List of Tables and Figures

List of Tables

Table 1.1: Ports, ownership structure, vessel arrivals, 2011

Table 2.1: Decline in tonnage handled at selected Irish ports

Table 2.2: Average gross tonnage of vessels calling at Irish ports 23

Table 2.3: Long-term global trends in the cellular container ship fleet 23

Table 2.4: Dublin Port Company overview 25

Table 2.5: Port of Cork Company overview 26

Table 2.6: Shannon Foynes Port Company overview 26

Table 2.7: Port of Waterford Company overview 27

Table 2.8: Ports of Regional Significance – ownership structure and tonnage handled, 2011 29

Table 2.9: Drogheda Port Company overview 30

Table 2.10: Dún Laoghaire Harbour Company overview 31

Table 2.11: Galway Harbour Company overview 32

Table 2.12: New Ross Port Company overview 32

Table 2.13: Wicklow Port Company overview 33

Table 4.1: Capacity reports 44

List of Figures

Figure 1.1: Tonnage handled at Irish ports 1997–2011 20

Figure 2.1: Port of Waterford – traffic share as a percentage of total market 28

Figure 2.2: Rosslare Europort – traffic share as a percentage of total market 29

Figure 4.1: Average gross tonnage of vessels calling at Irish ports 43

Minister’s Statement

Image Credit: Tim Stonton / VOR