Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has concluded an agreement with Dublin Ferryport Terminals (DFT) to extend the Kalmar AutoRTG system at the terminal with two new AutoRTG cranes. The order was booked in Cargotec’s 2019 Q2 order intake, with delivery of the machines scheduled to be completed during Q2 of 2020…. Read more »
A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S grows revenue and underlying profit in the third quarter of the year
In Q3, the revenue of A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S’ continuing operations increased by 14% year on year driven by higher freight rates in Maersk Line. The underlying profit was USD 248m, with an improvement of USD 290m in Transport & Logistics and a decline of USD 15m in Energy…. Read more »
Irish Ferries announces daily departures to France for Summer 2018
Irish Ferries has published details of the new sailings schedule it will introduce following the arrival in mid-2018 of its new 55,000 tonnes cruise ferry W. B. Yeats currently being built in Flensburg, Germany. Highlights of the plan will see a doubling in the number of summer sailings between Ireland… Read more »
Woodland Group expands into South West
Woodland Group, the independent global freight forwarding and supply chain specialist, joined by GAA hurling legend Séan Óg O hAilpín, has announced their expansion into the South West of Ireland, at their new office and warehouse space in Westgate Business Park, Lehanaghmore, Cork. Séan Óg O hAilpín who is assisting Woodland… Read more »
Davies Turner jumps onboard with Express China Rail Service to Ireland
Davies Turner, the UK’s leading independent freight forwarding company, says that three months after it introduced a fixed-day, weekly rail service for LCL cargoes to the UK and Ireland from the Chinese rail terminals of Wuhan and Hefei, it is pleased with the response from the marketplace. The service is… Read more »
ICG cuts the first steel for new €144 Irish Ferries cruise ferry
Eamonn Rothwell, Chief Executive of Irish Continental Group plc accompanied by Andrew Sheen, Managing Director of Irish Ferries (Friday, April 7th 2017) visited the shipyard of Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesselschaft & Co.KG in Flensburg, Germany to oversee the cutting of the first steel plate for use in the construction of their new… Read more »
BG Freight Line announce new container service from Cork
Leeside Shipping, agents for BG Freight Line in Cork are pleased to announce a new container service between the ports of Cork and Liverpool. This new service is due to commence at the end of March 2017. This is the first time these ports have been connected directly, and the… Read more »
9.2 Million Tonnes of trade handled through the Port of Cork in 2016
Total traffic through the Port of Cork reached 9.2 million tonnes in 2016, a slight decrease compared to 2015 traffic. Import figures remain steady while exports were reduced primarily due to the closure of Lisheen Mines in Co. Tipperary and the subsequent cessation of exporting lead and zinc through the… Read more »
Exclusive network draws a crowd
Limerick, Ireland, 02/11/2016- Since its launch as the newest freight forwarder network on the block just two months ago, Globalia Logistics Network has been inundated with applications for membership and visits to its website (www.globalialogisticsnetwork.com). “The response is as we expected; there are a lot of companies out there that… Read more »
Dublin Port trade increases 6.8% in first nine months of 2016
Dublin Port has announced new figures showing a 6.8% increase in trade volumes for the first nine months of the year. The current pace of growth puts Dublin Port on course for a record year for the third year in a row. Total throughput (imports and exports) for the nine… Read more »
