Port guide · UN/LOCODE IE ORK
Cork, Ireland
Ireland · 51.85° N, 8.27° W
The World Port Index classes Cork as a river port reached from the Celtic Sea. It records a channel depth of 11 m and a cargo pier depth of 11 m. Norfolk is 5,440 km away in a straight line.
- Channel depth
- 11 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 11 m
- Max vessel length
- 340 m
- From Norfolk
- 5,440 kmGreat-circle distance
- Nearest port guide
- CobhUnder 10 km away
Depths and vessel limits
Of the 10 ports in Ireland with guides here, Cork records the deepest cargo pier in the index. The index sets a maximum vessel length of 340 m and a maximum draft of 12.9 m.
- Channel depth
- 11 m
- Anchorage depth
- 17.1 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 11 m
- Oil terminal depth
- 13.1 m
- Tidal range
- 3.9 m
- Maximum vessel length
- 340 m
- Maximum vessel draft
- 12.9 m
As recorded in the World Port Index. Gauges run from 0 to 25 m. Confirm current depths and limits with the port before you fix a vessel.
Facilities on record
Arrival and entry
Cork is listed as a first port of entry. Pilotage is compulsory.
- First port of entry
- Yes
- Pilotage compulsory
- Yes
- Pilotage available
- Yes
- Tug assistance
- Yes
- Arrival notice (ETA message) required
- Yes
- Port security
- Yes
- Shelter afforded
- Excellent
- Entrance restricted by tide
- No
- Entrance restricted by swell
- No
- Entrance restricted by ice
- No
- Overhead limits
- Yes
Cargo handling
Cargo facilities on record: container, ro-ro, breakbulk, solid bulk and liquid bulk. The heaviest lift class recorded is 25 to 49 tons.
- Container
- Yes
- Ro-ro
- Yes
- Breakbulk
- Yes
- Solid bulk
- Yes
- Liquid bulk
- Yes
- Oil terminal
- Yes
- LNG terminal
- No
- Wharves
- Yes
- Anchorage
- Yes
- Container cranes
- Yes
- Fixed cranes
- Yes
- Mobile cranes
- Yes
- Lifts of 25 to 49 tons
- Yes
- Longshore labor
- Yes
- Railway
- Medium
Services and supplies
Repair capability is rated major.
- Repairs
- Major
- Dry dock
- Small
- Electrical repair
- Yes
- Fuel oil
- Yes
- Diesel oil
- Yes
- Potable water
- Yes
- Provisions
- Yes
- Deck supplies
- Yes
- Engine supplies
- Yes
- Medical facilities
- Yes
- Garbage disposal
- Yes
- Dirty ballast disposal
- Yes
- Airport
- Yes
US trade with Ireland
- US exports, 2025
- $19.3BLed by pharmaceutical products
- US imports, 2025
- $133.6BLed by organic chemicals
Other ports in Ireland
The nearest is Cobh, under 10 km away.
- CobhCargo pier 7.9 m, channel 11 m, ro-ro and bulkIE COB
- DroghedaCargo pier 6.2 m, channel 4.9 m, container, breakbulk and bulkIE DRO
- DublinCargo pier 11 m, channel 9.5 m, container, ro-ro, breakbulk and bulkIE MTL
- GalwayCargo pier 6.4 m, channel 3.4 mIE GWY
- GreenoreCargo pier 4.3 m, channel 5.9 m, breakbulk and bulkIE GRN
- KillybegsCargo pier 11 m, channel 23.2 mIE KBS
- New RossCargo pier 6.4 m, channel 4.9 m, breakbulk and bulkIE NRS
- RosslareCargo pier 7.2 m, channel 7.3 m, ro-ro, breakbulk and bulkIE ROE
- WaterfordCargo pier 8 m, channel 6.5 m, breakbulkIE WAT
Sources
- US trade figures: US Census Bureau, International Trade API, HS2 total exports and general imports for calendar 2024 and 2025, retrieved November 4, 2026.
- Port data: National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, World Port Index (Pub 150), from NGA's UpdatedPub150.csv as captured by the Internet Archive on September 29, 2026.
- Distances are great-circle distances computed from World Port Index coordinates, not sailing distances.
- Map: Natural Earth 1:110m land, public domain.