Dublin Port

Dublin Port is Ireland’s largest and busiest port, handling approximately 1.7 million passengers and 36 million tonnes of cargo annually, including 80% of the Republic of Ireland’s unitised freight volumes. It is a Tier 1 Port of National Significance under National Ports Policy and a ‘Core Port’ on the North Sea–Mediterranean and Atlantic Core Network TEN-T corridors.

Dublin Port is operated and developed by Dublin Port Company, a State-owned commercial company, with cargo-handling activities carried out by private-sector operators competing within the Port. Its mandate is to provide national port capacity ahead of demand within a self-financing structure.

As a vital part of Ireland’s route-to-market infrastructure, Dublin Port connects Ireland with the UK, European markets and the wider world, with approximately €165 billion worth of trade passing through the Port each year. Under Masterplan 2040, Dublin Port has ambitious plans to provide the capacity needed to facilitate international trade and support the continued growth of the national economy, while also playing its part in Ireland’s green transition and meeting its responsibilities to the natural environment, built heritage and the communities it serves.