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Resources and Links
Work in Progress PMs with suggestions welcomed Trackers Marine Traffic http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/ Ship Finder http://shipfinder.co/ Irish Ports Dublin http://www.dublinport.ie/ Dun Laoghaire http://www.dlharbour.ie Waterford http://www.portofwaterford.com/ Cork/Cobh http://portofcork.ie Belfast Harbour…
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Maritime Forum Charter - Read Before Posting
ALL FORUM USERS, PLEASE READ BEFORE POSTING. Welcome to the Maritime forum. This forum is for discussion encompassing any and all professional/commercial activity related to salty water: commercial sea fishing, merchant shipping, mariculture, marine pollution/conservation, tragedy at sea, etc. For maritime activities which…
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What's out there.
I happen to live very close to the coast and 200m above sea level. One of the first things I do each fine morning is scan the horizon for signs of activity. Not a day goes by without seeing some form of craft http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/default.aspx?level0=100 my binoculars help me identify most of what I see. What I…
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Maritime News Thread
For all Maritime related news. (We'll see how this pans out in this format) http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2012/1005/1224324909895.html Opposition grows to drilling rig off south Dublin coast A Providence Resources image shows where the exploratory drill will take place, 6km off Dalkey Island. Some in the…
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Ship porn
phwoarrrrr The new Technip pipe lay vessel loaded on the chinese semi submersible freighter Xiang Rui Kou. I always wanted to work on a heavy lift ship, they seem fascinating, every cargo is impressive and I'd imagine a unique challenge. Burbon Mistral - Ulstein X bow design. Great to see new designs that improve comfort,…
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Potential new RoPax route from Cork to Boulogne-sur-Mer, France - Hibernia Line
It looks like Laurence, son of Larry the Beef Baron Goodman is setting up "Hibernia Line" which will transport the ABP empire of meat produce into mainland Europe, bypassing the U.K. land bridge, as well as carrying freight and passengers from Ringaskiddy to Boulogne-sur-Mer. Initially talking about 6 sailings per week…
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Sail around the world
a colleague told me the other day that a relative of theirs has a desire to learn to sail and then sail around the world, so it got me thinking … in broad brushstrokes How much should one spend on a boat? (im thinking just under 100k) How long to train / learn before heading out on a (much-shorter) solo run? I reckon its…
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Irish Ferries Keep Canceling Dublin Swift for "Operational Reasons"?
Hello, I get the ferry to/from Dublin to Holyhead each summer as part of driving to the south of France. I normally use the Dublin Swift. This year I was booked in to taking it but the evening before in July they texted me to say it had been canceled due to "Operational Reasons" This was annoying as we had to take the…
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The Shipping Man book series - Matthew McCleary
Just wondering if anyone has read this series. I've only read the first book but from what I see it would make a great movie series. He also has written a murder whodunit - Death of a Shipowner which I haven't read but would be interested to hear if anyone has.
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saw this ship called Perla very close to Greystones
Hi I saw this ship yesterday while I was on the dart from Greystones, it looked so close that you could swim to it. Vesselfinder.com said it's registered in the Marshall Islands, which I'd never heard of, but are terrorteries of the States. It's hardly a crazy undercover ship to do with Trumps visit to the UK? edit -…
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Maritime Forum Photo Gallery
Thought I'd start one off along the same lines as the one over on the Aviation & Aircraft forum. :) They share some great photos over there and I figured the same could happen here. As luck would have it I don't have many of mine stored on this PC but I'll get the ball rolling with this one - Tankers in Galway Bay, Dec 08…
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Do modern day Irish fishermen travel all the way to Newfoundland for fishing?
I have no experience in this field. I've always been wondering if modern day Irish fishermen would travel for fishing all the way to Newfoundland Canada in their Irish fishing boats? Would these or some of these Irish fishing boats be seaworthy enough for a North Atlantic crossing? Some boats do seem rather big to possibly…
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Roscoff to Cork ferry May! Anyone got space for a dog in car! If not advice for travelling with dog
So yea, I am moving back to Ireland in summer from Brittany France. There is a perfectly cheap ferry taking me from near where i live in france to where my destination in Ireland, the pain in the hole is they won't take foot passenger dogs despite having a kennel apparently on board becuase its only accessed through the…
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Alot of ships going astray lately.
North Sea today, very strange big ships ,American Bridge, big ships, Panama canal big ships and yet we're to be believe nobody was on look out and all radar was out or not being supervised, Really.
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Bringing a dinghy bought in uk on ferry.
Apologies if not the right forum. If I buy a 2nd hand dinghy in the UK and bring it back to Ireland on a ferry via a car trailer or car top, would Irish customs stop me looking for their cut? Or so they not bother so much with private car owners? If I wanted to import the dinghy officially what would the process be? Thanks…
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Roscoff to Cork ferry! Anyone got space for a dog in car! If not advice for getting a dog to ireland
So yea, I am moving back to Ireland in summer from Brittany France. There is a perfectly cheap ferry taking me from near where i live in france to where my family is in Ireland, the pain in the hole is they won't take foot passenger dogs despite having a kennel apparently on board becuase its only accessed through the…
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Rosslare Port Terminal
Hadn't used it in years as a foot passenger until recently- they've really done a hatchet job on it haven't they? Total white elephant of a building now. Why were the convenient and handy walkways taken away and replaced with a crappy old drive-on mini bus? It was only built in 1989 so not that old in fairness. At check in…
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Proposed deep water port for Co Meath
Article behind paywall. https://twitter.com/businessposthq/status/1338061102983176196
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Best Ireland-France option in winter (Irish Ferries Epsilon or Stena Horizon)
With no Brittany Ferries operating, what is the better option in winter for a France - Ireland crossing? The Irish Ferries Epsilon and Stena Horizon look like very similar ships. Any difference at all in passenger experience, cabin cleanliness etc.?
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Yacht sinks after getting caught in Tornado
This is a big enough yacht surprised it would sink unless it had all sails up, very sad news https://news.sky.com/story/seven-people-missing-after-british-flagged-yacht-capsizes-in-tornado-off-italy-13199635
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(Yet another) government study proposed for ETV
I see that the Dept. of Transport has woken up to this idea. Obviously Defence still thinks we don't have enough fishery patrol boats... Study on provision of an ETV and a review of Ireland's pollution prevention preparedness & response Specification and Requirements of the RFT for a Study on the following for the Irish…
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Dublin Port - Any sign of onshore power being installed so ships can use shore power
I read something about the latest extension being "wired" for onshore power (Cold Ironing) but wonder why the delay or do all ships have to be fitted to take onshore power and more so regular shipping to the port for it to worth installing the power point. Considering the lower cost vs even bunker fuel and the cut in…
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shipping to USA
Anybody shipping stock to USA in October. I would like to ship a pallet load but it is too expensive to ship 1 pallet. If I get it stateside, I can ship onwards to Amazon with one of their preferred carriers
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What is the experience as a student in NMCI?
Hello all, I was considering doing marine engineering as my college course but would like some insight into the experience and atmosphere present, such as are the lecturers good? Or are peers respectful and kind or more rude? Any advice or insight would be greatly appreciated.
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British Cargo Ship "Verity" Sinks
Sad news today cargo ship "Verity" sinks after a collision off the German Coast several crew missing, she was a regular caller in Galway https://news.sky.com/story/british-cargo-ship-sinks-off-coast-of-germany-several-missing-after-collision-12991375…
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Dublin Port Yearbook
I'm doing some tidying up at home and found copies of the Dublin Port Yearbook 1999 & 2000 and the Dublin Docklands Master Plan 1997. Just thought I'd check here if anyone wants them before they go in the bin.
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LakeBoat Lough Derg Advice on painting
Hi, new to the forum so sorry if I missed similar advice - new to boating and just got a lake Boat, fibreglass with wooden seats. 19ft lake boat just taken out after a few years in the Lake. I was thinking of painting the the fibreglass boat and wanted some advice - it is in decent condition so just wanted to freshen up -…
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Vessel naming rules?
Hi All, I tried to google this but ended up reading more about UK stuff so you might enlighten me. Are there any rules about using a name for your boat that’s already been used in Ireland? If there’s a vessel in a harbour called Dolly, what’s to stop another two people from buying two new boats, calling them Dolly because…
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Naomh Eanna - Grand Canal Dock
What should be done with this eyesore ? Could it be towed and scuttled in the Irish Sea?