Posted on December 31, 2018

Dublin Port Company has handled one million Ro-Ro freight units within a year for the first time ever.

The millionth freight trailer in 2018 arrived when the ferry docked at 6.30am on 20th December. The the fully booked vessel arrived from Holyhead in Wales. Every morning 13 kilometres of freight vehicles drive off the ferries arriving at Dublin Port.
The millionth freight truck signifies continued growth in Ro-Ro freight moving through Dublin, which now handles nearly 90% of Ireland’s Ro-Ro freight. A new service by the world’s largest short sea Ro-Ro ship, during the past year accounts for an additional 8km of freight lanes / 600 freight units. alone.

This year so far, Ro-Ro freight at Dublin Port is ahead by 4.3% compared with last year, and up by some 41% on peak levels last seen in 2007.

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