Ringaskiddy Port Redevelopment NEWSLETTER In July 2016 the Port of Cork Port of Cork was requested by An Board Company made its submission to An Pleanala to submit an environmental Bord Pleanala to alter the terms of its impact statement in relation to the strategic infrastructure development proposed alterations. Port of Cork at Ringaskiddy, which received planning submitted the EIS in December 2016 Email: [email protected] permission in May 2015. The proposed and, following further submissions and Phone: 021 4273125 changes consist of alterations to the main observations in February 2017, the case Post: Sinead Keary, Ringaskiddy Port berth and associated mooring dolphins, is due to be decided by 24th May 2017. Redevelopment, Port of Cork, the process of landside handling of Port of Cork look forward Custom House Street, Cork T12 CY88 containers and the layout and design of to completing its procurement ancillary buildings. Following submissions process for the Ringaskiddy Information and news will also be posted on and observations from the public and Redevelopment and progressing the www.ringaskiddyportredevelopment.ie prescribed bodies in September 2016, project over the next two years. ISSUE 004 | APRIL 2017 Public Realm Scheme for Port of Cork’s Deepwater Scoil Naomh Eltin Win ‘Best Ringaskiddy Village Capabilities Come to the Fore Overall Project’ in Port of Cork County Council are Three new, ship-to-shore container Cork Schools Initiative 2017 commencing the preparation of the cranes manufactured in Ireland by Scoil Naomh Eltin, Kinsale were public realm scheme to provide for Liebherr and assembled in Cork recently announced as the winners the enhancement of Ringaskiddy Harbour recently arrived to Crowley of ‘Best Overall Project’ in the Port village under the leadership of Puerto Rico Services’ Isla Grande of Cork Schools Initiative 2017. The Cork County Council’s Architects Terminal in San Juan. schools initiative theme ‘WW1 – The Department’s Senior Architect, Giulia The cranes were loaded on to the U.S Navy in Cork Harbour 1917’ saw 23 Vallone. This village enhancement Overseas Heavy Transport (OHT) vessel primary schools from across Cork City scheme will deliver an attractive gateway ‘Albatross’ and then were transferred and County submit a project. for visitors arriving in Ringaskiddy and from Cork Dockyard to the Port of There were three joint prizes for will offer improved amenity areas for Cork’s Deepwater berth in Ringaskiddy ‘Best Artwork’ awarded to Shanbally the community both living and working to take on ballast before departure to National School, Gaelscoil Na Duglaise in the area through a place-making led San Juan. Each crane has a capacity of 65 and Scoil Mhuire Naoifa for their design process. Consultation with key long tons and measure approximately excellent efforts. stakeholders on the proposed plans will 65 meters tall, with an outreach of 40 The Port of Cork Schools Initiative get underway in the coming months. meters. aims to educate 5th class primary school The scheme will be largely financed from Ringaskiddy Deepwater Berth children not only about the Port of the €1 million Community Gain fund is capable of handling vessels of this Cork but most importantly about Cork as set out in the planning conditions for size and providing a fast and efficient Harbour, its rich maritime history and the Ringaskiddy Port Redevelopment. turnaround of such vessels. the trade and business connections. The Brendan Keating, Port of Cork CEO, initiative is run annually and this year stated “The Port of Cork welcome the is the twelfth year of the Port of Cork commencement of the village realm Schools Initiative. enhancement scheme design process. All projects are currently on display It is a positive step, which we hope at the Cobh Maritime Building, located will result in a substantial gain to the on the platform at Cobh Railway community at Ringaskiddy. We are Station. Cobh Maritime Building is open committed to this development and to the public daily from 11am to 4pm. the Port of Cork will contribute €1 million to help make it a reality. We look forward to supporting the community at Ringaskiddy as Cork County Council prepare and implement the scheme. It is encouraging that the port redevelopment BG Freight Line Announce New ensures that the scheme leaves a Container Service from Cork positive legacy into the future.” Leeside Shipping, agents for BG Freight Line in Cork are pleased to announce a new container service between the ports of Cork and Liverpool. This new service commenced at the end of March 2017. This is the first time these ports have been connected directly, and the new route will offer greater opportunities for customers in the South of Ireland to make connections with the deep-sea services now calling at the Port of Liverpool, particularly from Canada, the east coast of the US and the Mediterranean. The new service will also provide a quay-to-quay route for tank operators, and door to door opportunities into the North of England, Midlands and Scotland - regions previously only accessible via Dublin. ISSUE 004 | APRIL 2017.