Marine

The Dublin Port Masterplan 2040 envisages an average annual growth of 3.3% over the period 2010-2040. To provide the infrastructure to support this growth, Dublin Port Company has adopted a strategy to redevelop and optimise the use of existing infrastructure.

As part of Shannon Foynes Port masterplan, Vision 2041, the Berth 5 Reclamation Works project has increased the port quay length by 21%, enabling the docking of larger vessels in line with international shipping trends.

Changes in ship size and concept lead to new challenges for terminal design. Dublin Port’s success is part founded on the efforts to continually upgrade old infrastructure to meet new demands.

This modern terminal which handles vessels for many of the major shipping lines calling at Dublin Port was constructed in two phases.

The Bull’s Nose plays a critical role in the protection of the Harbour at Cape Clear from swells and waves. It had been deteriorating for some time despite an attempted repair in 2009.

Port of Waterford is Ireland’s closest multi-modal port to continental Europe. In 1992 the Port was moved to Belview, a new location four kilometres downstream from the City on the northern bank of the River Suir.