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1 week ago | 
afloat.ie | Jehan Ashmore
Atlantic Sea easily became the largest ever containership to berth at an Irish port when the giant vessel of almost 300m arrived for its inaugural call to Cork Harbour on Thursday (April 17th), writes Jehan Ashmore.
At more than 100,000 gross registered tons (GRT), the Atlantic Sea berthed at the Cork Container Terminal (CCT) at Ringaskiddy in the lower part of the Port of Cork.
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1 week ago | 
afloat.ie | Jehan Ashmore
In a significant move, Stena Vision’s comeback to Rosslare-Cherbourg, as previously reported, completed its first sailing to France this Good Friday and is to remain operating beyond the summer, as its predecessor may not return from Scandinavia, writes Jehan Ashmore.
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1 week 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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1 week ago | 
afloat.ie | Jehan Ashmore
Stena Line is currently offering special duty-free ‘foot’ passenger day trips back by popular demand on its Irish Sea routes between Ireland and Wales, writes Jehan Ashmore.
The round-trip day return offer covers the Dublin-Holyhead and Rosslare-Fishguard routes, providing customers the opportunity to bag a bargain in the duty-free shop and enjoy other facilities.
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1 week ago | 
afloat.ie | Jehan Ashmore
Irish Ferries was forced to cancel crossings on the Dublin Swift’s first day of seasonal service this year on the Holyhead route yesterday due to the adverse weather, writes Jehan Ashmore.
In total, four scheduled sailings by Dublin Swift were cancelled on the core Ireland-Wales route by the 900-passenger/200-car/16-trailer-unit high-speed craft (HSC).
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1 week ago | 
afloat.ie | Jehan Ashmore
Stena Estrid returned to Holyhead, North Wales, today (Monday, April 14th) fresh from routine dry-docking in readiness for a sailing tonight to Dublin in advance of the busy Easter holidays, writes Jehan Ashmore.
The leadship of the E-Flexer class Stena Estrid, which has a capacity for 927 passengers, 300 cars, and 130 lorries, arrived in Anglesey this morning and is tonight scheduled to operate the 2215 sailing to the Irish capital.
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1 week ago | 
afloat.ie | Jehan Ashmore
Brittany Ferries has reported a 12% increase in passengers on its two Ireland-France routes and its Ireland-Spain link, with customers travelling through the ports of Rosslare Europort and Cork Harbour.
The ferry company said in total, 213,725 passengers travelled on its Irish routes between 2023 and 2024, reflecting a continued demand for sea travel between Ireland, France, and Spain routes. They are Rosslare-Cherbourg/Bilbao and the seasonal Cork-Rosscoff route that resumed this month.
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1 week ago | 
afloat.ie | Jehan Ashmore
CLdN Ro Ro S.A.’s freight ferry Seatruck Power is at Belfast today, having dry-docked last night following a repositioning passage from Dublin Port, from where it previously completed a crossing from Heysham, writes Jehan Ashmore.
The 19,722 gross registered tons (GRT) Seatruck Power entered H&W’s Belfast Dry-Dock, but the 151-trailer-unit-capacity freighter is only to remain at the facility for days.
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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
Harland & Wolff was visited by a UK cross-party delegation of MPs to witness progress at the Belfast shipyard, which at the start of this year was acquired by a subsidiary of a Spanish government-owned shipbuilder group.
The delegation recently observed first-hand the significant recapitalisation work underway at the Queen’s Island yard, which is to deliver replenishment vessels to serve the Royal Navy and strengthen the UK's industrial base.
