The Port of Galway which gave a presentation held at the City Hall this week, has outlined the port’s strong bounce-back following COVID-19.
Currently the port has a single dock, however as The Connacht Tribune writes, there are plans in the pipeline for a new expansion of the port, with An Bord Pleanala expected to make a decision next year.
Conor Dowd, Chief Executive Officer of the Port of Galway Company, says a huge part of the success in recent years is the increase of on-shore wind energy sector.
Last year saw a rise in vessels arriving to unload wind-turbine components.
Galway Port is on track for another “record” year amid the wind-turbine boom as Galway Bay FM reported. .
Among the cargo ships scheduled to call to the western port, Afloat highlights three vessels are carrying wind-turbine components, though arrival dates have yet to be confirmed according to the port’s website.
The trio of cargo-ships are the Jaguar (as above) and Ems Dover, also a fleetmate of Amasus Shipping and an arrival due by the Schillplate.