# Cobh (IE COB)

**UN/LOCODE:** IE COB  
**Country:** Ireland  
**Water Body:** Celtic Sea; North Atlantic Ocean  
**Harbor Size:** Medium  
**Harbor Type:** River (Natural)  
**GPS:** 51.8500, -8.3000

Cruise liners up to 350 metres ease alongside Cobh's deep-water quay — Ireland's only purpose-built cruise berth, which logged about 103 calls and some 190,000 passengers in 2024. For freight, though, Cobh plays a minor role: the Port of Cork's cargo business sits elsewhere in this vast natural harbour. Containers move through Ringaskiddy, where an €89 million terminal opened in 2022 (harbour-wide capacity up to roughly 400,000 TEU), general and bulk cargo through Tivoli, and crude oil at Whitegate. Forwarders handling FCL or LCL boxes therefore book via Ringaskiddy or Tivoli rather than Cobh itself. For Ireland's largest container volumes, Dublin remains the primary gateway, with customs and import handling for the Cork region managed by the Port of Cork Company.

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