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organisations, members of the public and port users such as CILT membership. A plan was then developed and launched in 2012, leading to a planning application being made as an important piece of infrastructure in 2013.
As part of the Masterplan process, it was found that the public did not wish the Port to overly expand through land reclamation, but to nd other means of making the port and its space more ef cient and effective. The port made incentives available to promote ef cient and relevant use of valuable port lands and discouraged use of land for uses which could be done better and more ef ciently elsewhere. Examples of this was the closure of a number of facilities which were poorly utilised. The port decided on an alternative strategy of making best use of what they had, and to recon gure the port into the most ef cient possible arrangement in order to get the most out of the current layout.
The port had some issues to consider carefully however, that was trends for larger ships such as Car Ferries over 240 meters in length. Cruise Line demands for a cruise ship terminal and capability to faciliate ships over 350 meters easily to as close to the city centre as possible, re design of
oil storage facilities at the port. Improving links to/from the port and the city, through softening the barrier between the docks, the docklands and
the city centre by transportation, engagement events
and removing the barriers, facilitating connection to the port. In June 2015, the Dublin Port Company received permission for the rst signi cant stage to redevelop the Alexandra basin and will facilitate the construction of the Cruise Ship berth, a Cultural Centre, New Cargo Berths and Port Land Recon guration. This is important news for Dublin Port, Now You The Reader!!! The Logistics Industry and Ireland Inc.
One message was clear from port management, that was room for inef ciency no longer exists in the logistics industry. If you’re not ef cient, that will be born in your competitiveness and ability to succeed. The port is actively focusing its attention now in moving
on unproductive tenants out of the Dublin Port estate
to elsewhere outside the city. This will change the
way business is done, companies need to adapt to change and be agile and responsive to changes in the marketplace to survive and develop.
Hopefully as the Masterplan Project and the ABR Project enters advanced stages of construction. CILT will be in a position to re visit the port in order to see at rst hand the next phase of Dublin Port’s story. I would like
to thank on behalf of CILT Ireland, Mr Eamonn O’Reilly CEO, Dublin Port Company and Mr Charlie Murphy, Communications Manager, Dublin Port Company for their valuable time and invitation.
If members would like to learn more about the ports future plans they can visit www.dublinportabr.ie, where details of projects and the ports master plan can be viewed.
richard butler CmILT
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