Shannon Foynes Port Company

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Managing all pilotage and safe passage of vessels on the Shannon Estuary, one of Ireland's greatest maritime assets. Ships over 185,000 DWT regularly enter the Estuary with cargo for destinations all over Ireland.

<center><img src="http://www.sfpc.ie/graphics_header/shannon_foynes_r1_c1.jpg" width="142" height="90" border="0"><img src="http://www.sfpc.ie/graphics_header/shannon_foynes_r1_c4.jpg" width="197" height="90" border="0"></CENTER> <P> Shannon Foynes Port Company is the estuarial port authority with responsibility for the entire Shannon Estuary, one of Ireland's greatest national maritime assets. The company governs the safe passage of all marine traffic and port activity in the estuary, accommodating ships of over 185,000 DWT and servicing the requirements of importers and exporters in the wide hinterland surrounding the estuarial system.<P> <table width="560" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td><img src="http://www.sfpc.ie/graphics_misc/sfpc_b.jpg" width="184" height="150" border="0"> <td><img src="http://www.sfpc.ie/graphics_misc/index_2.jpg" width="170" height="150"> <td><img src="http://www.sfpc.ie/graphics_misc/home_1.jpg" width="179" height="150"></tr></table> The estuary's naturally occurring deep and sheltered waters are navigable from an imaginary line drawn between Loop Head (Co. Clare) and Kerry Head (Co. Kerry), to Limerick City - a total distance of 100km, 500 square km of water. <P> Amongst all the port facilities operated by the company around the estuary, both Foynes and Limerick are available for utilisation by new customers. For further information on what we can offer at these facilities, click <a href="http://www.sfpc.ie/facilities_foynes.html">Foynes</a> or <a href="http://www.sfpc.ie/facilities_limerick.html">Limerick</a>. <CENTER><img src="http://www.sfpc.ie/graphics_misc/homepagemap.gif"></CENTER><P> For more information on the company, please visit our website at <a href="http://www.sfpc.ie">www.sfpc.ie</a>.

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