Swansea Port Ferry Overview
The Port of Swansea is an Atlantic shipping port operated by Associated British Ports which comprises the King's Dock, Queen's Dock, two dry docks and a roll on/roll off ferry terminal in the River Tawe. A long-established link with Cork in Ireland has recently been restarted by ferry operator, Fastnet Line.
There is a roll on/roll off ferry terminal in the western part of the docks. Between 1987 and 2006, a regular passenger and car ferry to Ringaskiddy in County Cork, Ireland departed from here. The ferry was operated by a company called Swansea Cork Ferries. The ferry service was suspended from 2007.
The newly formed co-operative purchased a new vessel to provide a service between Swansea and County Cork. The service is operated by Fastnet Line has now reopended the route offering 6 overnight sailings a week.
The Port of Swansea and the Ferry terminal are located withing the Swansea docks are located immediately south east of Swansea city centre. The northern part of the port around the Prince of Wales Dock is undergoing re-development into a new urban area branded the SA1 Swansea Waterfront. |
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