Port guide · UN/LOCODE IE GRN
Greenore, Ireland
Ireland · 54.03° N, 6.13° W
The World Port Index classes Greenore as a natural coastal harbor on the Irish Sea. It records a channel depth of 5.9 m and a cargo pier depth of 4.3 m. Norfolk is 5,540 km away in a straight line.
- Channel depth
- 5.9 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 4.3 m
- From Norfolk
- 5,540 kmGreat-circle distance
- Nearest port guide
- Drogheda40 km away
Depths and vessel limits
- Channel depth
- 5.9 m
- Anchorage depth
- 15.5 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 4.3 m
- Tidal range
- 4 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
Greenore 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
- Good
- Entrance restricted by swell
- No
- Entrance restricted by ice
- No
- Overhead limits
- Yes
Cargo handling
Cargo facilities on record: breakbulk and solid bulk. The heaviest lift class recorded is 50 to 100 tons.
- Container
- No
- Ro-ro
- No
- Breakbulk
- Yes
- Solid bulk
- Yes
- Liquid bulk
- No
- Oil terminal
- No
- Wharves
- Yes
- Fixed cranes
- Yes
- Mobile cranes
- Yes
- Lifts of 50 to 100 tons
- Yes
- Lifts of 25 to 49 tons
- Yes
- Lifts up to 24 tons
- Yes
- Railway
- Small
Services and supplies
Repair capability is rated limited.
- Repairs
- Limited
- Fuel oil
- Yes
- Diesel oil
- Yes
- Potable water
- Yes
- Medical facilities
- Yes
- Garbage disposal
- Yes
- Dirty ballast disposal
- 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 Drogheda, 40 km away in a straight line.
- CobhCargo pier 7.9 m, channel 11 m, ro-ro and bulkIE COB
- CorkCargo pier 11 m, channel 11 m, container, ro-ro, breakbulk and bulkIE ORK
- 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
- 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.