Ardmore Shipping has marked the New Year with promotions and new positions for Gerry Docherty and Paul Tivnan. Gerry has been promoted to the position of Director, Technical Services.  In his new role, Gerry will take on responsibility for Fleet Performance Management, which will see him managing the regular reporting and communication of fleet performance [...]

Ardmore Shipping Ltd has completed the Keel Laying Ceremony of the first of four MR product tankers at SPP Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Sacheon City, South Korea. This marks a key stage in the construction of the vessel and is a landmark event for Ardmore Shipping, with the keel being the first of its new construction [...]

Twelve months timecharter cover has been secured for the ‘Ardmore Seafarer’ at market levels to Itochu Enex.  The Ardmore Seafarer is a 45,744 dwt Japanese-built product tanker.

On the second international Day of the Seafarer, taking place today, Ardmore Shipping is proud to join with the International Maritime Organisation in saying thank you to seafarers around the world. Mark Cameron, Director and COO of Ardmore Shipping, said: “We never lose sight of how fundamental our seafarers are to the business that we [...]

Presenting at The Motorship’s ‘Propulsion & Emissions Conference 2012’, Ardmore Shipping’s Gerry Docherty delivered a clear message to delegates on the importance of the human component in technical performance management. The theme for the conference was the need for the shipping industry to prepare for the impending 2015 sulphur regulations, which will see far tighter [...]

Ardmore Shipping plays its part in supporting the next generation of seafarers to take their place in Ireland’s distinguished maritime tradition through its participation in the Irish Cadet Training Programme, run by the National Maritime College of Ireland. Ardmore Shipping has provided a number of berths on its vessels for Irish cadets in order to [...]

Ardmore Shipping has opened its new construction project site office at SPP Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Sacheon, Republic of South Korea. Ardmore has four vessels under construction at SPP, bearing SPP Hull No’s: 5100/5101/5118/5119. The anticipated delivery dates for the vessels are as follows: 5100 – 14/12/2012 5101 – 12/03/2013 5118 – 10/10/2013 5119 – 18/11/2013 Ardmore [...]

Ardmore Shipping is delighted to welcome Bogdan Farkas as its new Cargo Superintendent.  Bodgan joins Ardmore Shipping from Thome Shipmanagement where he served as Chief Officer and Master onboard chemical tankers.  Bogdan brings a wealth of expertise and operational experience in the chemical sector to the Ardmore team and is currently undergoing NACE certified paint [...]

Kim Jones has joined Ardmore Shipping as Manager, Business Development.  Kim joins us from the Shipping Finance Department of the Bank of Ireland, in Dublin.  In her new role, Kim is responsible for supporting Ardmore’s growth plans through shipping market analysis and the development of new market opportunities.  We are delighted to welcome Kim to [...]

Ardmore Shipping has taken delivery of the Ardmore Capella.  The Ardmore Capella is a 17,000 deadweight tonnes (dwt) IMO II chemical tanker, built in Korea in 2010.  The Capella will join the Navig8 Brizo-8 chemical tanker pool. The Capella is named after the star Capella in the constellation Auriga, which is renowned as one of [...]