According to new Central Statistics Office (CSO) figures, Irish Ports handled a total of 46.4 million metric tons of goods last year.
This figure was a fall of 13% in 2022, according to the CSO’s Statistics of Port Traffic Q4 and Year 2023, which was released today.
The CSO said goods forwarded from Irish ports amounted to 15.2 million metric tons in 2023, while a total of 31.2 million metric tons of goods were received.
During the year, a total of 12,105 vessels arrived in Irish ports, which is a decrease from the figure of 12,447 that took place in 2022.
Another key finding showed Dublin Port accounted for 59% of all vessels arriving in Irish ports in 2023.
The main ports are Bantry, Cork, Shannon in Munster, Drogheda, Dublin, Rosslare, and Waterford in Leinster.
The figures also highlight that Northern Ireland and Britain accounted for 37% of the total tonnage of goods handled in the main ports by region of trade in 2023.
Whereas EU countries accounted for 43% of the total tonnage of goods handled.
More RTE News reports on the port statistics.
