Irish officials have approved the Drogheda Port Company's $287 million deep-water port project at Bremore Harbour, Balbriggan, north of Dublin.
The Bremore Ireland Port project has been called the last deep-water port opportunity on the east coast of Ireland.
According to local press, Minister for Transport Noel Dempsey told Wednesday's meeting of the Irish Cabinet that he intends to allow the company to develop the facility as a joint venture.
Reports say the main goal of the Bremore project is to allow access to large vessels that nearby Drogheda port cannot handle.
The project calls for a logistics centre and business park development alongside the deep-water port facilities, all of which will be located away from the congested hub of Dublin city.
Planning for Bremore Ireland Port began in 2002 as a strategic response to worries about port capacity on the east coast of Ireland.
Bremore Ireland Port will have the deepest berths on the Irish east coast.
There will be facilities to accommodate new short sea shipping services to the UK, Europe, Scandinavia and the Baltic states, handling Lo-Lo, Ro-Ro and passenger traffic.
The project has been planned in three phases, with phase one catering for up to 10 million tonnes of cargo a year.
The plans envisage 500 metres of linear quay for container and general cargo handling, two Ro-Ro berths and one high speed ferry berth for road freight, car and passenger traffic.
The Bremore Ireland Port project has been called the last deep-water port opportunity on the east coast of Ireland.
According to local press, Minister for Transport Noel Dempsey told Wednesday's meeting of the Irish Cabinet that he intends to allow the company to develop the facility as a joint venture.
Reports say the main goal of the Bremore project is to allow access to large vessels that nearby Drogheda port cannot handle.
The project calls for a logistics centre and business park development alongside the deep-water port facilities, all of which will be located away from the congested hub of Dublin city.
Planning for Bremore Ireland Port began in 2002 as a strategic response to worries about port capacity on the east coast of Ireland.
Bremore Ireland Port will have the deepest berths on the Irish east coast.
There will be facilities to accommodate new short sea shipping services to the UK, Europe, Scandinavia and the Baltic states, handling Lo-Lo, Ro-Ro and passenger traffic.
The project has been planned in three phases, with phase one catering for up to 10 million tonnes of cargo a year.
The plans envisage 500 metres of linear quay for container and general cargo handling, two Ro-Ro berths and one high speed ferry berth for road freight, car and passenger traffic.