{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Place","additionalType":"https://schema.org/Port","name":"Foynes","identifier":"IE FOV","unlocode":"IE FOV","city":null,"country":"Ireland","waterBody":"North Atlantic Ocean","harborSize":"Large","harborType":"River (Natural)","channelDepthMeters":6.4,"confidenceLevel":null,"coordinates":{"latitude":52.616667,"longitude":-9.116667},"description":"Animal feed, agribulk, fertiliser, solid fuels and heavy-lift project cargo define Foynes, Ireland's largest bulk port, rather than container liner traffic. Operated by the Shannon Foynes Port Company on the deep Shannon Estuary, the port specialises in dry, liquid and break-bulk handling. The adjacent Aughinish terminal, run as a separate facility, imports bauxite from Guinea and Brazil and exports alumina for Europe's largest alumina refinery, which is owned by Russian group Rusal. In 2026 tho","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/seaports/foynes-port-ie-fov","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/seaports/en/foynes-port-ie-fov","source":null,"provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Freight Academy","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Foynes · (UN/LOCODE: IE FOV) · Ireland · Large · 6.4 m"}