[4] As well as its berths upriver at Cork City, the port also includes other major locations across Cork Harbour, including Tivoli loading docks in the eastern suburbs, Cobh on the south of Great Island and Ringaskiddy on the west side of the harbour.

[5] Following the implementation of the 1996 Harbours Act, by March 1997 all assets of the Commissioners were transferred to the Port of Cork Company.

[5] This statutory body is responsible for the management, control, operation and development of the Port of Cork and the harbour.

[8] The 2006 figure saw the port at full capacity and the company drew up plans for a new container facility capable of handling up to 400,000 teus per annum at Ringaskiddy, which was the subject of major objections.

As the shipping channels get shallower the farther inland one travels, access becomes constricted, and only vessels up to 60,000 DWT can sail above Cobh.

In 2021, the ports of Cork and Bantry reported a total consolidated traffic of 10.6 million tonnes, largely in line with the equivalent figures from 2020.

[15] Tivoli's infrastructure includes container handling facilities, as well as provisions for oil, ore, livestock, and a roll-on-roll-off (Ro-Ro) ramp.

[citation needed] Ringaskiddy is home to a passenger and car ferry terminal, and operates as a deep water port.

These specialised berths are in Whitegate (oil jetties),[18] Passage West (grain), Rushbrooke (cargo), Ringaskiddy (car ferry) and Haulbowline (naval/military).