More than two years after the first sod was turned at Rosslare Europort on what was then described as “one of the biggest civil projects in the country,” the ribbon was officially cut on a €230 million, state-of-the-art customs and border control complex.
The major redevelopment of the strategic southeast ferry port consists of 34 new buildings, including the replacement of temporary infrastructure and processing facilities that have been in place since new regulations came into effect with Brexit.
The new complex and radically altered port layout aim to “enhance driver welfare and streamline access and exit points for passenger and freight ferries.”
Some of the technology in use puts Rosslare Europort, where Irish Rail (Iarnród Éireann) is the port authority, among the most advanced in Europe, as Afloat reported earlier this year following a delegation of harbour masters from Europe, noting all visited from the ferryports of Dover, Portsmouth, Tyne (UK), St. Helier (Jersey), the Channel Islands, and Ystad in Sweden.
More reports from the Irish Independent on the impressive newly upgraded Irish port.
