Port of Cork to apply for EU funding

THE Port of Cork is preparing to submit an application for EU funding for the establishment of a shipping link with northern Spain.

Officials from the Port of Gijon came to Cork for a meeting yesterday to discuss the final details of the submission which will be made under the EU-funded “PROPOSSE” project. This project is designed to promote the creation of new short sea routes.

The project is being led the Gijon Port Authority and other participants include the ports of Le Havre, Poole and Aviero in Portugal.