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Dublin looks to the skies for more reefer space

[ February 18, 2026   //   ]

Dublin Port has officially inaugurated a €3.4 million in new refrigerated container infrastructure, including charging points for units, together with a new substation. The Port has signed an eight-year licence agreement with Doyle Shipping Group to operate new reefer gantries at the DSG container terminal on Alexandra Quay East’s common user area. Units can be stacked up to five high at the facility. 

Head of the commercial and programme management office, Cormac Kennedy, said: “Growth in lo lo volumes in recent years has put pressure on land use, so investment of this type helps us stay ahead of demand and support our customers’ growth plans. In recent years, we have invested an average of €60 million annually in capital projects, with €120 million spent in 2025, and ramping up to an average of €175 million in the years ahead.”

Doyle Shipping Group chief executive, Glen O’Connor, added: “Reefer gantries supply safe, continuous electrical power to refrigerated containers during dwell time in port. These new structures are engineered for high‑density stacking (up to five high), reducing land use per unit. Direct EU services into Dublin have increased significantly post‑Brexit, shifting traffic patterns and raising demand for temperature‑controlled capacity.”

Dublin Port has also started a €2.5million programme of essential works to repair the Great South Wall rock armour which was damaged in December’s Storm Bram

Built between 1720 and 1795, the wall is more than 230 years old and still stands in its original form and continues to shelter the shipping channel into the port.

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