Irish Port and Shipping News

Container ship underway as worldwide survey examines marine navigation aids, GPS jamming and spoofing

Worldwide Navigation Survey to Examine GPS Jamming

16th October 2026 Ports & Shipping

The International Association of Marine Aids to Navigation and Lighthouses (IALA) has asked the Nautical Institute, the worldwide professional mariners’ organisation, to carry out a new survey of user feedback on how mariners “use and value” AtoN (Aids to Navigation)…

ESPO and the European Federation of Inland Ports (EFIP) have launched the Green Innovation Compass, a new knowledge platform to bring together European expertise and practical experience on port innovations, through both organisations' websites.

New 'Green Innovation Compass' Launched on European & Inland Port Organisations' Websites

16th October 2026 Ports & Shipping

The European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) and the European Federation of Inland Ports (EFIP) are pleased to announce the new Green Innovation Compass. The knowledge platform brings together European expertise and practical experience on port innovations is now available through…

At the recent Connecting Europe Days, Isabelle Ryckbost, Secretary General of ESPO (second from left) had a valuable exchange with EU Commissioner for Sustainable Transport and Tourism, Apostolos Tzitzikostas. EU leaders from today are meeting in Brussels for a summit to discuss, among other priorities, the EU’s long-term Transport budget for 2028-2034.

Joint Letter Calls on EU Member States Not to Cut Long-Term Transport Budget

16th October 2026 Ports & Shipping

European Union leaders are meeting in Brussels for a two-day summit to discuss, among other priorities, the EU’s long-term budget for 2028-2034. In the run-up to the discussions, the European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO), together with Europe’s transport sector, is…

CEO Change: Claudio Veritiero, is standing down from Peel Ports Group which aside its UK portfolio has its Irish operation of MTL (Terminals) Dublin Port. The LoLo facility has a throughput of 250,000 TEU’s per year, with direct container connections (among them Group subsidiary BG Freight Line) to the UK, the Netherlands, France, Iberia and onwards worldwide.

Peel Ports Group Sees Change of Leadership with Chief Executive Officer

12th October 2026 Ports & Shipping

In a statement issued by Peel Port Group today, its Chief Executive Officer, Claudio Veritiero, is standing down from his position at the UK's second-largest ports group. Mr. Veritiero has served nearly five years as CEO and six years within the business,…

Isabelle Ryckbost, Gen. Sec. of ESPO, unveiled its Environmental Report 2026 at the GreenPort Congress, hosted by Portsmouth International Port in the UK. The report sees ports increasingly translating environmental commitments into tangible results. She focused in particular on EU Port Strategy, revision of EU Emissions Trading System (ETS), and the expected revision of Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Regulation (AFIR). Afloat adds the next ESPO annual Port Conference, is to be hosted by the Port of Cork, 13-14 May, 2027.

ESPO’s Environmental Report 2026 Unveiled at GreenPort Conference Hosted by UK Ferryport

9th October 2026 Ports & Shipping

The European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) has unveiled its annual ESPO Environmental Report 2026 – EcoPortsinSights 2026 during the GreenPort Congress, hosted by Portsmouth International Port in the UK. The unveiling yesterday of ESPO’s Environmental Report is a cornerstone of…

Peel Ports Group (Afloat adds operator of the MTL Terminal, Dublin Port), has appointed Nigel Kent as its first Head of Project Cargo, bringing the UK's second largest port operator's project cargo work under one team with a single point of contact across its network.

Appointment of Peel Port Group’s First Head of Project Cargo

6th October 2026 Ports & Shipping

The UK's second largest port group, Peel Ports Group, has appointed Nigel Kent as its first Head of Project Cargo as it strengthens its offering to meet rising demand across this sector. Nigel's appointment (follows another at Clydeport, Greenock) is…

National Maritime College of Ireland at Ringaskiddy, Cork

New Challenges Facing Seafarers to be Examined at Cork Maritime Conference

5th October 2026 Ports & Shipping

The increasing number of new risks and challenges facing seafarers is causing considerable concern. Earlier this year, the World Maritime University published a new report, In Search of a Sea-Life Balance in an Adverse Environment. It shed light on the…

Two Irish ports, Cork and Dublin, have been shortlisted in addition to those in Iceland and Spain for the Winner of the ESPO Award 2026. Last year’s winner went to a UK entrant, Shoreham Port, as above.

Irish Ports Among Shortlist for European Sea Port Organisation (ESPO) Award 2026

29th September 2026 Ports & Shipping

Two Irish ports are among those that have been shortlisted for the 18th European Sea Port Organisation (ESPO) Award on Societal Integration of Ports. They are in (alphabetical order) the Port of Cork, Dublin Port Company, along with the Icelandic…

CLdN’s “Brexit-buster” Celine — a regular sight in Dublin Port — is one of the biggest Ro-Ro vessels in the world, along with her sister vessel Delphine

CLdN Orders Two New Energy-Efficient Ro-Ro Vessels From HD Hyundai Heavy Industries

28th September 2026 Ports & Shipping

CLdN announced last week that it’s placed an order for two new 6,700 lane-metre Ro-Ro vessels with HD Hyundai Heavy Industries. Construction of the new vessels is set to begin towards the beginning of 2028, with delivery scheduled for mid-2029.…

Peel Ports Clydeport's new port director Jamie Strain at the port group's King George V Dock in Glasgow.

New Port Director Appointed by Peel Ports Clydeport to Lead Its Scottish operations

16th September 2026 Ports & Shipping

A UK port operator, Peel Ports Group, has appointed the head of one of Amazon’s biggest UK depots as its new Port Director in Scotland. Jamie Strain will lead the port operator’s Peel Ports Clydeport business, overseeing its key Scottish…

Arklow Dale became the first ship launched this year for Arklow Shipping, which notably marks its 60th anniversary. The 11,500 dwt newbuild is one of six ships on order from Ferus Smit’s Westerbreok shipyard in the Netherlands, from where ASL also has a charter team office based in Rotterdam.

Arklow Dale First D-Class Launched from Dutch Shipyard Brings New Technological Features

11th September 2026 Arklow Shipping

Arklow Dale is the first D-class newbuild launched for Arklow Shipping, through its Dutch subsidiary, having splashed into a canal adjacent to a shipyard in the Netherlands, writes Jehan Ashmore. Aside from workers of Ferus Smit’s shipyard in Westerbroek, curious canal-side…

Long Watch: A new Irish Mercantile Marine Memorial plaque and plinth will be unveiled in Irishtown to honour Ireland’s wartime merchant seafarers

Irish Mercantile Marine Memorial to Honour Men of ‘The Long Watch’

7th September 2026 Ports & Shipping

A new Irish Mercantile Marine Memorial plaque and plinth will be unveiled in Irishtown, Dublin, later this month to remember the merchant seafarers who served during the Second World War. The dedication ceremony will take place at 11 am on Saturday,…

Audrey Dolhen, a shipping executive with over 20 years' experience at ZIM and CMA CGM, has been appointed by Peel Ports Group as their Chief Operating Officer, Unitised, where she will join the Executive Board and unite the Group's Irish Sea container and ro-ro operations across Liverpool, Heysham and Dublin.

Peel Ports Group Appoints Audrey Dolhen as Chief Operating Officer for Irish Sea Operations

1st September 2026 Ports & Shipping

The UK’s second-largest port operator, Peel Ports Group, has appointed an international shipping executive, Audrey Dolhen, as its new Chief Operating Officer (COO), Unitised. Audrey joins the port operator from ZIM Shipping, where she served as managing director for the…

Arklow Shipping, Ireland’s only indigenous 'shipowner,' which has been trading for 60 years, is also to celebrate next week the launch of Arklow Dale, the first of six newbuilds at a Dutch shipyard.

Arklow Shipping Marks 60th Anniversary With New Ship Launch

31st August 2026 Arklow Shipping

Arklow Shipping, which this year marks a maritime milestone of its 60th anniversary, is also to celebrate their latest newbuild which to be launched next week at a shipyard in the Netherlands, writes Jehan Ashmore. Arklow Dale is the first…

The NightShift: The tanker, Thun Liffey, berthed at Milford Haven, South Wales, the UK’s largest energy port, seen in the early hours of Friday, has since ‘almost’ completed an evening-to-night passage to Ireland. At the time of writing, today (29 Sept), the tanker is anchored off Bray Head, Wicklow, and is expected to head to Dublin Port tonight to discharge fuel products, among them aviation/jet fuel for the capital’s airport.

Shipping Spotlight: Tanker Laden With Jet Fuel On Night Shift Duty to Irish Capital

30th August 2026 Ports & Shipping

The most frequent operator of short-sea shipments of fuel, including for aviation, from the UK to Dublin Port and other Irish Ports is carried out by Swedish 'lake'-based operator, Eric Thun A/B, writes Jehan Ashmore. Examples of this tanker product trade notably take…

CILT Ireland President Tim Hayes addresses the launch of the Keeping Ireland Moving port resilience policy paper

CILT Calls for National Approach to Strengthen Irish Port Resilience

17th August 2026 Ports & Shipping

A coordinated national approach to port resilience is needed to protect Ireland’s trade, energy and supply chains from future disruption, according to a new policy paper from the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) Ireland. The report, Keeping Ireland…