Dublin Port Masterplan 2040 (Third and Final Masterplan Project - 3FM & Terminal 4)
Dublin Port, Dublin, Ireland [INTERNATIONAL] · 2012–2040 (Masterplan period), 2025 (Terminal 4 Phase Two opening) · Not a single stated value for the entire Masterplan, but multi-million euro investments for individual projects (e.g., Terminal 4, 3FM Project)
The judgement call
Account-gated at launchThe Masterplan 2040 provides a long-term vision for sustainable port development, balancing economic growth with environmental considerations. - Continuous investment in infrastructure, such as Terminal 4, to enhance Ro-Ro capacity and improve operational flow. - Focus on green corridor initiatives to explore sustainable shipping between Dublin Port and other European ports.
Key engineering challenges
Ensuring sufficient port capacity to support the national economy up to 2040. - Developing new terminal facilities and infrastructure within an active and constrained port environment. - Managing environmental impacts and obtaining necessary consents for significant port expansion. - Integrating new road and rail links to improve port connectivity and efficiency.
Project facts
- Client / owner
- Dublin Port Company
- Lead contractor
- Various, depending on specific projects within the Masterplan
- Lead designers
- RPS Group (for 3FM Project)
- Project type
- new build | upgrade
- Scale
- Masterplan aims to ensure no capacity constraints by 2040; Terminal 4 Phase Two adds 160 new trailer spaces; 3FM Project to deliver 20% of required capacity by 2040.
- Disciplines
- Marine; Civil; Structural; Environmental; Logistics; Urban Planning
- Standards & frameworks
- Irish planning and environmental regulations, EU maritime directives, relevant engineering standards.
Sources: Dublin Port: Masterplan 2040 (https://www.dublinport.ie/masterplan/masterplan-2040-reviewed-2018/) - RPS Group: Dublin Port - Third and Final Masterplan Project (3FM) (https://www.rpsgroup.com/projects/dublin-port-third-and-final-masterplan-project-3fm/) - IMDO: Operations Start at Phase Two of Dublin Port’s New Terminal 4 RoRo Depot (https://www.imdo.ie/news/operations-start-phase-two-dublin-ports-new-terminal-4-roro-depot) - Irish Ferries: Our Ports (https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/frequently-asked-questions/our-ports/) - Kuehne + Nagel: Dublin Port advances major infrastructure works (https://mykn.kuehne-nagel.com/news/article/dublin-port-advances-major-infrastructure)