Drogheda Port Company, Maritime House, The Mall, Drogheda

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21/08/17	Fiddle Case Pier

16/06/17	Bursary Presentations 2017
	A very special sail training evening was hosted by the Drogheda Port Company during the Irish Maritime Festival in the historic Millmount Fort.

14/06/17	Stowaway Sessions on Board the Earl of Pembroke
	One of the musical highlights of the recent Irish Maritime Festival in Drogheda were the two unique sold out concerts held on the deck of the Tall Ship Earl of Pembroke on the historic River Boyne.

13/07/17	Drogheda Port Launches Port for Visiting Yachts
	Drogheda Port Company in partnership with Louth County Council have announced the opening of Fiddle Case Pier, Drogheda’s first official berth for visiting yachts.

05/05/17	Public Private Partnership makes waves for Drogheda Sail Training Bursary
	Drogheda Port Company and Louth County Council have teamed up with Irish Cement and Fast Terminals to form the new financial driver of this remarkable youth sail training initiative which is going from strength to strength.

23/01/17	Record for Drogheda Port

01/07/16	Drogheda Port Company announce masterplanning process Blueprint 2050
	‘Potential for thousands of high quality jobs’

15/06/16	Annual Arts Commission 2016

14/06/16

Drogheda Port welcomes the Irish Cruising Club Rally to Drogheda

Drogheda Port Company welcomed the Irish Cruising Club Rally to Drogheda on the weekend of Saturday 4th June for the first time in 41 years. The club last visited Drogheda in September 1975. The recent promotion and popularity of the river Boyne and the Irish Maritime Festival as key tourist attractions for visiting leisure boats was fundamental in attracting the club back to the Boyneside to have their annual rally.

28/01/16	Sail Training Opportunities In 2016
	Sail Training Ireland has announced details of its tall ships voyages for youth sailors in 2016.

28/01/16	New “Code of Practice for Health and Safety in Dock Work”.
	The Minister for Business and Employment Ged Nash TD has launched a new “Code of Practice for Health and Safety in Dock Work”. The new code of practice, published by the Health and Safety Authority, provides clear advice on how to reduce the dangers that are common in ports and docks.

30/06/15	Drogheda’s Sail Training Bursary Scheme continues to Grow

21/04/15	Drogheda Port Celebrates 225th Anniversary
	Drogheda Port Company are celebrating the 225th anniversary of the company this year. On the 19th of April 1790 the very first board meeting was held in the Tholsel.

07/04/15	Full Steam Ahead for Maritime Festival as Maxol gets on Board

11/03/15	All Systems Go for Donors Green
	Drogheda Port Company and Premier Periclase Limited are both delighted to announce that the maintenance scheme which was agreed by the Port Company and financially supported by Premier Periclase Limited is set to continue for another year

03/02/15	Successful Year for Drogheda Port

02/12/14	Expressions of Interest for Premises to Let on Mornington Road
	Drogheda Port Company is seeking expressions of interested from individuals and companies for the letting of a 2 storey premises on the Mornington Road

10/07/14	Drogheda Port’s Historical Archive to Feature in New ‘Building Ireland’ TV Series

09/07/14	New Record At Drogheda Port

01/06/14	Whiskey Galore
	When the sailing ship Bessie Ellen arrives into Drogheda for the Irish Maritime Festival she will be carrying a very precious cargo from the Hebridean island of Islay, whisky from Bruichladdich Distillery and Islay barley.

14/05/14	Spirit of Oysterhaven - call to all aspiring shipmates

01/05/14	An Taisce National Clean Up Week comes to Donors Green

09/04/14	Irish Maritime Festival @ Drogheda Port
	The skull and cross bones is set to be hoisted in Drogheda in June as a pirate battle on the Boyne will kick off The Irish Maritime Festival – a spectacular celebration of all things seafaring which takes place in Drogheda from June 13 to 15.

07/04/14	The Boyne Swim
	The inaugural Boyne Swim will take place on June 14th 2014 at 12.30pm as part of the Irish Maritime Festival.

07/04/14	Largest vessel to dock on town quays
	At over 420ft long, the Russian cargship Pycny-5 (Rusich-5) became the longest ever vessel to pass under the Dublin-Belfast railway viaduct that looms high above the River Boyne at the town quays of Drogheda Port.

25/04/14	Drogheda Port supporting Cancer awareness
	Drogheda Port supporting cancer awareness

19/03/14	Sail on the 'Bessie Ellen' from Oban to Drogheda
	Step back in time and sail a ship that once plied cargoes around Europe. You can escape all the usual holiday resorts in peak summer holidays and sign up for a 'hands on' adventure as crew on Bessie Ellen.

08/11/13	Irish Maritime Festival @ Drogheda confirmed for June 2014
	The Irish Maritime Festival will return in June 2014. Drogheda Borough Council and DroghedaPort Company have confirmed that the festival will go ahead next year after a successful first staging in 2013 when thousands of spectators viewed and visited the Tall Ships

21/05/13	Winner of Tall Ships School Photography Competition
	Drogheda Port Company recently announced the winners of a photography competition held a photography competition in conjunction with its three neighbouring schools; Le Chéile Educate Together, Gaelscoil An Bhradáin Feasa and The Grammar School.

09/04/13	Funding available for young people in Drogheda for sailing adventure.
	Funding available for young people in Drogheda for sailing adventure.

09/04/13	Spectacle on the Boyne
	This Saturday the 13^th of April 2013 heralds the first of the Maritime Gathering Events on the river Boyne this year. The Inland Waterways Association of Ireland, Powerboat Branch will be making their inaugural visit to Drogheda Port and Town.

12/04/13	Drogheda Marina Announced

21/02/13	Inland Waterways Association to visit Drogheda Port
	Drogheda Port Company are delighted to announce that the Inland Waterways Association of Ireland (IWAI), powerboat branch, will visit the Port and Boyne Valley over two days on the 13th and 14th of April.

15/02/13	Come Sailing
	Having recently announced the much anticipated arrival of the Tall Ships to the Drogheda town quays the Drogheda Port Tall Ships Festival in conjunction with the Irish Sea Fleet and Fringe Festival present a once in a lifetime opportunity to travel from Liverpool to Drogheda on the 28th April 2013 or Drogheda to Liverpool on the 6th May 2013 onboard a traditional sailing boat.

05/02/13	Tall Ships for Drogheda Port 2013
	No matter where the Tall Ships gather, there is spectacle and adventure and this will be the case when Drogheda Port welcomes 5 Tall Ships to the town during the Drogheda Fringe Festival in May this year.

30/01/13	Drogheda Port One Million Tonnes
	Drogheda Port Company handled over one million tonnes of cargo in 2012 and outperformed the Irish port sector in terms of year on year throughput growth. Throughputs increased by 95% on last years volumes and it is the first time since 2007 that the port handled over one million tonnes of cargo.

03/10/12

New Director Appointments

The Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Leo Varadkar TD has appointed two new directors, Séamus Matthews B. Comm, FCCA and Claudia Carr B.Sc, to the Board of the Drogheda Port Company.

16/07/12	Trade Volumes continue to grow at Drogheda Port
	The first six month trading volumes for Drogheda Port continue to grow with an increase of over 44% on the equivalent period last year. Over 387,000 tonnes of cargo was handled with particularly strong export volumes representing 42% of total throughput volume.

25/05/12	Public Art Commission
	The 'Mall Buoy' is a decommissioned maritime marker buoy located on the Mall Drogheda and Drogheda Port Company in May 2012 put forward the Buoy for the first time as a unique public canvas to local artist Noel Kelly.

14/05/12

First Cruise Call to Drogheda Port and the Boyne Valley

The cruise ship "Clipper Adventurer" arrived today at Drogheda Port, entering the world famous river Boyne at 0630 hours. The vessel was greeted by a large crowd and the sound of 'paddys green shamrock shore' echoed around the estuary at morning as a lone piper played.

05/04/12	Substantial first quarter volume growth for Drogheda Port
	Substantial first quarter volume growth for Drogheda Port

27/01/12	7,175 tonne Cargo record for Drogheda Port
	7,175 tonne Cargo record for Drogheda Port

05/12/11	Drogheda Port launched as world cruise destination
	In May next year Drogheda Port will host its first cruise vessel with the arrival of the ‘Clipper Adventurer.’ The cruise liner will be undertaking its inaugural circumnavigation of the island of Ireland visiting a number of destinations including Drogheda and the Boyne Valley.

28/11/11	Drogheda Port outperforming the industry sector
	The volume of bulk shipping and port traffic through the Republic of Ireland continued to decline during the third quarter of 2011. However Drogheda Port continues to outperform the industry sector.

08/08/11	Irish Navy visits Drogheda Port
	The Irish naval vessel LE CIARA paid an official visit to Drogheda Port over the weekend under the command of Lt Cdr Frank O’Connor. The vessel arrived at Tom Roes Point Terminal on Saturday afternoon at 1500hrs and stayed until 0830hrs Monday morning.

03/06/11	Drogheda Port chosen as maritime base for vital East-West Interconnector works.
	Drogheda Port has been chosen as a maritime base for marine plant working on the vital East-West Interconnector.

05/05/11	Minister for Transport, Mr. Leo Varadkar T.D., supports the continued development of Drogheda Port and a new deepwater Port at Bremore.
	At its Annual General Meeting today, Drogheda Port Company, one of Ireland’s premier multi modal ports, presented its annual report and trading results for 2010 to the Shareholders in advance of publication later this year after it has been laid before the Oireachtas. The port is successfully managing to navigate the global economic downturn with an improved and solid performance for 2010.

20/04/11	First quarter volume growth for Drogheda Port
	Continuing on the volume growth experienced in 2010 the first quarter trading volumes for Drogheda Port show an increase of 18% on the equivalent first quarter volumes for last year. The strongest volume increases occurred in the dry bulk and break bulk segments.

10/01/11	Traffic increases in 2010
	Drogheda Port Company is pleased to report that traffic levels have increased in 2010 indicating some positivity in the national and local economy. Volumes of cargo through the port have increased overall by 4% on 2009 levels with notable increases recorded in agri imports

19/11/10	Irish Potatoes for Russia
	Following a severe drought in Russia this year there has been a dramatic rise in demand for Irish Potatoes. The first of four unique bulk shipments of Irish eating potatoes are being loaded at Drogheda Port destined for St Petersburg.

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