Port of Cork

Port of Cork
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Location
CountryRepublic of Ireland
LocationCork City
Coordinates51°51′N 8°16′W / 51.85°N 8.27°W / 51.85; -8.27
UN/LOCODEIEORK[1]
Details
OpenedMedieval era
Owned byPort of Cork Company Ltd.
Type of harbour
  • Deepwater
  • Multi-model
  • Panamax
  • Warm-water
No. of berths5
Employees164 (2021)[2]
Chief ExecutiveEoin McGettigan
Statistics
Annual cargo tonnage10.6 million[2]
Annual container volume281,816[2]
Website
portofcork.ie
Port of Cork (City section)

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.

  1. ^ "United Nations Code for Trade and Transport Locations (UNLOCODE) IE/Ireland". service.unece.org. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  2. ^ a b c Port of Cork Annual Report 2021 (Report) – via portofcork.ie.
  3. ^ Ireland, TheCork ie (News)-Your Online News from Cork (12 March 2022). "Port of Cork Company gets award for helping Irish-American trade". TheCork.ie (News & Entertainment). Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  4. ^ "Port of Cork boosts profits by 79%". irishexaminer.com. Irish Examiner. 18 July 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2020. 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