Dublin port (port code: IEDUB) is the largest freight and passenger port in Ireland with all cargo handling activities. It is situated at the mouth of the River Liffey, in Dublin Bay on the east coast of Ireland.
The port’s strategic position of being located in the heart of Dublin City and at the hub of the national road and rail network makes it a key access point for Ireland and in particular the Dublin area. The port handles almost 50% of all trade in the Republic of Ireland.
The port handles more than 28 million tons of cargo and 676,000TEU annually. The main exports include fuel oil, coal, grain, machinery capital goods, chemicals, paper, animal feed, iron and steel. And the principal imports are ores, agricultural products, food preparations, peat moss, whiskey and industrial products.
Each year about 1.8 million passengers and 7,600 vessels visit this port. The types of vessels regularly calling at this port are cargo vessels, accounting for around 67%; and tankers, taking up approximate 22.5%. The maximum length of the vessels recorded to having entered this port is 235 meters. The maximum draught is 10.1 meters. The maximum deadweight is 82,083t.