€50m port plan for super-tankers

A €50m plan for Foynes port, announced by Transport Minister Paschal Donohoe yesterday, will enable a new era of super-tankers to berth there and turn the Shannon Estuary into a world shipping hub.

Work will commence next month on the first €12.5m phase of the plan, the infilling of nearly 3.5 acres adjacent to the port’s East Jetty.

Funding will come from the Shannon Foynes Port Company (SFPC) reserves with some external funding.