January 2012
31.01.12
Hilary Devey, Pallex boss, guest speaker at Mount Murray Hotel.
Award-winning entrepreneur and star of the BBC’s Dragon’s Den Hilary Devey was the guest speaker at the Isle of Man Sporting and Dining Club event...
23.01.12
Monas Queen anchor memorial decided on.
Port St Mary Commissioners have decided that the anchor from the Steam Packet vessel Mona’s Queen should go at the very point of the headland known...
18.01.12
Isle of Man counts cost of ferry disruption in December
Isle of Man businesses are counting the cost of the recent ferry cancellations in December, according to the Government.
In the January...
16.01.12
Port of Heysham silting up
Peel Ports, the owners of Heysham Port, is seeking contractors for the dredging project at the harbour.
Plans were revealed which include...
13.01.12
Ben my Chree due for biennial inspection.
The IOM Steam Packet RO-Pax vessel Ben My Chree is due to go into dry dock in April this year for her statutory inspection and overhaul which is...
11.01.12
Severe weather boosts Isle of Man air freight figures
Disruption to recent sailings and poor weather in December 2011 meant there was a big jump in the number of people using Ronaldsway last month as well...
10.01.12
MIC Chairman calls for Fast Craft replacement
Following a disastrous December 2011 in terms of reliability of service of the Islands ferries, our Chairman, John Quaye, has called on the Steam...
09.01.12
Manx Inflation falls
The Manx annual rate of inflation as measured by the Retail Prices Index (RPI) fell again in December, finishing the year at 4.7 per cent, down from 5...
04.01.12
Steam Packet overnight sailing cancelled.
Due to the forecast deterioration in conditions with Northwest severe gales forecast later this evening and tonight this evening’s Ben my Chree...
03.01.12
Steam Packet sailings cancelled tonight
Continued high winds in the Irish Sea have forced cancellation of tonights 19.45 sailing to Heysham and the return journey to Douglas at 02.15...
03.01.12
Steam Packet sailings resume today but more gales forecast
The Ben My Chree sailed from Douglas on time today Wednesday 4th and the return journey from Heysham at 14.15 is expected to be on time also....
02.01.12
New Year starts of with more shipping cancellations.
Sustained high winds have once again forced the cancellation of Steam Packet sailings from Douglas to Heysham this morning. The 14.15 afternoon return...
