Ports&Shipping Review: Manx Operator Could Face Closure, O’Brien Plans ISSC, Profits at SFPC, Ports Exempt from FOI&more

Over the last fortnight Jehan Ashmore has reported from the shipping scene where the Isle of Man based Ramsey Steamship Company could face closure in its centenary year.
Funding for a £81m renewable energy plant is to be built at Londonderry Harbour Commissioners lands at Lisahally.
A Government report cites that the state does not need to have it own oil refinery, which is located at Whitegate in lower Cork Harbour.
Billionaire businessman Denis O'Brien is behind an ambitious plan to make Dublin Port a hub for the maritime industry with an international shipping services centre (ISSC).
Shannon Foynes Port Company (SFPC) revealed record operating profits, primarily on foot of increased shipping activity not seen since 2008.
Surge in Irish manufacturing as new export orders grew in July for the first time in five months.
Port companies will be exempt from the Freedom of Information Act in a new bill put forward by Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform.
Ardmore Shipping has exercised their option for a pair of new product and chemical tankers from a South Korean shipyard.
Source: Afloat