The Dublin Port Company refused to disclose whether a review of substantial credit card spending, including €95,000 on the credit card of the chief executive alone, has been completed by professional services firm Mazars as the facility reported strong results for 2019. Roll-on/roll-off growth was more subdued at 2.6 per cent with the port accommodating 1.1 million units in the year. Where GB volumes declined by 0.2 per cent, volumes on roll-on/roll-off and lift-on/lift-off services to continental Europe grew very strongly, by 10.7 per cent,” said Dublin Port chief executive Eamonn O’Reilly. Some 158 cruise ships arrived at the port during the year compared to 150 in 2018, with passenger numbers up 16.7 per cent. The scheme, the largest ever undertaken by the port, will deepen the navigation channel to allow for bigger container and cruise ships.

Source: The Irish Times January 17, 2020 00:00 UTC