In 1933, the Trustees acquired a Foreshore Lease from the State in order to construct a new jetty extending Northwards from the existing West and East Spurs, and completed this concrete piled structure in 1936.

In 1968 the Trustees constructed the East Jetty under Foreshore Licence; this was principally for the provision of a berth to service ore exports and included a conveyor and loading arm.

Shannon Foynes Port handles more than €7 billion in trade annually, according to a report by W2 Consulting, based on 2014 figures from SFPC and 31 companies using it.

Shannon Foynes Port Company and its customers plan to spend €277 million over five years to 2019, which will support 3,372 jobs in the region.

The SFPC intends to spend €130 million on an expansion plan, dubbed Vision 2041, that will exploit advantages such as its deep water and sheltered harbours to develop an international trade hub there.