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    #902
    Storm 10
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    Jim Gazebo wrote: »
    Is the tug bound for Ireland too?

    My Son posted those pics I don't know about the Tug but I will try to find out


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    #903
    Atlantic Dawn
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    RTE News will have the Aran Islands ferry on after the ad break.


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    #904
    Def_IRL
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    I wonder if the Brits watched how our Army Ranger and Aer Corp did it 4 years beforehand on YouTube :)
    https://youtu.be/QOCiPFrB1Kk

    Tabnabs wrote: »
    How it all went down, allegedly.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRme_HlPN-Y


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    #905
    Storm 10
    Registered Users Posts: 5,919 ✭✭✭Storm 10


    Pictures from today of Svenja offloading the new Aran Island Ferry Saoirse Na Farraige.




    Link: http://galwayships.com/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=2


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    #906
    DOCARCH
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 17,931 Mod ✭✭✭✭DOCARCH


    Storm 10 wrote: »
    Pictures from today of Svenja offloading the new Aran Island Ferry Saoirse Na Farraige.

    Almost like a cesarean section! :)


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    #907
    Storm 10
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    Jim Gazebo wrote: »
    Is the tug bound for Ireland too?

    The Tug is going to Holland


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    #908
    neris
    Registered Users Posts: 20,054 ✭✭✭✭neris


    Trawler and ship had a coming together off Newcastle over the weekend. Ship won.

    https://afloat.ie/safety/lifeboats/item/48318-fishing-boat-sinks-after-collision-with-cargo-ship-off-england-s-north-east-coast


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    #909
    Storm 10
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    Storm 10 wrote: »
    The Tug is going to Holland

    Svenja arrived in Vlissingen on Monday then went on to Rotterdam yesterday where she docked in full view of a webcam in the Port of Rotterdam where the Tug was unloaded, this morning she has moved further into the port so no longer in view . I'm stalking her :D:D


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    #910
    Jim Gazebo
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    Storm 10 wrote: »
    The Tug is going to Holland

    Thank you!


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    #911
    Jim Gazebo
    Registered Users Posts: 2,355 ✭✭✭Jim Gazebo


    neris wrote: »
    Trawler and ship had a coming together off Newcastle over the weekend. Ship won.

    https://afloat.ie/safety/lifeboats/item/48318-fishing-boat-sinks-after-collision-with-cargo-ship-off-england-s-north-east-coast

    1700 tonne 81 metre, offshore supply ship maybe?
    Questions to be answered either way!


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    #912
    Tabnabs
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    Jim Gazebo wrote: »
    1700 tonne 81 metre, offshore supply ship maybe?
    Questions to be answered either way!

    Sailed from Blyth, so it's 50/50.


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    #913
    Atlantic Dawn
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    1900 containers lost apparently on One Apus...

    https://twitter.com/connorhelm/status/1334268904886194182
    https://theloadstar.com/one-apus-stack-collapse-could-be-the-largest-container-loss-since-the-mol-comfort/


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    #914
    neris
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    Whats the process there? nearest container port or over the side? ship must be very unstable to so no mater what they do its dangerous to themsleves and other boats


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    #915
    mp22
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Regional South Moderators Posts: 6,854 Mod ✭✭✭✭mp22


    https://gcaptain.com/one-apus-update-new-details-on-dangerous-goods-cargo/


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    #916
    neris
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    Read somewhere that the owners of that ship have lost twice as many containers between 2 ships this year then the loss of containers across the whole industry. No wonder yachts racing around the world are hitting are things


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    #917
    banie01
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    Atlantic Dawn wrote: »
    1900 containers lost apparently on One Apus...

    https://twitter.com/connorhelm/status/1334268904886194182
    https://theloadstar.com/one-apus-stack-collapse-could-be-the-largest-container-loss-since-the-mol-comfort/

    That's a few Christmases ruined if anyone is waiting on surface delivery!!!! :o


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    #918
    Dohvolle
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    banie01 wrote: »
    That's a few Christmases ruined if anyone is waiting on surface delivery!!!! :o

    Thats my excuse and I'm sticking to it.

    "Your present was here" (shows photo of this ship).


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    #919
    ohnonotgmail
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    Dohvolle wrote: »
    Thats my excuse and I'm sticking to it.

    "Your present was here" (shows photo of this ship).

    unless you live in the states that excuse won't work.


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    #920
    Dohvolle
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    ohnonotgmail wrote: »
    unless you live in the states that excuse won't work.

    The Item was being shipped from the states, having been made in China!


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    #921
    Tabnabs
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    They're throwing ferries at us now!

    Ferry operator Stena Line is adding an additional vessel between Ireland and France next year to boost its level of service post-Brexit.

    The new freight only vessel will run between Rosslare and Cherbourg from 4 January, doubling the number of weekly sailings on that route from three to six as well as the freight capacity.

    The development means that next year there will be up to 15 direct each way services between Rosslare and continental Europe every week.

    A fortnight ago, operator DFDS announced a new six-times-weekly each way direct service between Rosslare and Dunkirk.

    Brittany Ferries will also run twice weekly each way services between Rosslare and Bilbao in northern Spain, while Brittany Ferries operates one ferry each way a week from March onwards between Rosslare and Cherbourg.

    Ferry providers have been looking at ways to build additional capacity on routes between Ireland and the continent to allow freight transport firms to bypass the UK land bridge, in case there is severe congestion at British ports after 1 January.

    It is expected that the requirement for truck drivers and freight transporters to file additional customs and other paperwork could cause significant snarl ups at marine entry and exit points to the UK.

    The new craft, the Stena Foreteller, will offer an additional 3,000 lane metres of freight capacity per trip and can accommodate both accompanied and unaccompanied traffic.

    It will also have on board facilities for up to 12 drivers.

    "We warmly welcome Stena Line's decision to double its Rosslare to Cherbourg services from the beginning of 2021," said Rosslare Europort General Manager Glenn Carr.

    "It reflects the strength of the partnership between Rosslare Europort and Stena Line in providing shipping solutions to Irish industry.

    "We have been listening carefully to feedback from our customers and it has become clear that there is demand for increased frequency on the Rosslare-Cherbourg service, the shortest direct crossing between Ireland and France," said Niclas Mårtensson, CEO Stena Line.
    https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2020/1210/1183666-stena-line/

    https://www.vesselfinder.com/vessels/STENA-FORETELLER-IMO-9214666-MMSI-219195000


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    #922
    AndyBoBandy
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    They really need to get the finger out and develop the infrastructure down there.. a motorway link from the port to the end of the M11 would be fairly high on the list....


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    #923
    Vic_08
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    AndyBoBandy wrote: »
    They really need to get the finger out and develop the infrastructure down there.. a motorway link from the port to the end of the M11 would be fairly high on the list....

    Have you ever been on that road, even within the ferry times there is little congestion south of Wexford, getting stuck behind a truck and having to do 80-90kph for a while is hardly justification for building a motorway.

    The only problem areas are Oilgate and the N11/N25 roundabout at Wexford peak commuting times.


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    #924
    beauf
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    Will this not become a much more popular route with more ferries and and Brexit and thus more traffic.

    Might inherit some of the other issues at Dover though.


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    #925
    Tabnabs
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    https://oilgate2rosslareharbour.ie/ Road upgrade under active consideration by Wexford CoCo


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    #926
    Dohvolle
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    Tabnabs wrote: »
    https://oilgate2rosslareharbour.ie/ Road upgrade under active consideration by Wexford CoCo

    What's to consider? Do they not read the news?


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    #927
    Tabnabs
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    Dohvolle wrote: »
    What's to consider? Do they not read the news?

    The price of land...?


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    #928
    AndyBoBandy
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    Tabnabs wrote: »
    https://oilgate2rosslareharbour.ie/ Road upgrade under active consideration by Wexford CoCo

    Yes, the finger is well and truly out on this...

    Looks like their going about it the right way anyway. great video explaining what they want to do.


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    #929
    Cookie_Monster
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    Tabnabs wrote: »
    They're throwing ferries at us now!


    https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2020/1210/1183666-stena-line/

    https://www.vesselfinder.com/vessels/STENA-FORETELLER-IMO-9214666-MMSI-219195000

    3,000 lane meters but only capacity for 12 drivers.
    I guess that's pretty much nothing but unaccompanied then


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    #930
    Dohvolle
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    Cookie_Monster wrote: »
    3,000 lane meters but only capacity for 12 drivers.
    I guess that's pretty much nothing but unaccompanied then
    That's what haulage companies want. The worst haulage company in the South East has a large fleet of vehicles in the UK it used for just this purpose. They don't like paying their drivers to sleep on a ship for a day. I expect companes like them will start teaming up with companies on the Continent to bring their unaccompanied to the client.


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    #931
    Tabnabs
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    Six crew members are COVID positive on the Stena Edda, cancelling her sailing and delaying hundreds of passengers in Liverpool.

    https://extra.ie/2020/12/16/news/irish-news/irish-sea-covid-outbreak-stena-line


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