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Department/Agency

Irish Maritime Development Office

Key information

Non-unitised bulk traffic by port and category. Number of TEU's (Twenty-foot Equivalent Units) of container traffic by port and type. Number of freight units of roll-on/roll-off freight traffic by port, traffic corridor, and status. Number of tourist passengers and cars by traffic corridor.


Percentage market share of the roll-on/roll-off market for Ireland - France and All-Ireland - UK by operator. Top ten containership operators by TEU, number of ships and percentage of the market. Number of orders for roll-on/roll-off vessels by vessel type and location.

Links

Links to web pages that lead to the statistics:

Contact

imdo@marine.ie

Source

The data is compiled from returns made by the harbour authorities, state companies, Northern Ireland ports and roll-on/roll-off shipping lines on routes between Ireland and UK.

Scope

Maritime activity at Irish ports, and the activity of shipping lines operating from Irish ports.

Frequency

Annual

Reference period

Calendar year

Start date

2004

Timeliness

Four months after the end of the reference period

Classifications

  • Port (non-unitised)
    Shannon Foynes; Cork; Dublin; Bantry Bay; Waterford; Galway; Drogheda; New Ross; Greenore; Wicklow.
  • Port (container)
    Republic of Ireland (Dublin; Cork; Waterford; Drogheda); Northern Ireland (Belfast; Warrenpoint).
  • Port (roll-on/roll-off)
    Republic of Ireland (Dublin; Rosslare; Cork; Dun Laoghaire); Northern Ireland (Belfast; Larne; Warrenpoint).
  • Bulk Traffic Category
    Liquid; Dry; Break.
  • Container type
    Laden; Unladen.
  • Freight traffic status
    Driver accompanied; Unaccompanied.
  • Traffic corridor
    Northern; Central; Southern; Continental.
  • Ferry operator
    Stena Line; Brittany Ferries; Norfolkline; P&O; Seatruck Ferries; Irish Ferries; Cobelfret; LD Lines; Celtic Link.
  • Vessel type
    Ro/ro; Hi-speed; Ferry; Cruise.
  • Location
    Far East; N. Europe; S. Europe; ROW.

Theme

Business Sectors - Transport

Page Created

2010-12-10

Page Modified

2010-12-16

Keywords

bulk car container containship corridor cruise development ferry freight harbour line maritime office passenger port roll-off roll-on shipping tourist traffic vessel