Belfast Harbour, the body which operates the city’s ports and much of the land around the waterfront, has seen its profits head higher in its 175 th year.
It made pretax profits of £34.3 million in 2022, up around 1% on the year, as its diverse portfolio of income streams – which include everything from port traffic to office development to the provision of film studios – put in another strong performance.
Roll-on roll-off freight notched up 600,000 freight units, matching its record performance in 2021, while ferry passenger numbers climbed 22% to 1.8 million people and passenger cars were up 12% to a record high of 462,000 on the year with the lifting of Covid-19 restrictions offering a boost.
