1980 B&I Line started a new Ro-Ro freight ferry to Wales.

The ferry that the B&I line used to start this new servive to Pembroke Docks in South Wales was the Viking III, she was a Norwegian chartered ship. The B&I service ran a triangular service between Rosslare, Cork, and Pembroke Docks in 1981, after a while the company stoped going to Cork Docks. Sealink and B&I operated a Rosslare to Fishguard service in 1986, the next year this ferry service was closed between the two company`s, the Rosslare-Pembroke ferry service was re-open.

1989 New Terminal Building built

Irish Rail the port authority, built a new Terminal Building on the main land, in this fine building Irish Rail has it`s own offices, also shipping companies, car hire firms, Customs, a Bar and a Restaurant up on the second floor, shops and a Tourist office, on the second floor of the new building there is a viewing balcony where passengers can see the ships docking in the port.

1990 Stena line new ferry came to Rosslare port

Stena Line introduced the Swedish-registered Steana Felicity onto the Rosslare Harbour-Fishguard Ro-Ro ferry service,the ship was 15.000 tons. This large ferry ship replaced the Saint Brendan which gave a service to Rosslare for 11 years.

1994 New high speed service to Fishguard

Stena Line started a new service to Fishguard Port, the high-speed Catamaran was to used. The crossing time was about 90 minutes, and there are five crossing daily.

1995 A new ro-ro car ramp built at end of old pier

At the end of the old pier where the lighthouse is a new ro- ro car linkspan was built, this ramp is used by the Catamaran high-speed boat.

3 July 1997

(am) The Stena Felicity left the port of Rosslare for the last time, and was replaced by the Beatrix. This very large ferry ship took up service on the 3 July 1997 (pm) sailing to Fishguard.

27-SEP-1997 Saint Killian 11

The Saint Killian 11 Car RO-RO Ferry ship leaves the Euro-Port of Rosslare for the last time. The St Killian 11 arrive to the port of Rosslare Harbour in April 1978 under Captain Jim O`Leary. she was the 7,118 tons Stena Scandanavica. This ferry sailed on the new Rosslare-Cherbourg route.

NEW ROADWAY BUILT TO PIER

A new road-way was built from the cliff-top to the Harbour, this road-way was known a the Delap Hill, this road-way was called after Alfred D. Ddelap, he was an engineer with the G.S.W.R IN THE 1900`s In 1890, there was a wooden lighthouse on the clifftop this lighthouse gave out its light by oil lantern, this was used to guide ships into the port as they travel up the South Shear. The railway authorities maintained the lighthouse,when the new pier was built this lighthouse was closed.

New Irish Rail Freight Check-In Booth

In the Port of Rosslare Harbour. The Freight Booth is placed high so that drivers in the trucks do not have to leave their cabs while booking on for the ships. There are two more Freight Booth`s like this one at the Freight Check-In area, these are for other shipping`s companies in the port, Irishferrys and Sealink. Six lanes of Freight Traffic can now book in at these Booth`s at any given time.

Tugmaster for loading trailers

Tugmaster`s are used for loading trailers on and off the ship`s, Irish Rail, the Port authority have a fleet of these machines working in the Port.

20-01-1998 A second New Weighbridge

A second New Weighbridge is now being built at the Port of Rosslare, there will be two weighbridges in use at the Port, this will speed up the weighing-in of Freight Articulated Lorrys boarding for the ship`s.

New cars for the Irish Market

Euroshipping Ltd imports thousands of new cars for the Irish market. Large carrying vessels provide two sailings a week from Le-Harve to the Port of Rosslare, unloading up to a thousand new cars at a time.

New Trade Cars

At the Port of Rosslare Harbour for the year 1996, a total of 41,135 New Trade Cars were imported for the Irish Market, a new car compound was built at the Port to store the new car`s.