Dublin Port has said it expects a very significant decline in cargo volumes and passenger traffic during the second quarter of the year.
It follows the release of its trading figures for the first three months of 2020, which show an overall port tonnage decrease of 4.8% compared to the same period last year.
The port said the impact of the coronavirus, particularly in March, coupled with significant disruption to shipping in February caused by bad weather, led to reduced volumes.
However, the year on year decline was accentuated by the reality that the first quarter of 2019 saw unusually high levels of imports due to stockpiling ahead of what was at the time expected to be the Brexit departure date of 31st March 2019. "Against the