Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 5 February 2014
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications
Competition in Ports Sector: Competition Authority
10:20 am
Ms Isolde Goggin:
Deputy Harrington asked about the impact of the cargo handling charges. They form a very substantial part of the port costs - between 60% and 90%, depending on the degree of automation. For some reason, transport volumes are very sensitive to port charges. If the port charges increase by 20%, the cargo volumes decrease by 20%. So it is a very significant element.
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