Arklow Shipping

Arklow Shipping is always looking for experienced and ambitious crew. The importance of maintaining highly skilled personnel on board our vessels is essential to our operations. If you have a commitment to hard work and would like to join our team of qualified and motivated seafarers, contact our personnel officers in Arklow or Rotterdam who will be happy to discuss our terms and conditions with you. We look forward working with you!

Our technical department oversees all engineering and nautical aspects of the business from maintenance, new building, planning and supervision, crewing, to the implementation of new legislation.

Our fleet management team backed by the latest technology demonstrates our commitment to the safe and efficient operation of our ships and the quality of service to our customers.

The efficient management of our vessels is central to our operations. Over the past four decades we have established a reputation in the market as owners of versatile modern short sea trading vessels, providing a first class service to our customers.

The company believes that providing customers with good and timely performance ensures their satisfaction and in turn affords us further opportunities to develop our business.

We specialise in the management of logistics of high volume / high frequency / low stocking level contracts.

The Wind of Change

Two dedicated, highly motivated teams of shipbrokers manage all aspects of our vessel chartering.

Our personnel are experienced in the transportation/logistics of project cargoes and offshore structures, offshore and landline pipes, bulk grain trades, dangerous bulk cargoes, steel rails, minerals, generals.

Over the next 50 plus years Arklow Shipping has bought, sold and built ships. Like all companies in the shipping business it hasn’t always been easy sailing but because of the steady expansion scheme the company has been able to meet market demand. The fleet currently stands at 59 ships.

The original seven ships in the fleet were: Tyrronall 244grt, Murell 319grt, Marizell 418grt, Valzell 576grt, Kilbride 321grt, River Avoca 384grt and Avondale 303grt.

The Wind of Change

The 1960’s saw a new dawn in the Irish Shipping Industry. One by one the few remaining auxiliary schooners were replaced by more modern craft. The age of sail had finally come to an end and in some quarters it was felt that the whole approach to shipping needed to be overhauled. With this in mind Captains James Tyrrell, Michael Tyrrell and Victor Hall formed an umbrella company under which to operate their seven ships. The age of single ship companies was past. Working in cooperation with each other gave a strengthened position in the market place and reduced overheads and thus in 1966 Arklow Shipping Limited came into existence.