Port of Cork

04 January 2012

Calling all 5th Class Teachers – Win a Free Boat Trip around Cork Harbour for your class The Port of Cork has launched their Schools Initiative for 2012 and is calling on all 5th class pri...

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13 December 2011

Trade and Transport Analysis Show Trade Freight Volumes through our seaports and airports are still down 9% on pre-recession levels in 2007 The Irish Exporters Association launched its Trade and...

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25 November 2011

  An Taoiseach, Enda Kenny T.D. and Minister Simon Coveney T.D. today helped start construction on Arkady Feed Ltd.’s 110,000 square foot bulk feed store at the Port of Cork’s D...

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15 November 2011

For the third year, the Port of Cork sponsored the Irish Exporter Awards category, ‘Deep Sea Shipping Company’ which recognises the strategically important role of deep sea shipping to o...

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26 October 2011

The Port of Cork Company held a cruise seminar today to highlight the need for a united approach within the Cork Cruise business and to announce the first turnaround cruises from Cork expected in 20...

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30 September 2011

The Port of Cork welcomed its final cruise liner of the 2011 season to Cobh today following another successful year. In total 52 liners called to the Port of Cork, Ireland’s only dedicated cru...

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30 September 2011

CLdN and the Port of Cork are pleased to announce that a new weekly service to Cork will be added to the existing sailing schedule for containerised cargo. CLdN’s vessel, MV Arx will call to t...

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07 September 2011

Cork Harbour Open Day Set to Be a Great Day for All This year Cork Harbour Open Day is set to be a great day with so much happening all around the harbour. Now in its third year, Cork Harbour Op...

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17 August 2011

On Saturday 27th August 2011, the Port of Cork will once again open its doors to the public from 11am until 4pm as part of Cork Heritage Day. The spectacular rooms of Custom House will be open to th...

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04 August 2011

Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Mr Simon Coveney T.D was in Ringaskiddy at the National Maritime College of Ireland today to help promote Cork Harbour Open Day 2011. The event which ta...

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26 July 2011

‘Reasonable’ Performance by Port of Cork in 2010 25th July 2011 The Port of Cork Company have today announced their annual results for 2010 and despite the current economic clima...

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26 July 2011

Cork Harbour Open Day 2011 ‘Call for Events’ Cork Harbour Open Day will take place on Saturday 10th September 2011. Aimed at embracing what Cork Harbour has to offer, Cork Ha...

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26 July 2011

Press Release as @ 12/06/2011 Titanic Centenary Commemorations – Cobh County Cork Ireland 2012 In 2012, Cobh, County Cork, Ireland, the last port of call for the Titanic, is planning ...

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26 July 2011

‘Reasonable’ Performance by Port of Cork in 2010 25th July 2011 The Port of Cork Company have today announced their annual results for 2010 and despite the current economic clima...

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23 June 2011

Alliance Franҫcaise de Cork and Fondation Belem in association with the Port of Cork are pleased to announce the visit of the magnificent French tall ship The Belem to Cork Friday 1st – ...

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10 June 2011

TALL SHIP HMS BOUNTY TO MAKE RETURN VISIT TO THE PORT OF CORK Tall ship, H.M.S. Bounty is due to arrive in Cork City on Thursday 16th June where she will berth at Albert Quay, Port of Cork until...

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08 June 2011

Cork Harbour Open Day 2011 ‘Date Announced’ The organisers of Cork Harbour Open Day are delighted to announce that the third Cork Harbour Open Day will take place on Saturday 10th ...

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19 May 2011

NEW CORK HARBOUR WEBSITE – www.corkharbour.ie A new website dedicated to Cork Harbour has been launched – www.corkharbour.ie aimed at providing up to date news and information and pr...

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03 May 2011

CRUISE LINERS MV CELEBRITY ECLIPSE AND MV INDEPENDENCE OF THE SEAS TO CREATE A VISUAL SPECTACLE IN CORK HARBOUR  Click here to view Two of the largest liners to visit an Irish Port are ...

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12 April 2011

The Port of Cork Company has announced St John the Baptist National School in Midleton as the overall winners of the 2011 Port of Cork Schools Initiative. The huge effort made by the 5th classes&rsq...

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11 April 2011

The Port of Cork has won 1st place for ‘Best Destination Experience (Organised)’ in the world and 2nd place for ‘Best Port Welcome’ after attending the largest annual cruise ...

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05 April 2011

The Port of Cork Company and Passage West Town Council have marked the 173rd anniversary of the Sirius Steamship by re-opening a garden in Glenbrook, Passage West. In 2010 the Port of Cork was a...

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28 March 2011

PORT OF CORK AND CLARION HOTEL CORK SHOWER MARINA USERS WITH PROMOTION The Port of Cork and Clarion Hotel Cork are offering overnight users of the Port of Cork City Marina the use of the shower ...

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21 February 2011

Click here to download Pilotage Byelaws The Port of Cork Company intends to amend the current “Pilotage Byelaws”. The changes will reflect recent amendments made under the Harbours A...

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11 February 2011

It is unlikely that this proposed ferry service from the Port of Cork to Port of Gijon will commence in March 2011 as originally hoped. Dialogue with potential operators and investors is contin...

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25 January 2011

Port of Cork Sponsors Passage West Football Club The Port of Cork is delighted to announce a one year sponsorship deal with Passage West Football Club. The sponsorship will go towards supportin...

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18 January 2011

PORT OF CORK TRAFFIC INCREASES IN 2010 While all sectors at the Port of Cork experienced a challenging period during 2010, the end of year total trade traffic shows an increase. Total trade in 201...

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21 December 2010

Shipment of Salt Due at the Port of Cork on Thursday 23rd December 2010 The Port of Cork can confirm that a shipment of salt is due to arrive on Thursday 23rd December at 7.30am. The MV CFL Pros...

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10 December 2010

A Christmas Message from the Port of Cork Company   Click on the image below to see our Christmas Message.  Sound required.

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10 December 2010

Port of Cork Welcome New ‘Vessel Sharing Arrangement’ between Samskip and DFDS Container Line The Port of Cork has welcomed the announcement made by Samskip MCL Ireland of their new ...

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10 December 2010

Port of Cork Company Christmas Message   To see our Christmas message click on the image below.  Sound required.

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09 December 2010

Port of Cork Schools Initiative Goes Green for 2011 The Port of Cork has launched their Schools Initiative for 2011 and is calling on all 5th class primary school teachers to get their class inv...

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03 December 2010

3rd December 2010 With severe weather conditions hitting Ireland in recent days the Port of Cork is operating as usual with passenger ferries unaffected and regular cargo and container shipping ...

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30 November 2010

Press Release November 2010 CMA CGM Win Irish Exporters Deep Sea Shipping Award Sponsored by the Port of Cork The Port of Cork was delighted to sponsor the Irish Exporter Awards category, ...

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02 November 2010

To mark the launch of the Port of Cork’s Driving at Work Policy, the Road Safety Authority (RSA) and the Port of Cork have invited transition year students from around Cork City to visit the P...

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28 October 2010

2010 proved to be another busy year for the Port of Cork with a total of 52 cruise liners calling to Cobh, Ireland’s only dedicated cruise berth. Onboard the 52 cruise liners were a total ...

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20 October 2010

‘Achieving success is indeed very challenging, however we must succeed, and failure is not an option in the current climate.’ This was the message from Mr. Brendan Keating, Chief Executi...

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22 September 2010

  The Port of Cork Company has recently completed a detailed survey of all moorings within Cork Harbour. The position of each moorings was fixed using WGS 84 as the datum. A number of una...

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20 September 2010

Cobh has something to crow about! (Indian House Crow Corvus Splendens in Cobh, County Cork, Ireland) On Sunday 9th September, local Cobh man Jim Wilson, spotted a rare Indian House Crow in C...

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01 September 2010

‘Dreamer’ the fastest rigid inflatable boat (RIB) in Ireland will be on show on Saturday 4th September 2010 as part of Cork Harbour Open Day. The RIB which was built locally by Gale Forc...

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01 September 2010

During the summer Glasheen Boys National School were announced as the overall winners of the 2010 Port of Cork Schools Initiative. As overall winners, the 5th class boys were treated to a tour onboa...

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26 August 2010

On Saturday 28th August 2010, the Port of Cork will open its doors to the public from 11am until 4pm as part of Cork Heritage Day. The spectacular rooms of Custom House will be open to the public of...

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24 August 2010

Cork Harbour Open Day will take place on Saturday 4th September 2010 and already there are a number of free events planned to take place around the harbour. To name but a few, Cork City will hos...

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04 August 2010

Cork Harbour Open Day will take place on Saturday 4th September 2010. Aimed at embracing what Cork Harbour has to offer, the Cork Harbour Open Day seeks to raise awareness of the different activitie...

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29 July 2010

Cork Harbour Open Day 2010   Cork Harbour Open Day will take place on Saturday 4th September 2010. This event is a great opportunity to celebrate and discover Cork Harbour and all it ha...

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19 July 2010

19th July 2010 The Chairman of the Port of Cork, Mr Dermot O’Mahoney commented on the company’s annual results for 2009 stating that the Port of Cork had delivered a resilient performa...

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06 July 2010

The Cork Clipper boats will arrive into Cork City on Wednesday 7th July at 5pm and will depart on Friday 9th July at 1pm. See times of the parade of sail below.   Free family events will take...

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22 June 2010

21st June 2010   The new Port of Cork City Marina was officially opened today by Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr. Micheál Martin TD in the presence of Mr. Dermot O’Mahoney Chair...

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17 June 2010

A review of the Port of Cork’s Strategic Development Plan (SDP) was undertaken in the light of changing planning and transportation policies at National, Regional and Local level and follows t...

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04 June 2010

The Port of Cork Company is pleased to announce that the new Port of Cork City Marina is nearing completion. The new marina will be available for the Ocean to City Race on Saturday 12th June and for...

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17 May 2010

Since our last posted email in April, I have had continuing dialogue with potential operators and investors and although positive progress is being made, we are not in a position to confirm a commen...

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30 April 2010

The Port of Cork is proud to announce the maiden voyage of M.V. Celebrity Eclipse to Cork on Friday 30th April will be the 500th cruise liner to visit Cork.   The brand new luxury liner, carr...

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28 April 2010

The Port Company is in the process of installing a 100 metre pontoon facility at the South Custom House Quay which is expected to be in operation from mid- June and this will provide an opportunity ...

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21 April 2010

The Port of Cork Company has announced Glasheen Boys National School as the overall winners of the 2010 Port of Cork Schools Initiative. The 5th classes’ efforts paid off when they were presen...

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14 April 2010

Quote from Commercial Manager, Captain Michael McCarthy     “Since our last email we are continuing dialogue with potential operators and investors and although positive progress ...

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07 April 2010

The Port of Cork are delighted to announce that 53 cruise liners will visit Cork between April and November 2010 bringing in excess of 100,000 passengers and crew to the region. The first cruise lin...

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31 March 2010

Cork Clipper Team Announced in preparation for the arrival of the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race     Kinsale 02- 07 July 2010. Port of Cork 07-09 July 2010     &...

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15 March 2010

Hannah Jenner will celebrate her 30th birthday as she races into Kinsale as the skipper of the Cork, Ireland, entry in the Clipper 09-10 Round the World Yacht Race. Hannah has worked with Clipp...

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11 March 2010

Port of Cork staff, friends and family took part in a 25 mile charity cycle around beautiful Cork Harbour and helped raise €1500 for Africa Direct, a voluntary organisation. The money raised wi...

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11 March 2010

“I would like to acknowledge the great effort of West Cork Tourism Co-Op in re-establishing the ferry service from Cork to Swansea. The arrival of MV Julia into Ringaskiddy yesterday to commen...

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25 February 2010

The Port of Cork today welcomed the announcement made by BG Freight Line of a new weekly service between Rotterdam and the French ports of Montoir de Bretagne and Brest.   The new service w...

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23 February 2010

The Port of Cork Company has developed specific proposals for improving maritime links between Ireland, France and Spain.

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17 February 2010

Public Consultation is still ongoing regarding the location for future port facilities in Cork harbour. Dear Editor I refer to the article headed ‘No Super Port for IFI Site’ publis...

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02 February 2010

This week the Port of Cork has opened its doors to listen to what stakeholders have to say about the future development of the Port. The Port of Cork is currently in the process of reviewing it...

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25 January 2010

Excitement is building ashore and on board as the launch date (lst March 2010) of the inaugural sailing from Cork to Swansea aboard the impressive MV Julia approaches. Stakeholders, tourism ...

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14 January 2010

This week the Port of Cork has opened its doors to listen to what stakeholders have to say about the future development of the Port. The Port of Cork is currently in the process of reviewing its ...

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07 January 2010

The Port of Cork Company experienced a challenging year in 2009 with all areas of port business exposed to the current economic slowdown. Over the past fifteen months port customers and the majori...

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02 December 2009

2009 proved to be a record year for the Port of Cork with a total of 54 cruise liners calling to Cobh, Ireland’s only dedicated cruise berth. Onboard the 54 cruise liners were a total of 10...

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30 November 2009

MSC Ireland Win Deep Sea Shipping Award Sponsored by the Port of Cork     The Port of Cork was delighted to sponsor the Irish Exporter Awards category, ‘Deep Sea Shippi...

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26 November 2009

This year the Port of Cork will sponsor the ‘Deep Sea Shipping Company of the Year Award 2009’ at the Export Industry Awards. The objective of the awards, organised by the Irish E...

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22 October 2009

Creative music experience Coors Light PEAK docks for its third stop at Cork’s Custom House Quay next Saturday 17th October. Brit rockers The Charlatans will be joined by visual mixmaster DJ...

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03 October 2009

On Saturday 3rd October, the Royal Cork Yacht Club was host to the first Inter Club Invitational Event kindly sponsored by the Port of Cork and was sailed aboard the ISA J80 fleet. There were a t...

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25 September 2009

The Port of Cork will host a musical evening on Friday 25th September 2009 as part of Cork Culture Night. Tenor, Ryan Morgan accompanied by pianist Bebhinn Ni Mheara will perform ‘Songs of...

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06 September 2009

Cork people are invited out on Sunday 6th September to celebrate and discover Cork Harbour and all it has to offer. Exciting events around the harbour both on and off the water will take place th...

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07 July 2009

The Port of Cork Company has reported an increase in turnover for the year 2008 of 5.5% to €26.3 million. Cost of sales amounted to €14.5 million, Administration expenses to €6.6 m...

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29 June 2009

This year Cork Harbour will be full of activity with events taking place around the harbour. Ocean to City Race, Crosshaven Traditional Sail, Monkstown Traditional Sail and Cork Harbour Open Day ...

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28 June 2009

The Port of Cork Company have been awarded the international environmental standard ISO 14001 certification. Audited by Bureau Veritas, ISO 14001 certification recognises the Port’s positiv...

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28 May 2009

The Port of Cork are delighted to announce two further cruise calls in 2009 bringing the total number of calls to a record 56. M.V Boudicca will call in July followed by M.V Athena in September a...

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28 April 2009

The Port of Cork Company has announced Scoil Chill Ruadhain, Brooklodge, Glanmire as the overall winners of the 2009 Port of Cork Schools Initiative. The 5th classes’ efforts paid off when ...

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28 January 2009

Following the success of the Port of Cork’s schools initiative over the last four years, the Port of Cork has launched a new project for 2009. This year’s project is based on the them...

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28 January 2009

A team of staff from the Port of Cork took part in a 25 mile charity cycle around beautiful Cork Harbour and helped raise over €2000 for Africa Direct, a voluntary organisation. The money ra...

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20 January 2009

The Port of Cork Company returned a good performance in 2008 with traffic reaching 10.1 million tonnes, a reduction of 5% on the 2007 figures of 10.6 million tonnes, which was the highest annual ...

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