Although smaller than the North Sea market, the Irish Sea still represents an immense opportunity — and Belfast faces less intense competition than ports in the east of the UK.
Belfast Harbour acts as the economic lungs of Northern Ireland: two thirds of everything imported into or exported out of the province passes through its waters.
Although it is only the tenth-largest port in the UK according to cargo tonnage, it is the biggest in terms of size, with a horizon-stretching 8sq km under management, including its own commercial airport.
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