Map of Dublin Port

Dublin Port is a 260 hectare area spanning both North and South banks of the River Liffey.

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A Dublin Port Company HQ B Terminal 3: RoRo - P&O

C Dry Bulk Area D North Wall Lighthouse E Ocean Pier West

F Alexandra Quay West: LoLo G DFT H Terminal 2: RoRo - Stena Line

I Terminal 1: RoRo - Irish Ferries

J Terminal 5: RoRo - Seatruck

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L ESB Chimneys M North Bank Lighthouse N Great South Wall O Poolbeg Lighthouse P North Bull Lighthouse Q North Bull Wall R Bull Island

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Port Facilities & Services

Dublin Port Company (under the Harbours Act, 1996) vested on the 3rd March 1997.

Limits of Dublin Port

Under the 1996 Harbours Act, the limits of Dublin Port consist of the waters of the River Liffey commencing from Matt Talbot Memorial Bridge and extending to an imaginary straight line drawn from the Baily Lighthouse on the north in the County of Dublin and extending through the North Burford Buoy and thence through the South Burford Buoy and thence to Sorrento Point on the south, including all bays, creeks, harbours and all tidal docks within such area.

Anchorage

For information on anchoring positions please refer to the admiralty chart No. 1415.

Anchorage is position 53˚n 21, 6˚w 12, sand over stiff marl. This anchorage is very exposed and a vessel should be prepared to leave at the first sign of a shift of Wind E.

Approach and berthage

The approach to the harbour of Dublin is well lit and of easy access. There is a buoyed channel marking the entrance to the port which is currently at least 7.8 metres Chart Datum inside the breakwaters, whilst the fairway outside the breakwaters is being dredged down to 10.0metres Chart Datum. should proceed via the Traffic Separation Scheme. This Scheme comprises of two elements, an inward and outward lane at the North Burford and similar at the South Burford. All craft required to follow a Traffic Separation Scheme to stay within the lanes.

Vessels proceeding to the Dublin Bay Buoy, which is a Roundabout Buoy to be passed on the vessel’s port side, should proceed through the Traffic Separation Scheme, which was introduced during 1997. The scheme comprises of two elements, an inward lane and outward lane at North Burford and South Burford. For larger craft, this is the only access to Dublin Port.

Tides

Mean H.W. Springs Dublin Bar 4.1m. Mean H.W. Neaps, 3.4m. Prevailing winds are S.W.

All depths refer to chart datum. This datum is referred to as C.D. and is 2.51m below Ordnance Datum Malin Head. channel are listed in the Notices to Mariners in the Dublin Port Company website.

Pilotage

Dublin Port Company is the pilotage authority for the Dublin Pilotage District. The limits of the compulsory Pilotage District are the waters of the River Liffey below Matt Talbot Memorial Bridge and so much of the sea westward of the sixth meridian West longitude as lies between the parallels of latitude passing through the Baily Lighthouse on the North and through Sorrento Point on the South, including all bays, creeks and harbours and all tidal and enclosed docks within such area and this includes Dun Laoghaire Harbour. The pilotage service is based in the Port Operations building, situated on the Eastern Breakwater Road, and is operated by direct boarding fast cutters each capable of speeds up to 20 knots. Dublin Port V.T.S. operates VHF channel 12.

To request a Pilot, the Ship’s Agent/Representative should submit the request for a pilot to the Shipping Desk via the Port Management Shipping Information System.

Towage

Dublin Port Company operates two tugs with twin Voith propellers and are 50 tonne bollard pull. The tugs also have a fire fighting capacity.

To request towage, the Ship’s Agent/Representative should submit the request for a tug to the Shipping Desk via the Port Management Shipping Information System.

Towage is also offered by Purple Water Towing Ltd who have a LR Escort Fi Fi 1 Azimuth tug, the Giano. For more information, visit www.purpletowing.com, or call +353 (0) 83 1191137 (0:800-20:00) or Master of the Giano Tug +353 (0) 83 0110056 (24 hours).

Stevedoring

Eight private companies are licensed by Dublin Port Company to provide stevedoring services in the port.

Seatruck Ferries Dublin Ferry Terminal Irish Ferries Marine Terminals Limited (MTL) P&O Ferries Dublin Stevedores Stena Line Doyle Shipping Group (DSG)