Rosslare Europort

Rosslare Europort
Rosslare Europort
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Location
CountryIreland
Coordinates52°15′20″N 6°20′04″W / 52.25556°N 6.33444°W / 52.25556; -6.33444
UN/LOCODEIEROS[1]
Details
Operated byIarnród Éireann
Type of harbourcoastal breakwater port
No. of berths5[2]
Draft depth7.2 m.[3]
General Manager[3]Glenn Carr[3]
Statistics
Website
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Rosslare Europort (Irish: Europort Ros Láir) is a modern seaport located at Rosslare Harbour in County Wexford, Ireland, near the southeasternmost point of the island of Ireland. The port is the primary Irish port serving the European Continent with 36 direct services to the Continent weekly.[4] It handles passenger and freight ferries to and from Cherbourg, Dunkirk, St Malo and Roscoff, in France, Bilbao in Spain and Fishguard and Pembroke Dock in the United Kingdom. Since July 2022, a new freight route between Rosslare and Zeebrugge, Belgium was introduced by Finnlines (Grimaldi Group) for a twice weekly ro-ro service between the two ports.

As a result of Brexit, the port is expanding rapidly, providing new or increased direct sailings with extra capacity from Ireland to mainland Europe.[5] The direct routes between Ireland and the continent allow freight transport firms to bypass the UK land bridge, in case there is severe congestion at British ports.[6]

The port, formerly called Rosslare Harbour, is operated by Iarnród Éireann, Ireland's national railway operator. Wexford politicians Verona Murphy and James Browne maintain that if Rosslare is to take advantage of its new market opportunities and undergo radical expansion to handle container traffic, this will require large-scale investment.[7][8][9]

  1. ^ "UNLOCODE (IE) – IRELAND". service.unece.org. Archived from the original on 8 May 2019. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Berths-1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ a b c "Port of Rosslare, Ireland". www.findaport.com. Shipping Guides Ltd. Archived from the original on 21 June 2020. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  4. ^ "Rosslare Port Breathes Maritime Atmosphere & Will Have 36 Ferry Services Next Month" Archived 23 March 2021 at the Wayback Machine www.Afloat.ie 21 March 2021
  5. ^ Stena Line adding extra vessel between Ireland and France Archived 10 December 2020 at the Wayback Machine www.rte.ie, 10 December 2020.
  6. ^ Brexit: The Irish port of Rosslare is hoping to benefit Archived 27 December 2020 at the Wayback Machine www.bbc.com, 26 December 2020.
  7. ^ Brexit: The Irish port of Rosslare is hoping to benefit Archived 27 December 2020 at the Wayback Machine www.bbc.com, 26 December 2020.
  8. ^ "Port business boost means investment ‘urgently needed in Rosslare’ – Murphy" Archived 25 January 2021 at the Wayback Machine www.agriland.ie 11 December 2020
  9. ^ "Confusion over ownership may have hit investment in Rosslare, says TD" Archived 13 February 2021 at the Wayback Machine www.independent.ie 9 February 2019