New figures from the Central Statistics Office show that Irish ports handled 51 million tonnes of goods in 2024, an increase of 7% compared with 2023.
The CSO said that goods forwarded from Irish ports amounted to 15.590 million tonnes in 2024, down slightly when compared with 2023’s total of 15.672 million.
Goods received amounted to nearly 35.5 million tonnes in 2024, up 10% when compared with 2023’s figure of 32.13 million.
Today’s figures show that a total of 11,958 vessels arrived in Irish ports last year, down from 12,191 vessels in 2023.
Dublin Port accounted for 6,760 (57%) of vessel arrivals in Irish ports last year and for 24,870 thousand tonnes (49%) of the total goods handled in all Irish ports, the CSO noted.
The CSO figures also reveal that Great Britain & Northern Ireland accounted for 16,210 thousand tonnes of the total (32%), while European Union countries accounted for 25,265 thousand tonnes (49%) of goods handled in the main ports.
Meanwhile, a total of 292 cruise ships arrived in Irish ports in 2024 compared with 272 in 2023.
Cork had the highest number of cruise ship arrivals (103), followed by Dún Laoghaire (71) and Dublin (33). All cruise ships arrived between the months of April and October last year.
