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Late surge for Dublin port

Dublin Port throughput increased by 7.6% in the fourth quarter of 2020 although total cargo volumes were down by 3.4% for the year as a whole. Notwithstanding the decline, it was the third busiest year for cargo in the history of the port with higher volumes recorded in only 2018 (38.0 million gross tonnes) and 2019 (38.1 million gross tonnes). However, 2020 was challenging but it demonstrated the robustness of the port’s ... [+]

Ireland will need more port capacity, says Dublin

Additional capacity will be needed at other east coast ports to handle traffic that Dublin cannot as it approaches its ultimate capacity, says Dublin port in a new discussion paper. 'Options for the greenfield development of additional east coast port capacity' sets out the nature and scale of the development challenge ... [+]

Dublin port on the growth track again

Dublin Port Company reported an increase in overall tonnage of 1.2% for the third quarter of 2020, but for the first nine months of the year volume was down by 6.9% compared to the same period last year. Having seen a decline of 4.8% in the first quarter of 2020 (attributed ... [+]

Dublin port in decline

Dublin Port Company reported a decline in overall port tonnage of 4.8% compared to the first quarter of 2019 in its first quarter trading figures for 2020. The first three months of 2019 were dominated by the original Brexit departure date of 31 March 2019 and volumes were very high ... [+]

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