Cork and Bantry ports handle 11m tonnes of cargo in 2015

The ports of Cork and Bantry handled nearly a million more tonnes of cargo last year than in 2014.

In total 11.02m tonnes was handled by the Port of Cork company which runs both ports, representing a rise of 8.6% or 871,713m tonnes.

Container traffic at the Tivoli terminal increased by a further 8% following a 13% increase in 2014.