Overview
Lobbying Costs
150,000€
Financial year: Apr 2017 - Mar 2018
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
1.5 Fte (4)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
1
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
Londonderry Port & Harbour Commissioners (t/a Foyle Port)
EU Transparency Register
225586631404-14 First registered on 30 Apr 2018
Goals / Remit
Londonderry Port & Harbour Commissioners was first established by Act of Parliament in 1854. As an Independent Statutory Authority the Port has a duty to develop, maintain and operate to the highest standards of efficiency, financial prudence, environmental awareness, safety and security. The Port is independent of Government and is self-financing. All financial surpluses are reinvested in the business for the benefit of future generations of stakeholders.
Originally located in the heart of Derry City, the Commissioners relocated to the current deep water location at Lisahally in 1993. Lisahally Terminal has 440 metres of quay and can facilitate vessels up to 62,000 DWT. The Port is primarily a bulk port and a major importer of oil, coal, animal feed, fertiliser and plywood, all essential commodities for the North West rural region. The organisation has experienced significant growth since 2003 doubling both turnover and profit and has attracted approximately £100 million of inward investment to the region supporting projects including a fertiliser plant, an oil tank farm and a biomass power station.
Today the Port handles approximately 2 million tonnes of cargo per annum and the value of trade passing through our regional gateway is estimated at £1 billion. Facilitating the import of essential agri-products the Port is estimated to support approximately 20,000 farms in the North West and various local business sectors including the fuel/oil and construction industries. The organisation also supports an estimated 1000 direct and indirect jobs.
In recent years Londonderry Port & Harbour Commissioners have established a number of diversified trading divisions including Foyle Marine Services a division set up to handle the Port’s dredging and towage services and to offer marine services externally to other ports. Foyle Consulting Engineers is a division set up to provide structural and civil engineering services while Foyle Engineering offers a steel fabrication service.
Today, Foyle Port is the key marine gateway in the North West for both commerce and tourism and its strategic location means that the Port can continue to serve the whole north western seaboard of Ireland.Main EU files targeted
GDPR
EU Utility Regulations
International Ships and Port Facility code
Port Marine Safety CodeAddress
Head Office
Harbour Office
Port Road
Derry BT47 6FL
UNITED KINGDOM -
People
Total lobbyists declared
4
Employment time Lobbyists 75% 1 25% 3 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
1.5
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
No lobbyists with EP accreditations
Complementary Information
None declared
Person in charge of EU relations
Mr Brian McGrath (Chief Executive)
Person with legal responsibility
Mr Brian McGrath (Chief Executive)
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Categories
Category
VI - Organisations representing local, regional and municipal authorities, other public or mixed entities, etc.
Subcategory
Other public or mixed entities, created by law whose purpose is to act in the public interest
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Networking
Affiliation
Member of the following:
British Port's Association
CBI
EcoPorts
Cruise Ireland
Cruise Europe
Londonderry Chamber of Commerce
Northern Ireland Chamber of Commerce
Northern Ireland Tourism AllianceMember organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Closed financial year
Apr 2017 - Mar 2018
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
150,000€
Other financial info
The Port is independent of Government and is self-financing. All financial surpluses are reinvested in the business for the benefit of future generations of stakeholders.
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
none
Groups (European Parliament)
None
Communication activities
N/A
Other activities
None declared
- Meetings
Meetings
1 meetings found. Download meetings
The list below only covers meetings held since November 2014 with commissioners, their cabinet members or directors-general at the European Commission; other lobby meetings with lower-level staff may have taken place, but the European Commission doesn't proactively publish information about these meetings. For more information about which commissioner is responsible for which portfolio, check out this link: https://commissioners.ec.europa.eu/index_en All information below comes from European Commission web pages.
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Date 01 May 2018 Location Derry/Londonderry, Northern Ireland Subject Meeting with the Task Force for the Preparation and Conduct of the Negotiations with the United Kingdom under Article 50 TEU DG Task Force for Relations with the United Kingdom Attending - Michel Barnier (Head of Task Force)
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