Progress made on Cork Harbour offshore wind site

Cork Dockyard to be redeveloped to provide new berths and a large area for the temporary storage of wind turbine components prior to their installation offshore.

An artist's impression of how the Doyle Shipping Group's dockyard in Cork Harbour could be used as a major hub for the delivery and assembly of offshore wind turbines. Picture: DSG

Plans to redevelop the Cork Dockyard facility at Rushbrooke in Cork Harbour to service the planned offshore wind projects have taken a step forward.

The Doyle Shipping Group is planning to redevelop it as a port infrastructure hub for use by developers of offshore renewable energy (ORE) projects, labelling the project, the Cork Dockyard Rejuvenation Project (CDR)