Irish Continental Group Plc - IR5A- Profile

Irish Continental Group PLC. The Group's principal activity is providing transport of passengers and cars, roll-on roll-off freight and container lift-on lift-off freight on routes between Ireland, the United Kingdom and Continental Europe. The Group also offers travel and holiday packages primarily in France, Britain and Ireland. The Group's operation are carried out in two division. Ferries, and Container and Terminal. The Ferries division consist of the operation and external charter of combined Ro-Ro and passenger ferries. The Container and Terminal division provides door-to-door and feeder Lo-Lo freight services, stevedoring and container storage. The Group provides ports and terminal services in such location as Dublin, Cork, Rosslare, Belfast, Holyhead, Pembroke, Liverpool, Felixstowe, Southhampton, Tilbury, Thamesport, Grangemouth, South-Sheilds, Immingham, Rotterdam, Antwerp, Bilbao, Le Harve, Cherbourg, Roscoff, Bremerhaven and Hamburg. Ferries and Travel accounted for 54% of 2005 revenues and Container and Terminal, 46%