Cork
Cork, Ireland
Representative image — a terminal of this type, not a photograph of this port. Jaxon Matthew Willis / Pexels.
About Cork
Cork serves the south and southwest of Ireland from a deep natural harbour, with container handling at Ringaskiddy downstream of the city. It is the sensible gateway for cargo destined to Munster, where routing through Dublin would add a long domestic road leg. It handles pharmaceutical and chemical traffic alongside general containers.
First Base Freight handles both import and export cargo through Cork — inbound from any country and outbound to any country. Indicative sea transit on our the UK lane is 2–4 days; transit on any other routing is confirmed at quote stage. For rates, container options and the wider Ireland lane, including air freight and customs clearance, see the country page — or request a quote for this port.
Port information
Reference details for Cork, which we serve for both imports and exports. The transit figure is indicative, measured on our the UK lane, and confirmed at booking — other routings are quoted individually.
- City
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- Port code (UN/LOCODE)
- IEORK
- Port type
- Container terminal
- Indicative sea transit
- 2–4 days
What to know about Cork
- Serves Munster and the Irish southwest
- Container handling at Ringaskiddy in the lower harbour
- Avoids the long road leg from Dublin for southern consignees
- Significant pharmaceutical and chemical cargo
Same country
Other ports in Ireland
We also ship to one other port in Ireland.
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