ACL

Atlantic Container Line

ACL is a Shipping Line that provides Ocean based transport and runs regular services to countries such as The United Kingdom, The United States, Canada, Germany and Belgium. The SCAC code for ACL is ACLU.

ACL schedules

Upcoming vessel departures and sailing schedules for Atlantic Container Line

ACL schedules and upcoming departures
Next Departure	Arriving in	Duration	Vessel	Description 13 Oct 16 Oct 18 Oct 21 Oct 24 Oct
USBAL 13 Oct 2026, 16:58→	USORF 14 Oct 2026, 15:41	22h 42m Direct service	ATLANTIC SEA IMO 9670597	ATLANTIC SEA departs Baltimore (USBAL) on 13 Oct 2026, 16:58 and arrives in Norfolk (USORF) on 14 Oct 2026, 15:41. The transit time between these ports is 22h 42m and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
DEHAM 14 Oct 2026, 12:27→	BEANR 15 Oct 2026, 20:15	1 day 7h Direct service	ATLANTIC STAR IMO 9670573	ATLANTIC STAR departs Hamburg (DEHAM) on 14 Oct 2026, 12:27 and arrives in Port of Antwerp-Bruges (BEANR) on 15 Oct 2026, 20:15. The transit time between these ports is 1 day 7h and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
CAHAL 14 Oct 2026, 10:07→	USNYC 16 Oct 2026, 02:09	1 day 17h Direct service	ATLANTIC SUN IMO 9670614	ATLANTIC SUN departs Halifax (CAHAL) on 14 Oct 2026, 10:07 and arrives in New York (USNYC) on 16 Oct 2026, 02:09. The transit time between these ports is 1 day 17h and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
USORF 14 Oct 2026, 21:21→	CAHAL 16 Oct 2026, 22:37	2 days Direct service	ATLANTIC SEA IMO 9670597	ATLANTIC SEA departs Norfolk (USORF) on 14 Oct 2026, 21:21 and arrives in Halifax (CAHAL) on 16 Oct 2026, 22:37. The transit time between these ports is 2 days and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
BEANR 17 Oct 2026, 07:49→	GBLIV 19 Oct 2026, 13:53	2 days 7h Direct service	ATLANTIC STAR IMO 9670573	ATLANTIC STAR departs Port of Antwerp-Bruges (BEANR) on 17 Oct 2026, 07:49 and arrives in Liverpool (GBLIV) on 19 Oct 2026, 13:53. The transit time between these ports is 2 days 7h and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules

Top 10 ports serviced by this carrier

These are the top 10 ports that ACL services. They are ranked by frequency of departures and include both international and domestic services.

Rank	Port Code	Port Name	Country	Departure frequency
1	GBLIV	Liverpool	United Kingdom	2-4 times a week	More details
2	USNYC	New York	United States	2-4 times a week	More details
3	CAHAL	Halifax	Canada	1-2 times a week	More details
4	DEHAM	Hamburg	Germany	Every 1-2 weeks	More details
5	BEANR	Port of Antwerp-Bruges	Belgium	Every 1-2 weeks	More details
6	USBAL	Baltimore	United States	Every 1-2 weeks	More details
7	USORF	Norfolk	United States	Every 1-2 weeks	More details

Carrier statistics

#103Global Rank

ACL is ranked 103rd in the world against other carriers when comparing service frequency and global port coverage.

Global Rankings

On time performance

This chart displays the On Time Arrival performance for ACL as measured by comparing all vessel scheduled vessel arrivals vs actual arrivals.

Sep OTP 34.38%

Previous month OTP 16.22%

18.16%

Average days late

A vessel is considered late when arriving more than 1 day behind schedule. This chart shows the average number of days that ACL vessels are typically late by.

Sep 2.2 days

Previous month 2.1 days

0.1 days

Frequently asked questions about ACL

Last month the on time arrival performance (OTP*) of ACL was 32%. This is 50% improvement on the previous month of 16. *OTP is measured by comparing scheduled arrival time vs actual arrival time across all port calls over the span of a month. When a vessel arrives at port more than 24 hours after its scheduled arrival, it is considered late. Over the last three months ACL was, on average, 2 days late into port.

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