Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 10 May 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport

Ports Development: Discussion

Mr. Michael Sheary:

Yes. The reason that much of the growth has been possible on the EU routes is that the shipping lines are using larger vessels with a greater interchange. For example, the CLdN service is coming in with a 600-unit on, 600-unit off interchange. The service is getting the economies of scale to drive that as a viable option.

That said, the land bridge route is still there and an important aspect of the business and the logistics chain, notwithstanding the growth in EU trade. Of 1 million ro-ro units last year, between 600,000 and 700,000 went to Great Britain, many of them using the land bridge.

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