Ireland
Ireland is an island nation and European Union member state located in the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Great Britain. The capital city of Dublin is located in Leinster province. Its leading seaports are Dublin, Galway, Shannon Foynes, Bantry Bay, Cork, Drogheda and Waterford.
Ireland’s CCPC to investigate Dublin Port Company
Dublin, Ireland (Ports Europe) October 23, 2024 – The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) has started investigating suspected...
Ireland: Cargo statistics of port traffic – Q2 2024
Dublin, Ireland (Ports Europe) October 22, 2024 – The Central Statistics Office has published the official numbers for cargo traffic in Irish ports in Q2...
Authorities seize cocaine in Rosslare Port, Ireland
Rosslare, Ireland (Ports Europe) October 14, 2024 – In the last few days, a total of 66kg of cocaine has been seized by the Gardaà and Revenue in...
Port of Cork plan expansion to support offshore energy
Cork, Ireland (Ports Europe) October 3, 2024 – The Port of Cork has agreed funding to expand its deepwater site in Ringaskiddy. The expansion will enable...
40 kg of cocaine seized at Dublin Port
Dublin, Ireland (Ports Europe) September 25, 2024 – Revenue officers have seized 40 kg of cocaine at Dublin Port. The value is estimated at 2.8 million...
Cocaine haul in Rosslare Europort
Rosslare, Ireland (Ports Europe) August 15, 2024 – On August 8, 2024, as part of an intelligence-led operation, Revenue officers seized approximately 104...
Cocaine seized in Dublin port
Dublin, Ireland (Ports Europe) August 15, 2024 – Two days ago, the Irish Revenue authorities seized 150 kg of cocaine with an estimated value of €10.5...
Authorities seize over €16m worth of cannabis in Rosslare, Ireland
Dublin, Ireland (Ports Europe) August 11, 2024 – Officers of the Revenue and Gardaà have seized over €16m worth of cannabis in Rosslare Europort,...
Irish ports to join European Ports Alliance to fight illegal drugs
Dublin, Ireland (Ports Europe) June 17, 2024 – The Irish government has set up a high-level implementation group to join the European Ports Alliance. The...
Port of Vigo sends delegation to Castletownbere, Ireland
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) May 28, 2024 – A delegation from the Port of Vigo and the Xunta de Galicia has visited the Port of Castletownbere in the...
Port of Bilbao starts the ferry season
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) March 5, 2024 – The ferry season in the Port of Bilbao starts soon with the first crossing of the year of...
Synthetic drugs worth €32.8 million seized at Cork Port
Cork, Ireland (Ports Europe) February 27, 2024 – Yesterday, Irish Revenue officers seized 546kg of synthetic drugs with an estimated value of €32.8...
Stena Line, Seatruck Ferries licensed to operate from Terminal 5, Dublin Port
Dublin, Ireland (Ports Europe) December 15, 2023 – Dublin Port Company (DPC) has announced that Terminal 5 in Dublin Port will be licensed to Stena Line...
Dublin Port Company opens new Ro-Ro freight terminal
Dublin, Ireland (PortSEurope) November 7, 2023 – Dublin Port Company (DPC) has announced the opening of T4, a newly redeveloped Ro-Ro freight terminal in...
Morocco and Ireland discuss maritime cooperation
Cork, Ireland (Ports Europe) September 26, 2022 – Morocco and Ireland have discussed maritime cooperation with possible links between Cork and Tangier...
Ports of Amsterdam and Cork have signed hydrogen agreement
Amsterdam, Netherlands (Ports Europe) September 14, 2022 – The Ports of Amsterdam and Cork have signed a hydrogen agreement to provide a route to market...
Dublin Port volumes up 13.7% in first quarter of 2022
Dublin Port Company has today reported trading figures for the first quarter of 2022 – April 20, 2022 Against the background of a large decline in Q1...
22 countries sign Clydebank Declaration to boost green shipping
London, United Kingdom (PortSEurope) November 18, 2021 – Over 20 countries have signed the Clydebank Declaration to develop at least six green shipping...
Brexit impacts on Dublin Port clear to be seen in Q3 as total port volumes down -3.3%
Brexit impacts on Dublin Port clear to be seen after nine months, GB unitised trade down -21%, direct trade with Europe up +36%. Total port volumes down -3.3%...
Grimaldi extends to Zeebrugge its freight link between Belgium and Ireland
Naples, 23 July 2021: A few weeks after its launch, the Grimaldi Group enriches its Ro-Ro feeder service between Belgium and Ireland with a new call in...