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4 days ago | 
afloat.ie | Jehan Ashmore
The wonderful former Norwegian Hurtigruten classic coastal passenger/cargo vessel Nordstjernen called to the Isle of Man capital of Douglas this morning, writes Jehan Ashmore.
Nordstjernen, built in 1956 as part of the Hurtigruten's coastal fleet, is a rare survivor of a vintage class of ships that is notably still operational at 69 years old.
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6 days ago | 
afloat.ie | Jehan Ashmore
The world’s last sea-going paddle steamer, P.S. Waverley, from Scotland, is set to delight passengers as it embarks on coastal cruises from (2 June) throughout southwest Wales and the Bristol Channel, writes Jehan Ashmore.
The extensive timetable for visiting ports, piers, and islands in this region of the UK starts with the opening annual ‘Pembrokeshire Islands Explorer Cruise’ from Milford Haven.
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1 week ago | 
afloat.ie | Jehan Ashmore
Two Arklow Shipping bulk carriers have called to Swansea Drydocks in South Wales, where, aptly, the tug VB Irishman attended, with the most recent cargo ship having arrived today, writes Jehan Ashmore.
Arklow Wood, which departed Belfast Harbour on Friday, arrived the next day to anchor off Port Talbot before this morning’s call through the Bristol Channel before reaching Swansea Bay.
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1 week ago | 
afloat.ie | Jehan Ashmore
In a rare departure from its homeport of Dublin Port, a tug that has not left port in years headed into the Irish Sea bound for South Wales on Friday, writes Jehan Ashmore.
The tug Giano is the only firefighting and escort tug in Dublin Port, having improved the safety of the capital port to EU port standards since its introduction in July 2019; however, Afloat tracked it when underway to Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire, so as to enable a scheduled dry-docking.
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1 week ago | 
afloat.ie | Jehan Ashmore
In addition to two tall ship callers at Dublin Port at the weekend were also the same number of naval visitors from France and its neighbour Spain, writes Jehan Ashmore.
Of the French Navy, the Borda (A792) berthed at Sir John Rogerson's Quay, taking berth 8 and upriver of the UK tall ship Pelican of London at berth 9, as Afloat previously reported when in the 'Docklands' quarter.
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1 week ago | 
afloat.ie | Jehan Ashmore
With weekend visits from tall ships arriving at Dublin Port, taking berths on either side of the Tom Clarke (East-Link) toll-lift bridge, they made for an uplifting ambience in the capital, writes Jehan Ashmore.
Berthed upriver of the bridge, Pelican of London, having spent a winter layover across the Irish Sea at Barrow-in-Furness, arrived in the capital on Friday.
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1 week ago | 
afloat.ie | Jehan Ashmore
Following the recent EU-UK deal, when it is eventually implemented, this will mean that almost £200m worth of recently built port infrastructure in Northern Ireland faces partial redundancy.
Currently, food products and plants being shipped across the North Channel and the Irish Sea from Great Britain, when entering Northern Ireland ports, have to pass through government-operated border control posts (BCPs).
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2 weeks ago | 
afloat.ie | Jehan Ashmore
Ferry & Car Ferry News The ferry industry on the Irish Sea, is just like any other sector of the shipping industry, in that it is made up of a myriad of ship operators, owners, managers, charterers all contributing to providing a network of routes carried out by a variety of ships designed for different albeit similar purposes.
All this ferry activity involves conventional ferry tonnage, 'ro-pax', where the vessel's primary design is to carry more freight capacity rather than passengers.
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2 weeks ago | 
afloat.ie | Jehan Ashmore
On a visit to the scenic shores of Carlingford Lough was the small yet exclusive French-owned cruise ship Le Boréal, which was welcomed to Warrenpoint Port on Tuesday.
The 264 guests of the cruise ship operated by French operator, Ponant Explorations, were also welcomed by the Newry, Mourne, and Down District Council, in partnership with Warrenpoint Harbour Authority and the Warrenpoint, Burren, and Rostrevor (WBR) Chamber of Commerce.
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2 weeks ago | 
afloat.ie | Jehan Ashmore
Ferry & Car Ferry News The ferry industry on the Irish Sea, is just like any other sector of the shipping industry, in that it is made up of a myriad of ship operators, owners, managers, charterers all contributing to providing a network of routes carried out by a variety of ships designed for different albeit similar purposes.
All this ferry activity involves conventional ferry tonnage, 'ro-pax', where the vessel's primary design is to carry more freight capacity rather than passengers.
