Port to introduce booking system for hauliers

The Port of Cork is to adopt a web booking system for hauliers which has been pioneered by an English port to cut down on traffic gridlock at peak times.

Day three of a Bord Pleanála oral hearing at the Cork International Airport Hotel was told that the VBS (Vehicle Booking System) has proved highly successful since it was introduced a few years ago at Felixstowe port.

The Port of Cork wants to use the system as part of its €100m-plus upgrade of deep water cargo handling facilities at Ringaskiddy.