“The most important thing to us will be that we can give people a bit of dignity on the worst days of the lives.”

While the start of operations has been widely welcomed, the need for improved infrastructure has been highlighted.

Port of Cork Company (PoCC) said the new Cork Container Terminal (CCT) represents the largest single investment in marine infrastructure in its history and that the investment in the site is also the largest investment of any Irish port over the last 100 years.

The seizures represented a potential loss to the Exchequer of €14,000.

Though the liners usually only stop off in Cork for one day, it's estimated the industry generates about €14m to €17m for the local economy every year.

“Economically, the cruise line industry is a big one for the whole region. Some passengers get on trains to go into Cork City, they get buses to Blarney, they visit Carrigtwohill. 

The competition is open to fourth, fifth, and sixth-class pupils from local harbour primary schools via registration only.

The award was presented to the Port of Cork company through a live video link in Philadelphia at a dinner in Cork Chamber.

The enormous ship, capable of carrying 8,000 vehicles, docked in the port for approximately eight hours on Sunday.

A MONUMENT to honour former Cork dockers is being sought ahead of the Port of Cork’s move to Ringaskiddy.

A MINIATURE boat with a tiny sail that crossed the Atlantic and landed in Ireland in 2017 will take to the sea once again this weekend, thanks to a collaboration between Cork City Council, Creative Ireland, Port of Cork, and the National Maritime ...

On Friday, February 1, 2009, an era ended in Cork. It was the last working day for dockers on the city quays.

THE Port of Cork’s impressive Ship to Shore Gantry Cranes have moved into position at a new state of the art facility.

Hosting the America’s Cup sailing competition in Cork could have "huge economic benefits to the harbour and wider Cork area", according to Conor Mowlds, Chief Commercial Officer at the Port of Cork.

The Port of Cork Company (PoCC) has reported that its financial performance for 2020 was ahead of expectations. The PoCC, including Bantry Bay Port Company, reported traffic throughput of 10. 5m tonnes in 2020, compared to 10. 1m in 2019.

Two new eight-tonne Copper Pot Stills have been successfully transported from Scotland to Cork to replace almost 50-year-old models that are to be retired from duty at the Jameson Distillery in Midleton.

The Port of Cork is inviting vessels across Cork Harbour to sound their horns at midday on Friday, June 25, to mark the international ‘Day of the Seafarer’. The initiative aims to salute the approximately 1.

A new container service is to operate between Southampton and Cork.

The Port of Cork plans to fence off sections of the city quays this week in the “interest of public safety.

Fishermen in Cork have left their region en route to the city harbour to hold a “show and tell demonstration” on the city’s docks on Wednesday morning to highlight their concerns about the industry and to call for more support.

A new direct Ro-Ro service between Cork and Antwerp has commenced today. The twice weekly service is being provided by the Grimaldi Group and will see the RoRo vessel ‘Eurocargo Bari’ operate between the two cities.

A new roll on - roll off (Ro-Ro) cargo service is being launched in May offering a direct route between Cork and Antwerp.

THERE is frustration and some anger in Ringaskiddy that, three months after the big fire at the R & H Hall grain store within the Port of Cork complex, there has been no detailed explanation made public about the cause of the fire or about the ...

The M28 will provide better connectivity but it will impact on the lives of those who live in close proximity to it. Maeve Lee looks at the aftermath of the decision that will allow it to proceed.

THE contrast could not have been more obvious between Upper and Lower Cork Harbour. In the upper area a big Government public relations operation was underway. Local and national dignitaries had been brought out for the media.

90ks of herbal cannabis was seized at Ringaskiddy Ferry Terminal this afternoon, from a vehicle which had arrived from France.  The find, which has an estimated value of €1.

The team from Kinsale Spirit Company were in the Port of Cork Container Terminal today to watch as a shipment of Kinsale Gin and Red Earl Irish Whiskey was loaded for export to China.

Outgoing Port of Cork chair John Mullins, talks to John Bohane about the impact of Covid-19 and Brexit, as well as his hopes of leaving a legacy behind after eight years at the helm

The Port of Cork has reported that total traffic through the Port was down 2% to 9. 2 million tonnes in 2020.

Brittany Ferries has announced that it is introducing three new weekly freight-only sailings between Ireland and France, two of which are from Cork. The sailings will begin this Thursday with a sailing between Rosslare and St Malo.

Plans to import fracked gas through the Port of Cork have been scrapped.

CORK County Council will be asked today to seek a list of the materials in the R&H Hall building which went on fire on Saturday.

Fire crews remain at the R and H Hall site in Ringaskiddy this afternoon, more than 24 hours after a fire was reported at the facility. Emergency services were called to a fire at the grain storage facility yesterday morning.

LATEST: Residents in the Ringaskiddy area have been warned to remain indoors and to keep windows and doors shut, with large amounts of smoke from a fire at the Port of Cork expected to affect the area this afternoon.

Latest: A massive fire at the R&H Hall grain store at the Port of Cork has reportedly been brought under control, although emergency services are expected to be at the scene for some time yet.

Music-lovers can enjoy a real Cork production this weekend with a live-streamed performance from the Port of Cork.

A second weekly call from Cork to Zeebrugge, Belgium has been welcomed by the Port of Cork. The additional CLdN voyage has been added to meet increased demand.

Investigations are ongoing after Revenue officers seized 26,000 cigarettes in separate operations in Cork and Dublin last Friday. As a result of a targeted operation, Revenue officers seized 10,000 cigarettes at Horgan’s Quay.

MAINTENANCE dredging will be taking place in Cork Harbour on all main shipping channels and berths next week, the Port of Cork has announced.  The dredging, a multi-million-euro operation, is set to commence on Wednesday, August 19.

Brittany Ferries has announced plans to increase services out of both Cork and Rosslare in 2021, despite ongoing uncertainty amid Covid-19.

Ireland should not put a ban on liquified natural gas (LNG) terminals, such as the one proposed for Cork, the chairman of Port of Cork has said.

A new weekly cargo service from Cork to the US has commenced operations. ICL’s Independent Vision arrived into Ringaskiddy on Saturday to begin the service, which is the first direct container service to the US in many years.

The first direct container service in many years from Ireland to the USA has been announced by the Port of Cork and Independent Container Line (ICL).

A new weekly freight service which begins operating between the Port of Cork and Belgium this week will help keep supply chains moving during the current crisis.

The Port of Cork are playing their part to ensure that supermarket shelves are stocked, and that frontline workers’ vehicles have fuel during the Covid-19 pandemic.

A Cork teenager has been welcomed home to a very different world by his parents after almost a month at sea. Conor Walsh set sail on the tall ship SV Tenacious as part of a volunteer crew, back in early March.

The Port of Cork has agreed a temporary suspension of operations with cruise lines as a result of the escalating global COVID-19 outbreak. Cruise liners that were due to berth between now and April 20 have been cancelled.

A CORK TD has called for cruise ship passengers not to be allowed to disembark in Ireland.

The Port of Cork has confirmed that Cork will still welcome cruise lines and their passengers into Cork, despite concerns expressed by the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which highlight the risk of infection to cruise ship ...

The Port of Cork has commenced the assembly of two ship-to-shore cranes for the Cork Container Terminal (CCT). Two Liebherr post-panamax size STS container gantry cranes have been delivered.