A newly redeveloped RoRo freight terminal has opened at Dublin Port in Ireland.
Self-financed to the tune of €127 million by the Dublin Port Company, T4 marks a major milestone in the delivery of the ABR Project, the first of three major capital development projects to futureproof the port’s cargo handling capacity to 2040.
“Even with T4 now fully in operation, Dublin is running at 91% average capacity and therefore it is imperative that our plans to complete all three of our Masterplan 2040 projects continue as planned,” explained Barry O’Connell, chief executive of Dublin Port Company.
“This will ensure we create the capacity needed to support the ongoing growth in the economy to 2040, while providing new public amenities that will support the growth of our city and neighbouring community for decades to come.”
Dublin Port is Ireland’s largest freight and passenger port handling around 51% of national tonnage, and 71% and 80% of LoLo and RoRo tonnage respectively.
A reconfiguration of 4.1 ha of existing port land will see capacity at T4 reach more than 220,000 RoRo units annually. This will meet the growing demand for unaccompanied RoRo freight to and from the greater Dublin market post-Brexit.
T4 also brings into operation 3km of new quay walls, upgrading Victorian-era port infrastructure to service direct routes between Dublin and Liverpool/Heysham by ferry operator Seatruck.
The work also involved the demolition of an old jetty, replaced with two modern jetties of 270m each, that will accommodate the largest ferries measuring 240m in length.
