State-owned company Dublin Port is seeking expressions of interest from parties willing to take over the running of the port of Dundalk.

This follows the amalgamation of Dundalk Port Company and Dublin Port Company this month after Minister for Transport Leo Varadkar decided the financial difficulties facing the Co Louth port operator meant it no longer had a future as an independent company. Dublin Port is now seeking to outsource the running of the smaller port.

The successful party will be responsible for stevedoring, warehousing, the upkeep of the port estate and security.