Rosslare Europort
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Rosslare Europort (Irish: Europort Ros Láir) is a modern seaport located at Rosslare Harbour in County Wexford, Ireland, near the southeasternmost point of the island of Ireland. The port is the primary Irish port serving the European Continent with 36 direct services to the Continent weekly.[4] It handles passenger and freight ferries to and from Cherbourg, Dunkirk and St Malo/Roscoff, in France, Bilbao in Spain and Fishguard and Pembroke Dock in the United Kingdom. Since July 2022, a new freight route between Rosslare and Zeebrugge, Belgium was introduced by Finnlines (Grimaldi Group) for a twice weekly ro-ro service between the two ports.
Rosslare Europort | |
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Location | |
Country | Ireland |
Coordinates | 52°15′20″N 6°20′04″W |
UN/LOCODE | IEROS[1] |
Details | |
Operated by | Iarnród Éireann |
Type of harbour | coastal breakwater port |
No. of berths | 5[2] |
Draft depth | 7.2 m.[3] |
General Manager[3] | Glenn Carr[3] |
Statistics | |
Website Official website |
As a result of Brexit, the port is expanding rapidly, providing new or increased direct sailings with extra capacity from Ireland to mainland Europe.[5] The direct routes between Ireland and the continent allow freight transport firms to bypass the UK land bridge, in case there is severe congestion at British ports.[6]
The port, formerly called Rosslare Harbour, is operated by Iarnród Éireann, Ireland's national railway operator. Wexford politicians Verona Murphy and James Browne maintain that if Rosslare is to take advantage of its new market opportunities and undergo radical expansion to handle container traffic, this will require large-scale investment.[7][8][9]