MUSIC fans have snapped up over 3,000 free tickets for a concert by Bryan Ferry due to take place during the forthcoming Tall Ships festival in Waterford.

WATERFORD’S port has called for stronger rail links in the south-east region to boost trade and forge more co-operation with other ports.

PORT of Cork officials believe the economic future of the Munster region could be damaged by An Bord Pleanála’s refusal to allow them develop a new €226 million container terminal.

MANAGEMENT at the Port of Cork will have to wait a little longer to find out if they can proceed with a new €226 million container terminal, after An Bord Pleanála postponed a decision due yesterday.

A NEW €226 million container terminal in Co Cork could affect the economic viability of ports in Waterford and Dublin, and result in traffic gridlock and more deaths on the roads.

A HUGE row has broken out between the commercial manager of the Port of Cork and RTÉ’s marine correspondent over proposals to develop a €232 million container port at Ringaskiddy.

A BORD Pleanála oral hearing was yesterday told that the Oyster Bank at Ringaskiddy was the most suitable of three sites examined for the Port of Cork’s proposed new €226 million container and cargo terminal.

THE Port of Cork yesterday rubbished a rival port’s objection to its plans to build a €226 million container and cargo terminal at Ringaskiddy in Co Cork.

The first day of the oral hearing into the Port of Cork's proposed development for a new container facility in Ringaskiddy began today.

THE Port of Waterford achieved a record throughput of containers in 2006.

THE Port of Waterford hopes it holds the key to Ireland’s looming capacity crisis in the container shipping industry.

CORK city is about to go head-to-head with Waterford in a bid to host the Tall Ships Race in 2011.

FISHERMEN in Waterford who have been battling for years to stop the sale of a section of quay in the city where they land their catches will discover their fate this morning.

WATERFORD has been asked to submit a bid for the Tall Ships’ Races in 2011, a move which is being interpreted locally as a major indication the multi-million euro event could well be back to the south-east in five years.

THE Port of Waterford company is bidding to boost its international appeal and attract even more foreign cargo into the thriving hub.

GARDAÍ were called to the Port of Waterford twice yesterday after irate fishermen who were locked out of their normal landing ground vented their anger.

FISHERMEN protesting against new EU rules are to converge in Waterford this morning in a massive show of dissatisfaction.

THE PORT of Waterford is preparing to close the gates on a section of quay in the city which it has sold to a property developer, locking out fishermen who use it to land daily catches.

FISHERMEN in Waterford say they’ll be forced into taking a costly injunction against port officials before the end of this month, unless the government intervenes to sort out a bitter two-year dispute.

FISHERMEN’S livelihoods are being put ahead of hard commercial realities and investment in our ports is geared more towards protecting “unsustainable” fishing jobs than developing our commercial shipping industry, a port boss claims.

THE Port of Waterford has lodged a detailed objection with Waterford County Council to the long-awaited new harbour at Dunmore East, Co Waterford.

‘HANDS off our land’ is the clear message being sent to Waterford City Council by dozens who’ve made submissions on the proposed extension of the city boundary into Kilkenny.

A TURF war has broken out between local authorities in Waterford and Kilkenny over plans to extend the Deise boundary.

A LARGE, steel crane has become such a permanent fixture in Waterford city’s skyline that there are moves to have it listed as a protected structure.

FISHERMEN opposed to the sale and development of a key stretch of quay in Waterford are today seeking a High Court injunction to prevent their eviction from the site.

THE Port of Waterford has told Transport Minister Martin Cullen it needs seed funding of several million euro from the Government to expand its facilities at Belview and allow it cater for increased business.

BUSINESS people and members of the Waterford community are being urged to aid a fundraising drive ahead of the Tall Ships’ Races in July.

RESIDENTS opposed to a waste treatment plant proposed for the edge of Waterford city say they will continue their campaign if a new partner is found to develop the facility.

PLANS for a controversial waste treatment centre on the edge of Waterford city have been scrapped, much to the delight of opponents to the project.

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TRAWLER owners at Waterford port say they face “eviction” within weeks as the port authority presses ahead with plans to sell and develop lands in the area.

MICHAEL Walsh has been fishing all his life. The father of five uses the Port of Waterford regularly.

A PORT authority and CIÉ have locked horns over claims that Iarnród Éireann is blocking the sale of a 13.5-acre site that holds the key to a €100m-plus development on Waterford’s North Quays.

A MAJOR port company has turned around its finances, keeping the authority very much afloat into the future.

FISHERMEN who claim hundreds of jobs are being put on the line by moves by the Port of Waterford to sell off several docking areas have offered to pay €2m for the quays

TWO of the country’s busiest port authorities could be about to merge.

STRIKING port workers in Waterford were yesterday planning peace talks to end a fortnight-old dispute centred on pay and conditions.

PICKETS have been placed at one of the country’s busiest ports by disgruntled staff involved in a pay dispute.

MULTINATIONAL firms in a busy business hub are considering shipping commercial waste to Holland from January in a bid to cut disposal costs.