Limerick port for supertankers!

daithicarr

the engineers society of ireland seems to think it is a viable project, as outlined in their transportireland 2050 proposals.

http://www.euro-case.org/publications/transport/TransportIreland.pdf

so far they have been the most qualified opinion on the topic and if they say its a viable project then i would tend to beleive it is over some peoples personal opinions posted on the boards.

Kess73

daithicarr wrote: »

the engineers society of ireland seems to think it is a viable project, as outlined in their transportireland 2050 proposals.

http://www.euro-case.org/publications/transport/TransportIreland.pdf

so far they have been the most qualified opinion on the topic and if they say its a viable project then i would tend to beleive it is over some peoples personal opinions posted on the boards.

Yep do go with what is in that, because the location marked for a deep water port in their proposal on page 28 is in Kerry a number of miles past Tarbert at a location that would allow for a draft/draught of 22 metres thanks to the natural depth in that stretch.

So yes a deepwater port with a draft of at least 22 metres is indeed viable, just not in county Limerick at Foynes, but in Kerry.

Foynes has a maximum approach draft of 9.5 metres as you come along the Shannon and a maximum pier draft of 10.5 metres, something the official Port and harbours website for Foynes harbour can confirm, and that is something that will not change unless they find a way to deepen the Shannon to more than twice what it is now on parts of the stretch between Tarbert and Foynes.

rubensni

Isn't the oil running out? By 2050 we'll be shipping liquid hydrogen, or something equally exotic.

YFlyer

It is possible that the tankers will be off loading to the proposed liquefied natural gas terminal.

Run_to_da_hills

rubensni wrote: »

Isn't the oil running out? By 2050 we'll be shipping liquid hydrogen, or something equally exotic.

No, it will become the main thoroughfare for uranium :eek:

daithicarr

i dont think it was just seen as a tanker port but also as aq cargo port? the idea being that mainland european ports are approaching capacity as are the shipping lanes (such as the english channel).

So a port with a good transport lin to mainland europe would seem to be a viable project under such conditions. im not sure why the press have been suggesting it will be located at foys, lazy research? or geographicaly close enough to a well known port that the reader would know where it would be located?

tommyhaas

Dyflin wrote: »

One word transshipment. You off load on the periphery of a large market and head off again for a fill. Most ports in Europe can't accommodate these ships so on paper it makes a lot of sense. The same goes for containers. In practice, there's still a good bit of development potential for Continental ports.

Surely Milford Haven represents a better option though. The infrastructure is already in place, and afaik its deep enough for VLCCs

Liam Byrne

Run_to_da_hills wrote: »

.......which would have only been a thug boat

Sounds scary! :eek: