Belgium has seized a 'shadow' fleet #tanker linked to Iran. Three tankers reported hit by Iranian fire in #Gulf of Hormuz. Reports that oil will rise $8 dollars a barrel this with petrol prices increasing if Strait remains closed.

The Secretary-General of the United Nations #maritime agency, the International Maritime Organisation, Arsenio Dominguez, has told #shipping not to use the Strait of Hormuz: "Where possible, vessels should avoid transiting the affected region until conditions improve."

Maritime People - interested in the maritime sphere - Now on SEASCAPES website tommacsweeneymaritimepodcast.ie and Podcast platforms - Apple, Spotify, Acast - the March edition of SEASCAPES, the maritime programme.

“It feels like Ireland’s coastal areas are being turned into a theme park…” that's the topic tomorrow when the March edition of SEASCAPES maritime Podcast is issued on Podcast platforms and tommacsweeneypodcast.ie

Fun is back in #sailing. afloat.ie/sail/offshor...

A question that can only be answered by action ... not words ... coastal communities are as important as urban... tommacsweeneymaritimepodcast.ie/govrnment-mu...

tommacsweeneymaritimepodcast.ie for your weekend #maritime #reading

tommacsweeneymaritimepodcast.ie for your weekend #maritime #reading

Ireland and Cork solo sailor starts last leg of his year-long round-the-world race at 3pm this afternoon Irish time from Brazil. Cork ECHO has the story.

Seagrass beds found by divers in #Kinsale Harbour reported in THE #ECHO Cork today.

Is Government's €27m. fisheries investment in time to save the industry? Blog on tommacsweeneymaritimepodcast.ie

Killybegs Fishermen's Organisation says: As #Irish pelagic fleet face imminent tie-up with meagre quotasalmost caught for the year, 36 Norwegian pelagic #trawlers off the west coast of Ireland, reported landings of over 40,000 tonnes of blue whiting last week - more than the entire Irish quota

Interesting ice charts from the Arctic region last few weeks. Showing above average ice areas.... The #Svalbard #seaice area from the ice chart for 13th Feb 2026 is 426,770 sq km. This is 57,595 sq km above the 1991-2020 average. #Arctic

End of an era for ‘Celtic Mist’ research vessel The yacht once owned by Charles Haughey will carry out its final surveys this year Full story at marinetimes.ie (Photo: Celtic Mist in the Shannon estuary © IWDG Frances Gallagher)

The latest on #Cork Harbour and #Ireland's solo #sailor on the smallest of round-the world yachts: tommacsweeneymaritimepodcast.ie

We have had too much #rain but #China is trying to control when and where it rains with a 'cloud seeding plan'. Interesting report on BBC News.

Following today's #Oireachtas #Fisheries Committee meeting Government must answer the challenge put by the Committee Chairman - does it want to give up on the Irish fishing industry? Read more on my Seascapes blog, on Marine Times and Afloat websites.

Interesting developments about deep sea mining. afloat.ie/resources/ma...

An ads-free zone. Join the Irish maritime community on Tom #MacSweeney's #SEASCAPES for a good marine read and listen.

When Brendan #Behan painted a #lighthouse A maritime story about the #writer. Listen on #SEASCAPES Podcast: tommacsweeneymaritimepodcast.ie

#Dublin #Port has commenced enabling works on the Liffey-Tolka Project, an active travel and public amenity as part of its continued drive towards integrating the working port with the city,

State agencies might benefit from an overhaul - the latest SEASCAPES blog tommacsweeneymaritimepodcast.ie and the MARINE TIMES February edition.

The #maritime paper that provides the best and strongest reporting and comment on Ireland's #marine sector. The MARINE TIMES February edition online now and in the shops this week.

The first day of Spring and there's a great new edition of SEASCAPES Podcast on tommacsweeneymaritimepodcast.ie and on Apple, Spotify, Acast platforms

The #fishing Aquaculture Licensing Scandal is featured tomorrow on the February edition of #SEASCAPES Podcast and on the MARINE TIMES February edition. tommacsweeneymaritimepodcast.ie

Trump hasn't got Greenland and Russia didn't get Verolme Dockyard in Cork Harbour during 'Cold War' times. THE ECHO Cork's daily paper today.

The strongest piece of #marine journalism in Ireland about the Government's failure to stand up for Irish #fishing. It has defended farming. Why is the same not done for fishing? Marine Times January edition. Out now.

While #Trump focuses on Greenland, he is causing US loss of influence in #Antarctica where his proposed cuts to climate-related research are "catastrophic", says Prof Ted Scambos, glaciologist veteran of US Antarctic research. Nations vying for dominance there maintained influence through research

New BLOG reports now on website: Aquaculture 'Running Sore' of Licensing at Oireachtas Committee and "A Bonkers, Crazy, Warming Year...." tommacsweeneymaritimepodcast.ie

The fascinating world of seabirds... and how they visit Ireland.

Changing a Ship's name can be risky.... SEASCAPES Blog tommacsweeneymaritimepodcast.ie/changing-a-s...

The 'Duster' recovery. THE ECHO CORK today

The Big 5 investigated... and how it affects Irish fishing. Marine Times January edition out now online and in print. Be sure to read

The Big 5 impact on Irish fishing.... tommacsweeneymaritimepodcast.ie/investigatin...

NEW Maritime Reading on my SEASCAPES website - with the January SEASCAPES Podcast. Investigating the Big 5 -an allegation of corruption ... Youth rowing development on the River Lee - Changing a ship's name; the ting seabird with amazing capacity for life; sea blindness' are we a nation or a colony?

The maritime paper reporting without fear or favour.. Just the truth. The #Marine #TIMES January edition in print in the shops this week and online. A must read for the Marine sector.

President Donald Trump has withdrawn the US from dozens of international organisations, including many working on #climate change including the Framework Convention on Climate Change which underpins all international efforts to combat #global warming.

Ireland is denied a quota, though Bluefin transit through Irish waters, feeding on other species and are caught by foreign fleets waiting outside Irish limit. afloat.ie/resources/ne...

Get SEASCAPES to your Email each month. Podcast January has an amazing story of the oldest seabird to come to Ireland, which has travelled 300,000 miles. And there's much more. tommacsweeneymaritimepodcast.ie On all major Podcast platforms and Community Radio Stations

#Russia taking maximum advantage of summer navigation window in #Arctic Sea according to Tradewinds news website report. FIve sanctioned LNG carriers heading eastbound through Northern Sea Route carrying full or part cargoes. Destination not clear.

The #Marine #Accident Investigation Unit (MAIU) is now officially operative, largely a name change within the Department of Transport, replacing the Marine Casualty Investigation Board (MCIB) for marine accident investigations. Chief Investigator is David O’Driscoll.

SEASCAPES January PODCAST coverage of the Irish maritime scene - Also, the amazing travel of the smallest seabird; the Rosslare Maritime Enthusiasts; Sail Training opportnities; IWDG report: A sea tragedy song that saved a thousand. Listen to SEASCAPES. tommacsweeneymaritimepodcast.ie

THE ECHO CORK today. Maritime Cork. The importance of Lifeboats.

New Year's Day... first 2026 edition of SEASCAPES the Maritime Podcast programme. The EU is no friend of the Irish fishing industry. Listen on tommacsweeneymaritimepodcast.ie on Apple, Spotify, Acast, Marine Times.

As we head into a New Year, the question still remains, a pointer of public, political and media failure - SEA BLINDNESS. Public, politicians, media, suffer from it. More on my BLOG: tommacsweeneymaritimepodcast.ie

Several areas of #Cork Harbour without water supply. Glenbrook, Passage West, Monkstown, Rochestown  and surrounds. Irish Water blames burst water main. No supply until 4pm at earliest. Latest in a number of recent supply breakdowns.

THE ECHO CORK today.. Ireland's only daily paper with a regular maritime column. MARITIME CORK.

A very Happy Christmas to all maritime people, mariners, seafarers, their families and all who know the importance an value of the seas around us........from SEASCAPES .... still supporting and reporting the maritime sphere.