#Ports&ShippingReview – Over the last fortnight, Jehan Ashmore has reported on the shipping scene.

Ardmore Shipping's fleet increased to 19 tankers with the delivery of the 49,999dwt Ardmore Sealion from an Asian shipyard.

An Bórd Pleanála has delayed making a decision on the planning application by Galway Harbour to redevolop the port with a €126m extension.

The Stena Association of Maritime Institutes (STAMI) for the first time held a meeting at the National Maritime College of Ireland in Cork where delegates from three continents gathered at the venue for a 10th bi-annual conference.

#Port&ShippingNews - Over the last fortnight, Jehan Ashmore has reported on the shipping scene, where State papers from 1984 reveal a row in Government over the liquidation of Irish Shipping Ltd.

In 2014, over 16,500 animals were exported to Britain, a rise of nearly 65% compared to last year according to Minister for Agriculture Simon Coveney.

Hoegh Osaka, a car-transporter ran aground on a Solent sandbank, all 25 crew were brought to safety.

200 jobs would be created in expanding Galway Port, a preliminary hearing was told ahead of An Bord Pleanala oral hearing.

A new 25,000dwt tanker, Ardmore Cherokee, joins the fleet of Ardmore Shipping Corporation.

The world's largest container ship, CSCL Globe makes UK port debut loaded with 19,000 standard containers.

Is Ireland a model to follow when it comes to maritime strategy? … yes, according to Dr. Simon Mercieca of the University of Malta, who says his country needs to take lessons from the Irish experience, having attended a conference in University College Cork.