This publication has been compiled during the COVID-19 crisis. The results contained in this publication reflect some of the impacts of the COVID-19 situation.
Figure 9.1 shows that Irish ports handled nearly 54 million tonnes of goods in 2021. This represents an increase of 5% compared with 2020.
Goods forwarded from Irish ports amounted to 17.4 million tonnes in 2021, while a total of 36.5 million tonnes of goods were received. See Table 9.1.
Figure 9.2 shows that Dublin port was the busiest port in 2021, handling 45% of all goods.
| Table 9.1 Tonnage of goods handled by Irish ports classified by region of trade, 2018-2021 | ||||||
| '000 | ||||||
| Region of trade | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | ||
| Goods handled | ||||||
| Foreign trade | ||||||
| Great Britain & Northern Ireland | 22,028 | 21,297 | 20,040 | 16,843 | ||
| Other E.U. | 18,795 | 19,499 | 18,643 | 22,525 | ||
| Non-E.U. | 3,751 | 2,193 | 2,144 | 4,187 | ||
| Other ports | 8,281 | 7,910 | 8,335 | 8,058 | ||
| Coastal trade | 2,230 | 2,341 | 2,202 | 2,344 | ||
| Total goods handled | 55,086 | 53,240 | 51,364 | 53,958 | ||
| Goods received | ||||||
| Foreign trade | ||||||
| Great Britain & Northern Ireland | 12,925 | 12,566 | 12,099 | 9,974 | ||
| Other E.U. | 12,565 | 12,796 | 12,088 | 14,542 | ||
| Non-E.U. | 3,172 | 1,785 | 1,666 | 3,529 | ||
| Other ports | 7,420 | 7,158 | 7,278 | 7,508 | ||
| Coastal trade | 1,007 | 1,088 | 961 | 999 | ||
| Total goods received | 37,088 | 35,392 | 34,093 | 36,551 | ||
| Goods forwarded | ||||||
| Foreign trade | ||||||
| Great Britain & Northern Ireland | 9,103 | 8,731 | 7,941 | 6,870 | ||
| Other E.U. | 6,231 | 6,703 | 6,555 | 7,983 | ||
| Non E.U. | 579 | 408 | 477 | 659 | ||
| Other ports | 862 | 752 | 1,057 | 550 | ||
| Coastal trade | 1,223 | 1,254 | 1,241 | 1,346 | ||
| Total goods forwarded | 17,998 | 17,848 | 17,271 | 17,407 | ||
| Source: CSO | ||||||
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