New York-listed, Ireland-based tanker owner and operator Ardmore Shipping has announced the retirement of its founder and chief executive, Anthony Gurnee, later this year. Gurnee will be succeeded by the company’s current executive and chief commercial officer, Gernot Ruppelt, in September. In...
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The UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has published a report following its investigation into a capsizing incident involving a fishing vessel on June 1, 2022. On the said date, the UK-registered stern trawler Piedras capsized and sank following an uncontrolled ingress of seawater in...
Banna Rescue, an independent volunteer search and rescue (SAR) organisation grouped under the Community Rescue Boats of Ireland (CRBI) umbrella, recently took delivery of a new rigid inflatable boat (RIB) built by UK-based Ribcraft. The bespoke 4.8-metre (16-foot) boat has a layout optimised for...
Sea trials completed for Inverlussa Marine Services’ newest workboat Netherlands-based Nauplius Workboats has completed conducting sea trials of a new shallow-draught, fish farm support workboat ordered by UK aquaculture support company Inverlussa Marine Services. Arthur Douglas is a near-identical sister of Geraldine Mary, which was delivered to Inverlussa in 2022. Irish fishing family to welcome […]
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Irish fisherman Eric Murphy and his family will soon welcome a new trawler into their fleet. Built locally by Mooney Boats to a design by Vestværftet of Denmark, Eilean Croine is a sister vessel of Sparkling Star, which was completed and delivered to another owner in 2023. Both vessels will be...
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Banna Rescue, an independent volunteer search and rescue (SAR) organisation grouped under the Community Rescue Boats of Ireland (CRBI) umbrella, recently took delivery of a new rigid inflatable boat (RIB) built by UK-based Ribcraft. The bespoke 4.8-metre boat has a layout optimised for SAR missions...
UK port operator the Peel Ports Group and shore power connectivity specialist NatPower Marine have unveiled plans to establish the first “green shipping corridors” between Ireland and the UK. The proposed project would see NatPower Marine develop the UK’s first commercial electric ship (e-ship)...
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NatPower Marine and Peel Ports Group have announced plans to establish the first green shipping corridors between Ireland and the UK. The proposed project would see NatPower Marine, part of the UK’s NatPower Group, develop the UK’s first commercial electric ship charging network to support electric...
https://splash247.com/green-corridors-linking-ireland-and-uk-under-development/
Corio Generation, an offshore wind portfolio company of Macquarie’s Green Investment Group, and Ireland’s energy supply firm Bord Gáis Energy have teamed up to explore opportunities to supply the country’s electricity market with offshore wind power. The agreement is Bord Gáis Energy’s entry into...
https://splash247.com/corio-generation-and-bord-gais-energy-team-enters-irish-offshore-wind/
The Irish government has begun soliciting feedback from the public on the the draft South Coast Designated Maritime Area Plan for Offshore Renewable Energy (SC-DMAP), the first sub-national, forward maritime spatial plan for offshore renewable energy proposed by the state. The country’s Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications said the SC-DMAP will provide for […]
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