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Irish ports handled 12.1 million tonnes of goods in the second quarter of 2024, a marginal decrease compared to the same time last year

Activity in Irish ports dips marginally in Q2 - CSO

New figures from the Central Statistics Office show that Irish ports handled 12.137 million tonnes of goods in the second quarter of 2024, a marginal decrease when compared with the figure of 12.188 million the same time last year.

Business • 22 Oct 24

The development of Offshore Renewable Energy port infrastructure is vital to help Ireland meet its renewable energy targets

EIB to support offshore wind port investment

The European Investment Bank and the Department of Transport have formally announced an advisory cooperation agreement to assess capacity, demand and financing strategies required for the development of Offshore Renewable Energy port infrastructure.

Business • 11 Sep 24

Dublin Port accounted for 61% of all vessel arrivals in Irish ports in the third quarter of last year

Irish ports handled 11.8 million tonnes of goods in Q3

New figurers from the Central Statistics Office show that Irish ports handled 11.8 million tonnes of goods in the months of July, August and September last year - a decrease of 4% compared with the same time in 2022.

Business • 25 Jan 24

Dublin Port accounted for 59% of all vessel arrivals in Irish ports last year

Goods handled at Irish ports dip by 1% in 2022 - CSO

New figures from the Central Statistics Office show that Irish ports handled a total of 53.2 million tonnes of goods in 2022, a dip of 1% compared with 2021.

Business • 07 Jun 23

Dublin port accounted for 61% of all vessel arrivals in Irish ports last year, new CSO figures show

Number of vessels arriving in Irish ports up 7%

New figures from the Central Statistics Office show that the number of vessels arriving in Irish ports last year rose by 7% on 2020 levels.

Business • 25 May 22

Dublin Port accounted for 60.1% of all vessel arrivals in Irish ports in the first three months of this year (Pic@RollingNews.ie)

Irish ports handled over 12 million tonnes in Q1 - CSO

New figures from the Central Statistics Office show that Irish ports handled over 12 million tonnes of goods in the first quarter of 2021, down 3.2% compared with the same time last year.

Business • 21 Jul 21

Irish ports handled 51.4 million tonnes of goods in 2020 - a decrease of 3.5% compared with 2019, new CSO figures show (Pic: RollingNews.ie)

Number of vessels at Irish ports down 8.5% in 2020

The number of vessels arriving in Irish ports decreased by 8.5% last year, new figures from the Central Statistics Office show today.

Business • 25 May 21

Dublin Port reported a 7.8% in the number of vessels arriving in the third quarter of 2020

Goods handled in Irish ports down marginally in Q3

New figures from the Central Statistics Office show a marginal decrease in the volume of goods handled in six of the seven Irish ports in the third quarter of 2020.

Business • 21 Jan 21

The IRHA staged a protest at Dublin Port to highlight the problems hauliers have been facing since 1 January

Hauliers stage Brexit focused protest at Dublin Port

The Irish Road Haulage Association has written letters to both the Taoiseach and the President of the EU Commission to highlight the "serious and far-reaching challenges" hauliers are facing due to Brexit and have warned of a complete standstill in trade if they are not addressed.