Dublin Port Company (DPC) has announced the development of a second empty container depot as part of the 22-hectare first stage development of Dublin Inland Port.

Dublin Inland Port is located 14 kilometres from Dublin Port off the M2, with direct access to the M50 and to

Dublin Port via the Dublin Port Tunnel. Now coming to the market is a 3.2-hectare facility, construction of which will be completed by year end.

When fully operational in early 2023, the new facility will have a storage capacity of 4,000 TEU. This will be in addition to the existing 6,000 TEU facility which commenced operations at the start of this year. It brings to €50 million DPC’s total investment to date in Ireland’s first inland port facility.

Commenting on the investment Eamonn O’Reilly, Chief Executive of Dublin Port Company, said; “We expect to complete the Stage 1 development of Dublin Inland Port by the end of 2023 to provide capacity for all the remaining port-related but non-core activities currently located in Dublin Port. Once this is done, we will develop capacity for the transit storage of laden containers and trailers at Dublin Inland Port”.

cronus logistics has announced the closure of its container shipping service linking Warrenpoint and Bristol. The last sailing of this long-established service will take place during July. The base cargo of the service has been peat-based growing mediums supplied by Dungannon based Westland Horticulture to the British market. Warrenpoint continues to be served by the Seatruck Ro-Ro service to and from Heysham.

Dutch shipbuilder Ferus Smit has launched the ninth of a series of ten sister ships for arklow Shipping. The Arklow Cove has a carrying capacity of 220,000 cu.ft., and a carrying capacity of over 5,000 deadweight tonnes. Vessels of this specification are mainly used as grain carriers in European waters. The company vessel fleet number has now reached fifty-five vessels, almost all built within the last ten years.

In a statement Conor Mowlds, Chief Commercial Officer at Port of cork company, confirmed that the company has agreed to enter talks with Cork City Council to develop a Heads of Agreement to eventually relocate port activity downriver from Cork City Quays. He stated that there is no intention to make a handover of the quays until proper infrastructure, including the construction of the M28 link to the Port and Industrial facilities at Ringaskiddy is in place. The company has also advised that it does not intend to re-locate the current Lo-Lo operations at the Tivoli Terminal to Ringaskiddy until this infrastructure is in place.

Frank Ronan has completed his seven-year term as CEO of Port of Waterford, and the company is currently seeking a successor. The Chair of the Port Company Des Whelan said: “Frank has achieved an incredible amount during his time with Port of Waterford and the board is very sorry to lose him as Chief Executive. He oversaw substantial growth during his tenure with us. He led the workforce and management team extremely well and has set down a considerable roadmap for the future, leaving the business set to flourish, serving the economy in the Southeast region”.

Speaking at the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding on 7 June, with norwegian offshore Wind, Shannon Foynes Port company CEO Pat Keating said; “Ireland’s potential from floating offshore wind generation off the west coast alone stands at 70GW, which is 12 times our current installed wind capacity on land. What we now need to do is to realise that opportunity, and being able to partner with global leaders like Norway will be a key enabler of that. Norwegian Offshore Wind’s partnership with us on this MOU reflects just how big that opportunity is, and we look forward to working closely with them to progress this mutually beneficial relationship.”