Cork Harbour Information
It’s one of the largest natural harbours in the world – and those living near Cork Harbour insist that it’s also one of the most interesting.
This was the last port of call for the most famous liner in history, the Titanic, but it has been transformed into a centre for the chemical and pharmaceutical industry.
The harbour has been a working port and a strategic defensive hub for centuries, and it has been one of Ireland s major employment hubs since the early 1900s. Traditional heavy industries have waned since the late 20th century, with the likes of the closure of Irish Steel in Haulbowline and shipbuilding at Verolme. It still has major and strategic significance in energy generation, shipping and refining.
Blaze at Cork Harbour Grain Store ‘Was Third in Four Months’
10th January 2021
A smoke plume rises from the fire at the grain storage facility on Ringaskiddy’s deepwater quay
Credit: Twitter/Tom MacSweeney
Yesterday’s fire at a grain storage facility in Ringaskiddy was the third such incident in the past fourth months, firefighters have said.
According to The Irish Times, concerns have been brewing as it emerged that local residents learned of the blaze from the media rather than the Port of Cork and Cork County Council’s notification system.
As previously reported on Afloat.ie, the fire at the Ringaskiddy deepwater port on Saturday (9 January) sent a huge plume of smoke into the air over Cork Harbour and saw shipping operations suspended for much of the day.