Port lodges application for €190m terminal

ONE of the country’s busiest ports will lodge a planning application today for a €190 million container terminal in Cork harbour.

The Port of Cork’s ambitious project on a 76-hectare (190-acre) site at Oyster Bank in Ringaskiddy, which includes a vast 18-hectare (45-acre) reclamation operation, was described last night as crucial to meet future traffic and cargo demand and boost port capacity.

The application is also seen as a significant step forward in the port’s plans to relocate its entire city centre operations downstream.