LARNE PORT – PROVIDING CONVENIENCE, ACCESSIBILITY AND FLEXIBILITY

Specialising in Ro-Ro operations, Larne Port has always been the gateway of choice for freight companies operating to and from Northern Ireland from GB. The port is just 30 minutes from Belfast and two and a half hours from Dublin, handling around a quarter of a million commercial vehicles each year.

With dual-carriageway access from the province’s motorway network right to the port gate and the shortest crossing to GB via the Larne to Cairnryan route, operating through Larne is an obvious choice for those seeking convenience and reliability.

P&O Ferries operates the Cairnryan route, using two well-proven, powerful and reliable RoPax ships, designed specifically to operate safely and efficiently on the North Channel, even in the worst of weather conditions. The combination of just a two hour crossing and fast loading and discharge from these ‘drive through’ ships, lorry drivers can spend less time onboard and more time on the road.

With up to seven crossings per day in each direction between

Larne and Cairnryan, hauliers are able to schedule freight movements at times that best suit them, whether day or night. By offering the best value and most convenient service for both freight and tourist customers, P&O Ferries consequently maintain this trade route that is vitally important to the Northern Ireland economy. Currently, they carry around 15 per cent of the goods coming in and out of Northern Ireland from GB, including vital medicines, chemicals and fresh food. The Port of Larne is key to this endeavour.

Whatever the project, we can handle it!

With around 40 acres of extensive trailer vehicle parking, a trained workforce and a fleet of modern tugmasters, the port is fully equipped to handle unaccompanied traffic, as well as driver accompanied vehicles. The port is well established in handling driver accompanied traffic, providing fast, efficient check-in facilities and modern freight drivers’ facilities Having deep water, a range of quays and generous area of land available, the port also offers a range of services to cater for a wide range of diverse cargoes, other than just roro freight. In recent years, Larne Port has handled a range of bulk and project cargoes, the greatest growth in activity being attributable to the windfarm sector; the port is fast becoming a hub for the import of wind-farm components and also for ‘jack-up’ ships undertaking maintenance work in the many offshore windfarms in the Irish Sea.

• Vessels up to 185m and a draft of 7.1m

• 4 Berths, capable of handling cargo

• All berths within a secure ISPS area

• Jacking up alongside permissible

• Quay loading up to 18 tonnes/sq m

• 20 acres of storage available on hard standing

• Warehousing and workshop on site

• Dual carriageway right to port entrance

• Wide load access