Port of Cork | |
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Location | |
Country | Republic of Ireland |
Location | Cork City |
Coordinates | 51°51′N 8°16′W / 51.85°N 8.27°W |
UN/LOCODE | IEORK[1] |
Details | |
Opened | Medieval era |
Owned by | Port of Cork Company Ltd. |
Type of harbour |
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No. of berths | 5 |
Employees | 164 (2021)[2] |
Chief Executive | Eoin McGettigan |
Statistics | |
Annual cargo tonnage | 10.6 million[2] |
Annual container volume | 281,816[2] |
Website portofcork |
The Port of Cork (Irish: Port Chorcaí) is the main port serving the south of Ireland, County Cork and Cork City. It is one of the three "Ports of National Significance (Tier 1)" as designated by National Ports Policy.[3]
It offers all six shipping modes (i.e. Lift-on Lift-off, Roll-on Roll-off, Liquid Bulk, Dry Bulk, Break Bulk and Cruise). In 2015, over 11 million tonnes of freight were shipped through the Port of Cork, making it the state’s second busiest port.[4] As well as its berths upriver at Cork City, the port also includes other major locations across Cork Harbour, including Tivoli loading docks in the eastern suburbs, Cobh on the south of Great Island and Ringaskiddy on the west side of the harbour.
Ireland's second busiest port also reported growth in the volume of goods passing through Cork in 2015 – up 8.6% to 11.02 million tonnes