Ireland:Warrenpoint
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General
Warrenpoint is predominantly a commercial port, but it has been a popular venue with holidaymakers and sailors alike for more than 100 years, and the town was founded as a port at the end of the 18th century. The town is compact and attractive with neat Victorian terraces and wide streets. Visitors are surprised to learn that this is still one of the busiest ports in Northern Ireland, commercial berthing being out of sight further up the Lough.
The port at Warrenpoint handles container traffic and substantial coal, timber, paper and grain tonnages, with a regular service to Netherlands:Rotterdam. When Newry port closed in the 1970s, this harbour was enlarged, and the town has an animated waterfront, long promenade, and a spacious square used mostly as a carpark but also for fetes and occasional markets.
Beyond the port area stands Narrow Water Castle, built in the 1560s as a garrison.
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Warrenpoint Harbour Authority and Port
Warrenpoint is strategically located at the head of Carlingford Lough on the East coast of Ireland on the border of Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.
The port has taken advantage of its favourable geographical position to develop trade to and from both the north and south of Ireland enjoying the highest rate of growth in traffic of any Port in Ireland in the early 1990's.
The port has excellent roadlinks to the major population centres of Ireland and with an ever improving roads network, delivery times to all destinations are constantly being reduced.
The agents and local hauliers can arrange for deliveries throughout Ireland with regular daily deliveries to the major population centres resulting in an ever expanding natural hinterland for the Port. The regular scheduled services, in particular the ro-ro service to Northern England, container service to Rotterdam and general cargo services to Scandinavia also means that Warrenpoint is the ideal centre for onward distribution to the main economic markets of the British Mainland and Continental Europe.
You can learn all about the harbour here: http://www.warrenpointharbour.co.uk
Marinas and Anchorages
Unless you are a tanker, there doesn't seem to be anything for you here.
