In the third quarter of last year, Irish Ports handled tonnes of goods which increased by 4% compared with the same period the year before, according to Central Statistics Office (CSO) data.

Of the seven main ports, some 3,202 vessels arrived, however there was a decrease of 3% when compared with Q3 2021. As for the country's biggest port, Dublin Port  accounted for 62% of all vessel arrivals.

Irish ports which saw goods forwarded totalled 4.1 million tonnes in Q3 2022, while goods received amounted to 8.2 million tonnes.

Dr Nele van der Wielen a statistican at the CEO said: “Irish ports handled 12.3 million tonnes of goods in July, August and September. This is an increase of 4% compared with the third quarter of 2021 and a decrease of 6% when compared with the previous quarter.

The Irish Times has more and to consult the CSO's 'Statistics of Port Traffic Quarter 3, 2022' click here.

Among the findings was that the tonnage of goods handled decreased in four of the five traffic categories in Q3 2022, when there was a quarterly percentage increase in roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) traffic (1%).