Doyle Shipping Group withdraw from Cork Harbour offshore wind plan

The 15-hectare Cork Dockyard site was earmarked to provide new berths and a large open area suitable for the temporary storage of wind turbine components

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 dockyard facility in Cork Harbour to service offshore wind projects have been axed.

Family-owned logistics firm, Doyle Shipping Group (DSG) had plans to redevelop the former Verolme dockyard near Cobh as a port infrastructure hub for developers of offshore renewable energy (ORE) projects. The multi-million euro development was labelled the Cork Dockyard Rejuvenation Project (CDR).