News & Events

A new ferry route from Rosslare to Cherbourg will start sailing next spring, with additional sailings being added on the Cork to Roscoff route.

International energy logistics provider Peterson has been awarded a major logistics contract from Sellafield Limited to support operations in West Cumbria, England.

DocksTheFuture announces the launch of The Network of Excellence, gathering the most innovative ports willing to team up and take actions to support the maritime community achieving the UN 2030 Sustainable Development Goals.

A Belfast-based maritime consortium led by Artemis Technologies has won a £33 million UK Government innovation grant to develop zero emissions ferries, said to have potential to revolutionise the future of maritime transport.

Irish Ferries have new guidelines for a safer way to get away and look forward to welcoming you onboard once travel restrictions have been lifted.

BG Freight Line has taken a positive step by adding an additional weekly service call to meet the growing demands of container traffic between Liverpool and the Irish Sea hub.

SSE Renewables has selected Arklow Harbour as the preferred location for the operations and maintenance (O&M) base for the second phase of the Arklow Bank offshore wind farm.

MoS Webinar "Shaping the Policy of a European Maritime Space – The Future of Motorways of the Sea" will take place on 1st July 2020.

Each year, up to £75,000 is made available by ITOPF to fund R&D projects to improve our knowledge and understanding of issues related to accidental marine pollution from ships.

In early 2020, XELLZ secured approximately 200,000 sqm of land at the port of Rosslare in the Republic of Ireland. XELLZ has now divided the land into zones and the entire area will be known as Rosslare Europort Business Park (EBP).

The Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Shane Ross announced the designation, on a temporary basis only, of five strategic maritime routes into and out of Ireland as Public Service Obligation (PSO) routes during COVID-19 for a period of up to three months.

The IMDO remains open for business, albeit remotely for now

In light of the rapidly evolving situation and public health measures due to the Coronavirus, a decision has been taken to postpone European Maritime until later this year.

The EMLO Spring Seminar 2020 will take place in Dublin on 27th March 2020

Grants are now available for the Certificate in International Trade programme

Posidonia 2020 is taking place on 1-5 June 2020 at the Metropolitan Expo in Athens, Greece

The European Maritime Day (EMD) Conference and Expo is the annual two-day event during which Europe’s maritime community meet to network, discuss and forge joint action on maritime affairs and sustainable blue economy.

Templar Executives, an award-winning International Cyber Security advisory services and solutions company, are setting up an Irish operation – ‘Templar Executive EMEA’.

Warrenpoint Port is currently recruiting for the position of Harbour Master

In preparation for Brexit, The Department of Transport Tourism and Sport (DTTAS), supported by the Irish Maritime Development Office (IMDO), held a workshop in Dublin in September. The aim of the workshop was to allow shipping and port companies, importers and exporters to discuss maritime connectivity, trade patterns and capacity demands in a no-deal Brexit scenario.