrade Port Training Programme have agreed to implement a third cycle of the course following a conference held in Belfast earlier this month. Forty-three representatives from UNCTAD, the Irish Government, and the Irish port partners - Dublin…
Bulk-Carrier That Arrived St. Patrick’s Week Finally Departs Dublin Port
19th July 2013 Ports & Shipping
#SoldShipSails – Island Mariner, the recently renamed former detained bulk-carrier Clipper Faith, departed Dublin Port for the first time yesterday since her arrival more than four months ago,writes Jehan Ashmore. The 29,501dwt bulker had loaded a cargo of animal products…
#HookLighthouse – Hook Head Lighthouse which is run by Hook Heritage is in conjunction with the Commissioners of Irish Lights (CIL) delighted to announce their flagship Gathering Event to be held in September. An exciting weekend is to take place…
#MarconiDays – To celebrate the 115th anniversary of the first radio report of a sporting event with a sailing race in Dublin Bay, the National Maritime Museum of Ireland, Dun Laoghaire will be staging Marconi Days this week between 19-21…
#MarcoPolo- According to a new report, published yesterday by the European Court of Auditors (ECA), Marco Polo programmes have been ineffective and should be discontinued in their current design. The programmes are aimed at shifting freight away from the road…
#PortsConference - The 2013 The Irish Ports Association Conference is to be hosted by Dublin Port Company and is to take place on 27 September in the Gibson Hotel in Dublin. This year saw the launching of the new National…
#DublinPort – The Dublin Port Company have published their Annual Report & Accounts for 2012 following a presentation of the accounts by Minister for Transport Mr. Leo Varadker to the Government at cabinet level last week. As previously reported on…
#FerryFounder - Sten Allan Olsson, the founder of Stena Line has died last week aged 96, reports the Belfast Newsletter. The Swede had established the ferry company which operates routes between Ireland and Britain and throughout Scandinavia. Sten Allan Olsson…
IMDO Weekly Review: Exports Decline by 4%, Egypt Crisis Bunker Prices and Piracy in Guinea Surpasses Aden
16th July 2013 Ports & Shipping
#Ports&Shipping –The latest IMDO Weekly Shipping Market Review includes the following stories as detailed below. Irish Ecomomy: Exports Decline -There was a 4% drop in exports last month according to preliminary figures from the Central Statistics Office. Seasonally adjusted exports…
#Tallships- The Sea Cadet's training tallship TS Royalist this morning departed Dun Laoghaire Harbour under the command of Skipper Angela Morris, following an overnight visit after setting off from Milford Haven in Pembrokeshire, writes Jehan Ashmore. Royalist may be small…
#RenamedBULKER– The former detained 19,354 tonnes bulk-carrier Clipper Faith which was sold last month for €4.5m as previously reported on Afloat.ie has been renamed Island Mariner, writes Jehan Ashmore. Under the directions of the Admiralty Marshall of the High Court…
