Rosslare Europort

Rosslare Europort Applies for Marine Area Consent, as Design Contract awarded for Offshore Renewable Energy Hub

11th December 2023 Rosslare Europort

Rosslare Europort has announced two major milestones in the Co Wexford port’s progress towards becoming Ireland’s 'Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Hub'. The Port Authority Iarnród Éireann today formally applied to the new Maritime Area Regulatory Authority (MARA) for Marine Area…

A graphic depicting a future vision of Rosslare Europort: Ireland’s Gateway to Europe and Offshore Renewable Energy Hub

Metocean Survey and Static Acoustic Monitoring for Rosslare Europort Offshore Wind Hub

4th December 2023 Rosslare Europort

The Department of Transport has been advised that Iarnród Éireann intends to undertake a metocean survey and static acoustic monitoring in the proposed offshore renewable energy hub development area surrounding the existing Rosslare Europort, off the coast of Co Wexford.…

Minister of State with responsibility for the Office of Public Works, Mr. Patrick O’Donovan, T.D at Rosslare Europort, gets construction work underway

Upgrade of Rosslare Europort "Critically Important" - Minister of State O'Donovan

13th October 2023 Rosslare Europort

Construction work to upgrade Rosslare Europort Terminal 7 has been welcomed as “critically important “ by the Minister of State with responsibility for the Office of Public Works (OPW) Patrick O’Donovan. As Afloat reported earlier, John Paul Construction was awarded…

Port Masterplan: New infrastructure project at Rosslare Europort will include 28 new buildings at Ireland’s best geographically positioned port to the UK and mainland Europe.

Large-Scale Construction Work Starts at Rosslare Europort for Post-Brexit Checks

12th October 2023 Rosslare Europort

New infrastructure works at Rosslare Europort have started so to enable handling post-Brexit checks on goods in bound to the country from those outside of the EU. The works at the strategically located port in Co. Wexford will as RTE…

Marine Notice: Marine Site Investigations for Rosslare Europort Offshore Wind Hub

3rd October 2023 Rosslare Europort

The Department of Transport has been advised by Iarnród Éireann that it intends to undertake a marine benthic ecology survey, geophysical survey and intrusive ground investigation on the proposed offshore renewable energy hub development area surrounding the existing Rosslare Europort,…

Ferry Port Award: Glenn Carr, Director Commercial Business Units at Iarnród Éireann - Port Authority for Rosslare Europort - receives the ‘European Ferry Port of the Year 2023’ award at the European Ferry Shipping Summit. The award follows a more than six-fold increase in direct European services at the port.

Rosslare Europort is Named 'Ferry Port of the Year' at the European Ferry Shipping Summit

21st September 2023 Rosslare Europort

The 'European Ferry Port of the year' has been awarded to Rosslare Europort at the 2023 European Ferry Shipping Summit in Malmo, Sweden. This is the first time the award has been won by an Irish port, and it follows…

Rosslare Europort hosted the official launch of MARA on Thursday with Glenn Carr, Director Rosslare Europort & Jim Meade, Chief Executive, IrishRail welcoming three government Ministers Darragh O'Brien, Simon Coveney and EamonRyan to the Terminal Building for the launch

First Designated Maritime Area Plan for ORE Published at MARA Launch in Wexford

13th July 2023 Marine Planning

The first designated maritime area plan (DMAP) for offshore renewable energy (ORE) has been published by Minister for Environment and Climate Eamon Ryan. The minister announced a consultation on the next phase of offshore wind energy auctions, when he marked…

Rosslare Europort Hails Foreshore License for ORE Plan's Site Investigation

18th May 2023 Rosslare Europort

Rosslare Europort says it has “reached a significant milestone” in developing its offshore renewable energy (ORE) hub with approval of a draft foreshore license for final site investigations. It says it “paves the way for its planning application to be…

Busy scene at Rosslare Europort where Iarnród Éireann, the owner and operator has welcomed the awarding of a tender to significantly upgrade facilitates at the Co. Wexford port.

Major Investment for Rosslare Europort is Welcomed to Upgrade Port Facilities with Brexit Infrastructure

26th April 2023 Rosslare Europort

Rosslare Europort which is owned and operated by Iarnród Éireann has welcomed the announcement of the awarding of a tender to significantly upgrade the facilitates at the Co. Wexford ferryport. The announcement was made by the Minister for Public Expenditure…

P&O Ferries has joining forces with Finnlines (Grimaldi Group) to boost trade between Belgium-UK by introducing new sailings on the Zeebrugge-Teesport route. This will see P&O charter in Finnlines’ ro-ro vessel MS Finnpulp (above) for three days a week on the North Sea route. On Finnpulp’s return voyage to Zeebrugge, AFLOAT highlights the freight ro-ro ship will be discharged and loaded for Finnlines’ Zeebrugge-Rosslare Europort route. As part of the freight partnership, P&O Ferries will also provide stevedoring and ship handling services for Finnlines’ Belgium-Ireland route.

Joint Partnership Between P&O Ferries and Finnlines to Boost Belgium-UK Trade and Related Rosslare Europort Route

4th March 2023 Rosslare Europort

Ferry operator P&O is joining forces with Finnlines (see Rosslare expansion) to boost the flow of trade between Belgium and the UK by introducing new sailings on the Zeebrugge-Teesport route. In response to increased customer demand, P&O Ferries will charter…

Port managers at Rosslare Europort and Dublin Port have said Brexit had led to a dramatic increase in freight volumes on direct EU routes as traders avoid new border controls with Britain. Above ferries berthed in Co. Wexford where the port has two routes linking the UK (Wales) and four routes directly connecting to mainland Europe.

New Northern Ireland Protocol Deal May See Lorry Traffic Rise Back to Ports in Republic, says Rosslare Europort

1st March 2023 Rosslare Europort

Following the Windsor Framework deal, new checks in Northern Ireland’s ports involving green and red lanes, may lead lorry freight traffic to be redirected back to ports within the Republic, has said the manager of Rosslare Europort. The director of…

The Brexit Adjustment Reserve will help fund the expansion at Rosslare Europort which is designed to provide protection for the EU single market.

Government Approves €200m Expansion of Rosslare Europort

8th September 2022 Rosslare Europort

An expansion of Rosslare Europort to cost €200m, which will Brexit-proof the ferryport facility, has been given the green light. The Cabinet writes the Irish Examiner, has signed off on a significant development of the port, which is necessary to…

Rosslare Europort is to see a new trial 'passenger' service connecting France when operator DFDS launch on their existing Rosslare-Dunkirk freight route from Friday, 5th August, with five sailings per week. AFLOAT adds this will be a first for DFDS with the link between Ireland and mainland Europe, however, the Danish company, for a brief spell, had passenger and freight routes on the Irish Sea until exiting the Ireland-UK market in early 2011

DFDS to Trial 'Passenger' Service to France On Rosslare Europort-Dunkirk Route

3rd August 2022 Rosslare Europort

Rosslare Europort user DFDS is to trail a new passenger ferry service on their existing freight route to Dunkirk, which began sailings early last year between Ireland and France. The inaugural passenger sailing is to take place this Friday, 5…

Rosslare Europort: EU funding to improve rail and road links with the busy south-east ferryport

Irish Rail Purchases 18 Acres Beside Rosslare Europort to Safeguard Future Expansion

1st July 2022 Rosslare Europort

Irish Rail (Iarnród Eireann) has announced the purchase of an 18-acre site in Rosslare Europort to support the future growth of the (ferry)harbour which has seen a significant increase in traffic and new routes. The company also revealed that it…

A multimodal freight train at Belview Port in Waterford

Ministers Welcome EU Funding for Transport Projects Including Rail Connections With Seaports and Revamped Road Link to Rosslare Harbour

29th June 2022 Ports

Irish Rail has been awarded €2.5 million for supporting studies for the development of a rail freight system connecting Ireland’s busiest seaports and establishing transfer points for freight between rail and road. It’s one of a number of projects to…

Irish debut: Finnlines is to open their new freight route of Rosslare Europort-Zeebrugge which is to launch in July. The Finnlines Group is a major shipping operator of ro-ro and passenger services in the Baltic, North Sea & Bay of Biscay.

Finnlines to Enter Irish Market In Response to Freight Demand With New Rosslare Europort-Zeebrugge Link

16th June 2022 Rosslare Europort

As previously speculated, Finnlines is to open a new freight route of Rosslare Europort-Zeebrugge with the Belgium link also offering a new connection between Ireland and the Nordic nation. On 23 July, Finnlines will launch the new service linking Ireland…