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> Profits rise at Port of Belfast |
Profits at the Port of Belfast are up 18% to just over £22m, according to the annual report just published. Turnover in 2007 also increased to £31m, that’s up 8% on the previous year. |
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> Seatruck Ferries set sail
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Seatruck Ferries is on the brink of moving its Irish Sea operations on to a new level. By next Spring, it will have two brand new vessels on each of its four crossings, with capacity for around 250,000 units per year - and there are plans for further expansion, not necessarily on the Irish Sea. |
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> New Stena Line Terminal officially opens |
In what was his last official engagement as Northern Ireland First Minister, Dr Ian Paisley was joined by Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness and Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond recently in opening the new £37m Stena Line ferry terminal at the Port of Belfast. |
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> Belfast Port First ‘Carbon Neutral’ in the World! |
The Port of Belfast has become the first Harbour Authority in the world to be accredited as a CarbonNeutral company, meaning that it now has a net zero carbon footprint – it has committed to offset all carbon emissions created by its operations and further reduce emissions per tonne in real terms by 20% within four years. |
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> Stena Line Freight’s a four times winner |
Stena Line has sailed off with the prestigious Short Sea Ferry Operator of the Year Award at the Lloyd’s Loading List Star Performer Awards for Customer Service, for the fourth year running. |
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> Belfast Port invests £6m to support agri-food sector |
Work has begun on a £6m facility at Belfast Port to provide new import and transit storage facilities for the agri-food sector. |
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> £9.5m extension of Stormont Wharf |
The Port of Belfast has begun work on a £9.5m extension of its deep water facilities at Stormont Wharf. The work, due for completion in December, will increase the length of the berth to over one kilometre, making it the longest deep-water facility in Ireland. |
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> Seatruck orders four new generation freight ro-ros |
In a new phase of its major fleet expansion, freight-only specialist Seatruck Ferries has placed an order for four new generation ro-ro vessels with the leading German shipbuilder FSG (Flensburger Schiffbau Gesellschaft). |
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> Way ahead on the ports policy review |
“A vibrant, efficient trust ports sector is vital to our economy,” says Regional Development Minister Conor Murphy. |
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> Record trade levels flow through Dublin Port |
Dublin Port have unveiled record figures for 2007. For the first time in their history, trade levels at the port exceeded 30 million tonnes in a year. |
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> Further growth at All Route Shipping |
One of the industry’s most successful and long established freight forwarders has recently expanded its facilities on the Belfast Harbour Estate. |
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> Agreement on Europoort Stevedoring |
Stena Line and P&O Ferries have agreed terms on Stena Line’s takeover of the stevedoring activities for its own vessels on the Westbank Terminal in Europoort. |
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> It's full steam ahead for Belfast Port |
The Port of Belfast has published its new five-year Corporate Plan, detailing ambitious capacity expansion plans on the back of strong financial results for 2006. |
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> Next phase of deep-water port at Bremore |
Bremore Ireland Port Ltd, the joint venture between Drogheda Port Company and Castle Market Holdings Ltd, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hutchison Port Holdings (HPH) to develop a Port Master Plan for the new €300 million deepwater port at Bremore in north Co Dublin. |
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> Linkspan sails into place at new Terminal |
The arrival of Stena Line’s new linkspan in Belfast marks an important point in the construction of the ferry company’s new £35 million terminal, which will cut journey times and bring Scotland closer for those travelling in and out of Belfast. |
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> Belfast Harbour Commissioners appointed |
Regional Development Minister Conor Murphy has announced new appointments and re-appointments of Belfast Harbour Commissioners following open public competition. |
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> Stena Line to invest £5m on Seatrader |
Stena Line is to invest more than £5 million in its Stena Seatrader ferry on the Holyhead to Dublin route. |
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> Exciting developments ahead for Stena Line |
Business on the Irish Sea is looking up for Stena Line Freight with port developments at both Belfast and Cairnryan set to open new gateways for customers to and from Ireland. |
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> Belfast Port will need £630m to expand |
Belfast Port is planning to reclaim 120 acres of land from Belfast Lough at a cost of £630 million to meet anticipated requirements over the next 20 years. |
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> Warrenpoint Harbour Authority marks record year |
Warrenpoint Harbour Authority has revealed record turnover and tonnage handled during 2006. |
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> Green light for Cairnryan Port Development |
Construction of Brittany Ferries purpose-built freighter, the M/V Cotentin, is well on schedule for the recently announced planned arrival into service in late 2007. |
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> Strong showing from P&0 Irish Sea |
P&O Irish Sea is currently enjoying another very successful year with strong growth on all three of their Irish Sea routes. This follows a record year in 2006 when the award winning company had its best ever performance, with a 4% increase in shipments on both the Dublin to Liverpool and Larne to Cairnryan routes. |
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