One of Arklow Shipping Ltd's oldest cargo ships, the ‘R’ class Arklow Rogue with almost 24 years, has been sold to Norwegian rival Wilson ASA with.
Ferry operator Stena Line has reported a record year for freight volumes in and out of Belfast Harbour on its routes across the North Channel to Scotl.
Blame has been put directly to the Northern Ireland Protocol for narrowing down the options of captains, as vessels get hit by storms in the Irish Sea.
Ropax Stena Nordica which has been absent from Fishguard Harbour linking Rosslare since early January, had led to a relief ferry that too left the sou.