Multi-million Cork port project close to completion

The redevelopment at Ringaskiddy involved the dredging of 285,000 tonnes of silt and rock, the laying of 92,000 sq m of concrete and the development of 2kms of new roads at the 150-acre site

The gantry for electrical power supply to 500 refrigerated containers where Liebherr's two new Ship-to-shore cranes are now in position at Port of Cork's Container Terminal at Ringaskiddy. The development is expected future-proof the transit of imports and exports for Ireland. Photo: Larry Cummins

The massive development of a new container handling port at Ringaskiddy, Co. Cork, is almost complete and, when operational, will future-proof the transit of imports and exports for Ireland.

Work on the €86m project - the biggest single investment ever made by the Port of Cork - started in 2018. It has been a huge undertaking, involving the dredging of 285,000 tonnes of silt and rock, the laying of 92,000 sq m of concrete and the development of 2kms of new roads at the 150-acre site.