29 June 2006

Statistics of Port Traffic Cargo handled 2005

Roll-on/Roll-off

Lift-on/Lift-off ’000 tonnes Liquid Bulk Category of Goods 2004 2005 Dry Bulk Million Tonnes Break Bulk and all other goods Roll-on/Roll-off 10,570 11,816 18 Lift-on/Lift-off 7,022 7,803 Liquid Bulk 13,315 14,759 16 Dry Bulk 14,828 15,589 1,984 2,179 14 Break Bulk & Other Goods Total 47,720 52,146 12

10 Port Tonnage up by 9.3%

8 Irish ports handled 52.1m tonnes of goods in 2005 compared with 47.7m tonnes in 6 2004 - an increase of 4.4m tonnes (+9.3%). See Table 3.

4 Goods received increased by 8.5% in comparison with 2004, while goods for-

2 warded increased by 11.3%.

Roll-on/roll-off traffic increased by 11.8% in the year, lift-on/lift-off traffic by 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 11.1%, liquid bulk traffic by 10.8%, break bulk and other goods traffic by 9.8% and dry bulk traffic increased by 5.1%. See Table 3 and Graph.

The annual analysis also shows that: ¨ The number of vessels arriving in 2005 was 16,431 compared with 16,323 in 2004 – an increase of 0.7%. See Tables 1 and 2. Published by the Central Statistics Office, . ¨ Imports accounted for 72% of the total goods handled while exports ac- Ardee Road Skehard Road counted for 28%. See Tables 4, 8 and 9. 6 Ireland Ireland ¨ Of the total goods handled, dry bulk accounted for 29.9%, liquid bulk

LoCall: 1890 313 414 (ROI) 28.3%, roll-on/roll-off 22.7%, lift-on/lift-off 14.9% and break bulk 0870 8760256 (UK/NI) 4.2%. See Table 11.

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Ref 106/2006 ISSN 0791-346X Table 1 Number of Arrivals and Gross Tonnage of Vessels classified by Type of Vessel, 2005

Liquid Bulk Dry Bulk Container Specialised General Passenger Total Type of Vessel Gross Gross Gross Gross Gross Gross Gross Number Tonnage Number Tonnage Number Tonnage Number Tonnage Number Tonnage Number Tonnage Number Tonnage ’000 ’000 ’000 ’000 ’000 ’000 ’000 Total 1,978 10,466 1,333 9,262 2,618 12,768 381 7,997 9,919 175,180 202 4,254 16,431 219,926 Port ------Bantry Bay 19 644 16 305 ------7 99 42 1,048 Castletownbere ------Cork 628 3,804 48 714 456 2,059 146 2,709 805 6,234 45 1,630 2,128 17,150 Drogheda 113 141 19 39 107 303 - - 352 876 - - 591 1,359 Dublin 468 3,284 462 1,979 1,686 8,455 213 5,180 4,520 101,637 69 1,923 7,418 122,458 Dundalk 17 17 126 209 - - - - 51 84 - - 194 310 Dun Laoghaire ------934 18,342 - - 934 18,342 321 811 39 107 ------59 40 419 959 Greenore - - 69 514 - - - - 81 164 - - 150 678 Killybegs -- 10 -- 715321 126 5 66 45 208 2 Kilrush ------Kinsale --61112------61112 121 210 212 473 - - - - 31 58 - - 364 742 Rosslare ------2,076 43,882 - - 2,076 43,882 Shannon Foynes Port 265 1,484 171 4,567 - - - - 471 2,240 - - 907 8,290 Sligo --2139------2139 Tralee Fenit ------1280--1280 26 71 13 134 369 1,951 15 93 356 1,065 17 495 796 3,809 - - 11 23 - - - - 182 379 - - 193 402 Youghal - - 64 45 - - - - 16 13 - - 80 58

1 Offshore support vessels included as follows: Killybegs 5 vessels (gross tonnage 20,068) Table 2 Number of Arrivals and Gross Tonnage of Vessels classified by Vessel Size Class, 2005

100-4,999 5,000-7,999 8,000-19,999 20,000-39,999 40,000-79,999 ³ 80,000 Total Vessel Size Class Gross Gross Gross Gross Gross Gross Gross Number Tonnage Number Tonnage Number Tonnage Number Tonnage Number Tonnage Number Tonnage Number Tonnage ’000 ’000 ’000 ’000 ’000 ’000 ’000 Total 6,843 18,254 2,662 17,757 3,054 49,480 2,332 60,561 1,518 71,773 22 2,102 16,431 219,926 Arklow Port ------Bantry Bay 17 48 - - 3 47 11 298 11 655 - - 42 1,048 Castletownbere ------Cork 1,384 3,655 245 1,586 281 4,124 123 3,411 89 3,830 6 544 2,128 17,150 Drogheda 590 1,354 1 5 ------591 1,359 Dublin 1,895 5,876 2,006 13,286 1,527 22,634 581 13,576 1,402 66,370 7 716 7,418 122,458 Dundalk 194 310 ------194 310 Dun Laoghaire - - - - 934 18,342 ------934 18,342 Galway 418 928 - - - - 1 30 - - - - 419 959 Greenore 125 256 4 30 14 240 7 153 - - - - 150 678 34 103 8 45 1 11 2 49 - - - - 45 208

3 Killybegs Kilrush ------Kinsale 61112------61112 New Ross 364 742 ------364 742 Rosslare 381 1,307 48 360 140 2,349 1,507 39,866 - - - - 2,076 43,882 Shannon Foynes Port 553 1,527 115 906 122 1,325 95 3,023 14 815 8 693 907 8,290 Sligo 2139------2139 Tralee Fenit 413534333------1280 Waterford 529 1,524 230 1,504 29 375 5 155 2 102 1 149 796 3,809 Wicklow 193 402 ------193 402 Youghal 8058------8058 Table 3 Tonnage of Goods handled classified by Category of Traffic, 1998-2005

’000

Category of Traffic 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

Total Goods Handled 39,954 42,928 45,273 45,795 44,919 46,165 47,720 52,146 Roll-on/Roll-off Traffic 7,504 8,174 8,947 9,253 9,449 9,857 10,570 11,816 Lift-on/Lift-off Traffic 4,906 5,755 6,262 5,731 5,919 6,574 7,022 7,803 Liquid Bulk 12,166 12,993 14,008 14,247 13,154 12,966 13,315 14,759 Dry Bulk 13,783 14,416 14,463 14,832 14,775 15,024 14,828 15,589 Break Bulk and all other goods 1,595 1,589 1,593 1,732 1,622 1,743 1,984 2,179

Goods Received 28,694 30,726 31,679 32,634 32,182 33,234 34,703 37,654 Roll-on/Roll-off Traffic 4,267 4,713 5,245 5,532 5,517 5,792 6,261 7,260 Lift-on/Lift-off Traffic 2,777 3,089 3,344 3,485 3,566 3,956 4,291 4,770 Liquid Bulk 9,836 10,814 11,124 11,463 10,880 10,666 11,111 11,977 Dry Bulk 10,879 11,166 10,910 10,883 10,945 11,444 11,445 11,911 Break Bulk and all other goods 936 945 1,055 1,271 1,274 1,376 1,596 1,736

Goods Forwarded 11,260 12,202 13,594 13,161 12,737 12,931 13,017 14,492 Roll-on/Roll-off Traffic 3,237 3,461 3,702 3,722 3,931 4,066 4,308 4,557 4 Lift-on/Lift-off Traffic 2,129 2,667 2,917 2,246 2,353 2,617 2,732 3,032 Liquid Bulk 2,330 2,180 2,885 2,784 2,273 2,301 2,205 2,781 Dry Bulk 2,905 3,250 3,552 3,949 3,830 3,580 3,383 3,679 Break Bulk and all other goods 659 644 538 461 348 367 388 443 Table 4 Tonnage of Goods handled classified by Category of Traffic and Region of Trade, 2005 ’000

Category of Traffic Foreign Trade Coastal Trade Other E.U. Non-E.U. Other Ports Total & Northern Ireland

Total Goods Handled 20,499 15,927 4,669 9,182 1,870 52,146 Roll-on/Roll-off 10,484 1,282 6 44 - 11,816 Lift-on/Lift-off 1,098 6,588 19 64 33 7,803 Liquid Bulk 7,615 1,384 3,606 540 1,613 14,759 Dry Bulk 1,012 5,194 869 8,315 199 15,589 Break bulk and all other goods 289 1,478 169 219 24 2,179

Goods Received 14,105 10,136 3,861 8,542 1,010 37,654 Roll-on/Roll-off 6,143 1,078 6 32 - 7,260 Lift-on/Lift-off 802 3,923 13 32 0 4,770 Liquid Bulk 6,434 1,206 3,418 110 808 11,977 Dry Bulk 478 2,754 277 8,213 188 11,911 Break bulk and all other goods 247 1,175 146 154 13 1,736

Goods Forwarded 6,394 5,790 808 640 860 14,492 Roll-on/Roll-off 4,342 204 0 11 - 4,557 Lift-on/Lift-off 296 2,665 7 32 33 3,032 Liquid Bulk 1,180 178 188 430 805 2,781 Dry Bulk 534 2,441 591 102 11 3,679 Break bulk and all other goods 42 303 22 64 11 443

Table 5 Details of Roll-on/Roll-off Traffic handled by Port, 2005

Passenger cars, Passenger buses Trade Vehicles1 Freight Vehicles/Trailers2 motorcycles and Port accompanying trailers/caravans Loaded Empty

Number Number Number Tonnes Number Tonnes Number ’000 ’000

Total 839,160 28,773 237,595 348 684,369 11,424 122,783 Cork 58,810 1,005 62,721 89 6,194 86 2,040 Dublin 319,014 17,934 143,334 221 525,276 8,143 104,593 Dun Laoghaire 189,370 5,438 - - 23,904 156 7,101 Rosslare 271,966 4,396 31,540 38 128,995 3,040 9,049

Received 430,074 14,736 234,882 340 401,023 6,919 19,511 Cork 30,875 552 62,271 88 3,627 46 683 Dublin 169,260 9,491 141,071 213 321,518 4,944 15,722 Dun Laoghaire 94,179 2,524 - - 14,487 97 614 Rosslare 135,760 2,169 31,540 38 61,391 1,831 2,492

Forwarded 409,086 14,037 2,713 8 283,346 4,505 103,272 Cork 27,935 453 450 1 2,567 39 1,357 Dublin 149,754 8,443 2,263 7 203,758 3,198 88,871 Dun Laoghaire 95,191 2,914 - - 9,417 59 6,487 Rosslare 136,206 2,227 - - 67,604 1,209 6,557

1 Vehicles imported or exported 2 Includes data on (a) road goods vehicles and accompanying trailers (b) unaccompanied road goods trailers and semi-trailers and (c) unaccompanied caravans and other road, agricultural and industrial trailers

5 Table 6 Details of Lift-on/Lift-off Traffic handled by Port, 2005

Port Loaded Units Empty Units Total Units

Number TEU's 1 Tonnes Number TEU's1 Number TEU's1 ’000

Total 441,192 782,833 7,803 129,615 210,793 570,807 993,625 Cork 79,347 132,602 1,318 20,586 31,734 99,933 164,336 Drogheda 19,906 40,586 528 4,443 7,903 24,349 48,489 Dublin 273,824 465,344 4,628 81,439 124,751 355,263 590,095 Shannon/Foynes 3,140 6,041 52 1,711 3,247 4,851 9,288 Waterford 64,975 138,261 1,276 21,436 43,158 86,411 181,419

Received 284,960 495,768 4,770 13,158 21,540 298,118 517,307 Cork 43,602 71,293 674 4,703 8,043 48,305 79,335 Drogheda 11,964 23,655 350 165 283 12,129 23,939 Dublin 185,225 308,365 2,914 7,376 11,653 192,601 320,018 Shannon/Foynes 2,230 4,242 35 126 253 2,356 4,495 Waterford 41,939 88,213 798 788 1,308 42,727 89,521

Forwarded 156,232 287,065 3,032 116,457 189,253 272,689 476,318 Cork 35,745 61,309 645 15,883 23,692 51,628 85,001 Drogheda 7,942 16,931 178 4,278 7,620 12,220 24,551 Dublin 88,599 156,979 1,714 74,063 113,099 162,662 270,077 Shannon/Foynes 910 1,799 17 1,585 2,994 2,495 4,793 Waterford 23,036 50,048 479 20,648 41,850 43,684 91,898

1 TEU Twenty-foot Equivalent Unit = 1360 cubic feet

Table 7 Number of Livestock handled classified by Port and Region of Trade, 2005

Great Britain & Port Other E.U. Non-E.U. Other Ports Coastal Trade Total Northern Ireland

Number

Livestock received 2,667 140 - - - 2,807 Cork ------Dublin1 Greenore ------Rosslare 2,667 140 - - - 2,807 Waterford ------

Livestock exported 7,926 152,406 0 9,436 - 169,768 Cork - - -1,217-1,217 Dublin1 Greenore ------Rosslare 7,926 152,406 - - - 160,332 Waterford - - -8,219-8,219

1 Livestock data for not available

6 Table 8 Tonnage of Goods handled classified by Port and Region of Trade, 2005 ‘000

Great Britain Port & Northern Other E.U. Non-E.U. Other Ports Coastal Trade Total Ireland

Goods Received 14,105 10,136 3,861 8,542 1,010 37,654 Arklow Port ------

Bantry Bay 300 43 68 - - 411 Castletownbere ------Cork 1,263 1,667 2,845 575 13 6,364 Drogheda 233 756 39 70 7 1,105 Dublin 8,457 3,360 592 751 335 13,494 Dundalk 78 219 14 - 8 319 Dun Laoghaire 97----97 Galway 525 80 3 8 370 987 Greenore 42 238 59 308 - 646 Killybegs 454 - -12 Kilrush ------Kinsale 42 64 - 17 1 125 New Ross 293 362 39 20 15 728 Rosslare 962 909 - - - 1,871 Shannon Foynes Port 1,257 1,175 134 6,788 100 9,454 Sligo -29---29 Tralee Fenit -0---0 Waterford 482 948 34 6 161 1,631 Wicklow - 280 3 - - 282 Youghal 71 1 28 - - 100

Goods Forwarded 6,394 5,790 808 640 860 14,492 Arklow Port ------Bantry Bay 161 256 - 309 5 731 Castletownbere ------Cork 1,093 1,242 222 196 801 3,555 Drogheda 14 253 4 1 25 297 Dublin 3,461 2,156 60 43 13 5,733 Dundalk 24 - -1118 Dun Laoghaire 59----59 Galway -32---32 Greenore -3---3 Killybegs -10250237 Kilrush ------Kinsale ------New Ross 36 190 7 5 - 238 Rosslare 1,056 191 - - - 1,248 Shannon Foynes Port 424 1,011 465 - - 1,901 Sligo -6---6 Tralee Fenit 12 -6 -9 Waterford 83 436 24 80 3 626 Wicklow ------Youghal ------

7 Table 9 Tonnage of Goods handled classified by Port and Category of Traffic, 2005 ’000

Category of Traffic Port Roll-on/Roll- Lift-on/Lift-off Liquid Bulk Dry Bulk Break Bulk & all Total off Other Goods

Goods Received 7,260 4,770 11,977 11,911 1,736 37,654 Arklow Port ------Bantry Bay - - 411 - - 411 Castletownbere ------Cork 135 674 4,180 1,190 185 6,364 Drogheda - 350 149 253 353 1,105 Dublin 5,158 2,914 4,037 1,098 287 13,494 Dundalk --2525242319 Dun Laoghaire 97 - - - - 97 Galway - - 954 10 23 987 Greenore - - - 452 194 646 Killybegs ---11212 Kilrush ------Kinsale ---125-125 New Ross - - 287 410 32 728 Rosslare 1,871 - - - - 1,871 Shannon Foynes Port - 35 1,835 7,386 198 9,454 Sligo ---23629 Tralee Fenit ----00 Waterford - 798 99 712 22 1,631 Wicklow ----282282 Youghal ----100100

Goods Forwarded 4,557 3,032 2,781 3,679 443 14,492 Arklow Port ------Bantry Bay - - 414 316 - 731 Castletownbere ------Cork 40 645 2,366 379 125 3,555 Drogheda - 178 - 109 10 297 Dublin 3,206 1,714 - 806 7 5,733 Dundalk ---10818 Dun Laoghaire 59 - - - - 59 Galway ----3232 Greenore ---3-3 Killybegs ---132437 Kilrush ------Kinsale ------New Ross ---19543238 Rosslare 1,248 - - - - 1,248 Shannon Foynes Port - 17 1 1,755 128 1,901 Sligo ----66 Tralee Fenit ----99 Waterford 4479-9251626 Wicklow ------Youghal ------

8 Table 10 Total Tonnage of Goods handled classified by Port and Region of Trade, 2005 ‘000

Great Britain Port & Northern Other E.U. Non-E.U. Other Ports Coastal Trade Total Ireland

Total Goods Handled 20,499 15,927 4,669 9,182 1,870 52,146 Arklow Port ------Bantry Bay 461 300 68 309 5 1,142 Castletownbere ------Cork 2,356 2,909 3,067 772 815 9,919 Drogheda 248 1,009 43 70 32 1,402 Dublin 11,918 5,516 652 793 348 19,227 Dundalk 80 223 14 - 19 337 Dun Laoghaire 156----156 Galway 525 112 3 8 370 1,019 Greenore 42 240 59 308 - 649 Killybegs 415290 249 Kilrush ------Kinsale 42 64 - 17 1 125 New Ross 328 552 46 24 15 966 Rosslare 2,018 1,100 - - - 3,118 Shannon Foynes Port 1,681 2,186 600 6,788 100 11,355 Sligo -35---35 Tralee Fenit 12 -6 -9 Waterford 565 1,384 58 86 164 2,257 Wicklow - 280 3 - - 282 Youghal 71 1 28 - - 100

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9 Table 11 Total Tonnage of Goods handled classified by Port and Category of Traffic, 2005 ’000

Category of Traffic Port Roll-on/Roll- Lift-on/Lift-off Liquid Bulk Dry Bulk Break Bulk & all Total off Other Goods

Total Goods Handled 11,816 7,803 14,759 15,589 2,179 52,146 Arklow Port ------Bantry Bay - - 825 316 - 1,142 Castletownbere ------Cork 175 1,318 6,546 1,569 310 9,919 Drogheda - 528 149 362 363 1,402 Dublin 8,364 4,628 4,037 1,904 294 19,227 Dundalk - - 25 262 50 337 Dun Laoghaire 156 - - - - 156 Galway --95410551,019 Greenore - - - 455 194 649 Killybegs ---143649 Kilrush ------Kinsale ---125-125 New Ross - - 287 604 75 966 Rosslare 3,118 - - - - 3,118 Shannon Foynes Port - 52 1,836 9,141 326 11,355 Sligo ---231235 Tralee Fenit ----99 Waterford 4 1,276 99 804 73 2,257 Wicklow ----282282 Youghal ----100100

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Background Notes

Coverage This release contains the results of an annual analysis of activity at Irish ports in 2005. The data is compiled from returns made by Scheduled Harbour Authorities, State Companies and a number of other harbours as outlined below:

Scheduled Harbour Authorities

Arklow Harbour Commissioners Bantry Bay Harbour Commissioners Kilrush Urban District Council Kinsale Harbour Commissioners Sligo Harbour Commissioners Tralee and Fenit Pier and Harbour Commissioners Youghal Urban District Council

State Companies

Drogheda Port Company Dublin Port Company Dundalk Port Company Dun Laoghaire Harbour Company Galway Harbour Company New Ross Port Company Company Port of Waterford Company Shannon Foynes Port Company Wicklow Port Company

Other Harbours

Castletownbere Fishery Harbour Centre Greenore Port Killybegs Fishery Harbour Centre Rosslare Europort

As the figures (detailed in tables 1-11) have been rounded independently there may be slight discrepancies between the sum of the constituent items and the totals shown.

Definitions Tonnage of Goods: This includes the weight of immediate packaging material but excludes, in the case of containerised traffic, the weight of containers.

Region of Trade : Coastal - Trade between Irish ports excluding Northern Ireland. Other E.U. - Trade with ports in European countries that are members of the E.U. excluding Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Non E.U. - Trade with ports in European countries that are not members of the E.U. Other Ports - Trade with ports in Non European countries.

Gross Tonnage of Vessels: The measure of the overall size of a ship determined in accordance with the provisions of the International Convention on Tonnage Measurement of Ships, 1969.

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Vessel types: Only the activity of trading vessels, car and other passenger vessels is cov- ered in the series. The following vessels are excluded:

Fish-catching vessels Fish-processing vessels Vessels for drilling and exploration Tugs Pusher craft Research and survey vessels Dredgers Naval vessels Vessels used solely for non-commercial purposes Vessels entering the ports for shelter

Vessel types are classified according to the International Classification of Ship Types (ICST-COM). Cruise liners are included where passengers start or finish their voyage at the re- porting port but are excluded in this release where all passengers visit the reporting port as an in- termediate port between the start and finish of their voyage.

The ship categories included under each vessel type are outlined below:

Liquid Bulk Vessels: Oil tanker Chemical tanker LG tanker Tanker Barge Other tanker

Dry Bulk Vessels: Bulk/oil carrier Bulk carrier

Container Vessels: Full container

Specialised Vessels: Barge carrier Chemical carrier Irradiated fuel carrier Livestock carrier Vehicle carrier Other specialised

General cargo Vessels: Reefer Ro-ro passenger Ro-ro container Other ro-ro container Combination carrier general cargo/passenger Combination carrier general cargo/container Single decker Multi-decker

Passenger Vessels: Cruise liners Other passenger only vessels

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