DUBLIN Port Company has reported a 6.4% year-on-year increase in total throughput for February, marking the third consecutive month of like-for-like trade improvement at the country’s biggest port.

FERRY passenger numbers through Dublin increased by 18% in 2009 and are likely to rise further in 2010, according to the Dublin Port Company.

Great Irish writers are putting ferry travel back on the crest of a wave, it emerged today.