Shannon Foynes Port

Shannon Foynes Port
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Location
CountryIreland
LocationFoynes, County Clare
Coordinates52°36′50″N 9°06′11″W / 52.614°N 9.103°W / 52.614; -9.103
UN/LOCODEIESNN[1]
Details
Operated byShannon Foynes Port Company
Type of harbourEstuary
Draft depthdraft 20.0 m.[2]
CEO[2]Pat Keating[2]
Statistics
Website
Official website

Shannon Foynes Port (Irish: Calafort na Sionainne agus Fhainge)[3] is a port operating company managing the operations of cargo facilities within the Shannon Estuary. It is the second largest port in Ireland.[4] It is operated and managed by the Shannon Foynes Port Company (SFPC), whose main operating office is based in Foynes, County Limerick. SFPC has statutory jurisdiction over all marine activities in the estuary between a line drawn from Kerry Head to Loop Head, and Limerick.[5]

  1. ^ "UNLOCODE (IE) - IRELAND". service.unece.org. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Port of Shannon Foynes Port, Ireland". www.findaport.com. Shipping Guides Ltd. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  3. ^ "(PDF) Cuideachta Phort na Sionainne & Fhainge Tuarascáil ... SFPC Tuarastail Bhliantuil.pdf · leis an leagan 2009 den Chód. Cuideachta Phort na Sionainne agus Fhainge bhfuil roghnú". dokumen.tips.
  4. ^ Hayes, Kathryn (25 April 2011). "Foynes Port tells Minister of initiatives to boost exports". Irish Times. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
  5. ^ "Shannon Foynes Port Company - Deepwater multimodal port - serving Ireland's west, south and midlands". Shannon Foynes Port Company. Retrieved 7 July 2011.