Irish Ports handled 13.6 million tonnes of goods in Quarter 2 (Q2) 2026, according to the Central Statistics Office (CSO) latest Statistics of Port Traffic results.
Commenting on the published data released today, Damien Lenihan, Statistician in the Transport Division, said: “Irish ports handled 13.6 million tonnes of goods in April, May, and June (Q2) 2026. This was a decrease of 1% compared with Q2 2025.
Goods forwarded from Irish ports amounted to 4.5 million tonnes in Q2 2026, while 9.1 million tonnes of goods were received.
Vessel Analysis
In Q2 2026, 2,969 vessels arrived in Irish ports compared with 3,133 in Q2 2025.
Dublin Port accounted for 1,702 (57%) of vessel arrivals in Irish ports and for 6,650,000 (49%) of the total tonnage of goods handled in Q2 2026.
EU member nations accounted for 6,792,000 (50%) of the total tonnage of goods handled in the main ports.
While Great Britain & Northern Ireland accounted for 4,388,000 (32%) of the total tonnage of goods handled in the main ports by region of trade in Q2 2026.
Key Findings of Q2, 2026
- The tonnage of goods handled by the eight main Irish ports in Quarter 2 (Q2) 2026 was 13.6 million tonnes, a decrease of 1% when compared with Q2 2025
- Goods forwarded from Irish ports amounted to 4.5 million tonnes in Q2 2026, up 2% when compared with Q2 2025 (4,519,000 vs 4,425,000).
- Goods received by Irish ports amounted to 9.1 million tonnes in Q2 2026, which was 3% lower than Q2 2025 (9,116,000 vs 9,371,000).
- During Q2 2026, 2,969 vessels arrived in the main Irish ports compared with 3,133 in Q2 2025, which was a reduction of 5%.
- Dublin Port accounted for 1,702 (57%) of all vessel arrivals in Irish ports in Q2 2026.
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