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Kinsale Gin Departs Port of Cork for China
26th February 2021
From local to global from left to rightErnest Cantillon, Colin Ross and Tom O’Riordan from Kinsale Spirit Company in the Port of Cork as the first container of Kinsale Gin & Red Earl Irish Whiskey is exported to China from Cork
Credit: John Allen
The team from Kinsale Spirit Company were in the Port of Cork Container Terminal today to watch as a shipment of Kinsale Gin and Red Earl Irish Whiskey was loaded for export to China. With sales already gaining pace in the USA, this is the first full container being exported to China for this successful Cork SME.
Port of Cork Pilots Navigate Big Seas in Interceptor 48 Pilot Boat (VIDEO)
16th February 2021
The Safehaven Marine built Interceptor 48 Pilot Boat ”Failte”
Safehaven Marine captured footage (below) of the Port of Cork Pilots in their Safehaven Built Interceptor 48 Pilot Boat ”Failte” undertaking pilot transfers off Cork Harbour during the recent days of strong south-easterly gales.
Roches Point lighthouse recorded 50 knots of wind on the 13th as the Cosco bulk carrier passes by. The Cork Wave Buoy ( two NM off the harbour entrance) recorded waves of up to 6.7m at the time.
Despite the challenging sea state, the pilot boat coxswain managed to get alongside and safely disembark the pilot.