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Brittany Ferries said a total of 213,725 passengers travelled on its Irish routes between 2023 and 2024

Passenger numbers sail 12% higher at Brittany Ferries

Brittany Ferries has reported a 12% increase in passenger numbers on its Ireland-France and Ireland-Spain routes.

Freight rates are the prices at which cargoes are delivered by container from one point of the globe to another

DP World sees further freight rate fall as demand slows

DP World expects freight rates to drop by a further 15% to 20% in 2023, with the worst still to come as demand slows, the Dubai-based global logistics company's deputy chief executive and chief financial officer Yuvraj Narayan has said.

Business • 17 Jan 23

There were an estimated 153,406 goods vehicles on the roads of the country in the third quarter of 2021, new CSO figures show

Road freight rises by 8.6% in third quarter of 2021

New figures from the Central Statistics Office show that a total of 43.2 million tonnes of goods was transported by road in the third quarter of last year.

Business • 23 Feb 22

Air cargo revenue is expected to reach $150 billion this year, with traffic doubling over the next 20 years

Avolon agrees deal to convert Airbus planes for cargo

Aircraft leasing company Avolon Holdings has announced a deal with Israel Aerospace Industries to convert 30 Airbus SE wide-body planes for use as freighters.

Business • 04 Oct 21

The Stena Estrid will operate on the new weekend Dublin-Cherbourg route

Stena adds Dublin-Cherbourg route to meet Brexit demand

Ferry operator Stena Line is to further increase its freight capacity direct from Ireland to continental Europe in response to increased post-Brexit demand by adding a new weekend sailing from Dublin to Cherbourg.

Business • 16 Jan 21

32.8 million tonnes of goods were transported by road in the fourth quarter of 2018

Road freight tonnage increased by 1.4% in 2018

A total of 149.2 million tonnes of goods was transported by road last year, new figures from the Central Statistics Office show, an increase of 1.4% on the 2017 total.

Business • 26 Jun 19

Moller-Maersk is the world's largest container shipping company

Maersk warns trade tensions could curb shipping growth

Danish shipping group Moller-Maersk today warned that trade tensions and an economic slowdown could put a brake on growth in freight movements.

Business • 24 May 19

An increase in revenue, coupled with cheaper fuel and currency movements, boosted Irish Continental Group's profits

ICG boosted by cheaper fuel, higher car volumes

Increased freight and car volumes boosted Irish Continental Group's performance in the first half of the year, with the ferry company's revenue rising 9.5% to €143.1m.

Business • 27 Aug 15

Irish Ferries carried more cars, passengers and driven freight in the first four months of the year

ICG revenue and profit rises on passenger growth

Ferry company Irish Continental Group has reported an increase in revenue and a return to profit for the first four months of the year on the back of passenger and freight gains.

Business • 14 May 15

Irish Ferries owner ICG says its operating profits for 2014rose by 9% to €32.7m

ICG's revenues for last year up almost 10%

Ferries group Irish Continental Group has reported pre-tax profits of €56.7m for last year, up from €23.7m in 2013.

Business • 05 Mar 15

Freight and tourism traffic grew at Dublin Port last year

Strong growth in traffic through Dublin Port

More than 1.7m passengers travelled through Dublin Port last year, according to its operator, a rise of 6.4% on 2013.

Business • 13 Jan 15

ICG's operating profits increase to €23.8m compared to €22.3m in the third quarter of 2013

ICG's revenues rise over 10% in third quarter

Irish Continental Group has reported a 10.3% rise in revenue for the three months to the end of September, its seasonally most significant quarter of the year.

Business • 17 Nov 14

Passenger traffic in Q3 rose 3% year-on-year on the Eurostar to 2.8 million passengers

Recovering UK economy lifts Eurotunnel Q3 revenues

Eurotunnel said that its third-quarter revenue rose 7% to €343.9m, driven by a recovering British economy and strong truck, freight and passenger traffic.

Business • 22 Oct 14

Car numbers on Irish Ferries down 5.5% in first four months of the year

ICG passenger numbers down 1.5%

Irish Continental Group has said its group revenue for the first four months of this year rose to €72.1m from €70.4m the same time last year.

Business • 14 May 13

ICG remains cautious on outlook for 2013

Irish Continental Group has reported pre-tax profits of €21m for 2012, down from the level of €26.4m reported in 2011.

Business • 07 Mar 13

Irish Continental Group sees 21.5% drop in profits

Profits for the first half of 2012 at passenger and freight ferry company Irish Continental Group have dropped by 21.5%, with the company blaming the increased price of fuel for the decline.

Business • 30 Aug 12

Employees are not believed to have been paid on Friday

390 jobs may go as Target Express to cease trading

Almost 400 jobs could go after Ireland's largest privately-owned transport company announced that it is to cease trading.

News • 28 Aug 12

EU fines freight companies for price fixing

The European Commission fined 14 firms of €169m in four separate cases involving price fixing in the air freight transport sector.

Business • 28 Mar 12

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