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The Mainport Group was featured in an article in Issue 175 of the Maritime Journal, dated October 2002.

Mainport subsidiary Seahorse Ltd were awarded the contract to oversee the completion of the replica Famine ship "Jeanie Johnston" which was built in Blennerville in Tralee, Co. Kerry between 1998 and 2001. Seahorse technical department oversaw the complete wiring installation and the testing and commissioning of all her machinery.

Photo taken in Mainport Africa Shipping's office in Durban, South Africa. From left are Peter Evans Operations Director, David Ronayne Director and Capt. Brian Hawkins Managing Director, of Mainport Africa Shipping.

Mainport Ireland made our first investment in South Africa in December 1997. Obvious from the dress code that the weather is warmer than in Ireland!

It was announced on Thursday 23 May 2002 that Mainport were part of a consortium to purchase Grasslands Fertilizer Ltd. from the quoted company Greencore Plc. Grasslands had a turnover of €60 m in the year of 28 September 2001, with a reported profit of €2.273 m. Grasslands has it's headquarters in Dublin with sites in Slane, Limerick and Cork.

Seahorse Ltd has a contract with the Central Fisheries Board of Ireland to crew up and manage their two fishery protection vessels "Bradan Beatha" and "Cosantoir Bradan".

Both these vessels operate from May to October patrolling the inshore salmon fishing grounds from Donegal to Waterford on behalf of the Local Regional Fisheries Board.