ACL

Atlantic Container Line

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

Website: aclcargo.com

ACL schedules

Upcoming vessel departures and sailing schedules for Atlantic Container Line

ACL schedules and upcoming departures
Next Departure	Arriving in	Duration	Vessel	Description 25 Oct 28 Oct 31 Oct 3 Nov 7 Nov
BEANR 25 Oct 2025→	GBLIV 27 Oct 2025	2 days 9h Direct service	ATLANTIC STAR IMO 9670573	ATLANTIC STAR departs Port of Antwerp-Bruges (BEANR) on 25 Oct 2025 and arrives in Liverpool (GBLIV) on 27 Oct 2025. The transit time between these ports is 2 days 9h and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
USBAL 27 Oct 2025→	USORF 28 Oct 2025	12h 7m Direct service	ATLANTIC SUN IMO 9670614	ATLANTIC SUN departs Baltimore (USBAL) on 27 Oct 2025 and arrives in Norfolk (USORF) on 28 Oct 2025. The transit time between these ports is 12h 7m and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
GBLIV 28 Oct 2025→	CAHAL 04 Nov 2025	7 days Direct service	ATLANTIC STAR IMO 9670573	ATLANTIC STAR departs Liverpool (GBLIV) on 28 Oct 2025 and arrives in Halifax (CAHAL) on 04 Nov 2025. The transit time between these ports is 7 days and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
DEHAM 28 Oct 2025→	BEANR 29 Oct 2025	1 day 7h Direct service	ATLANTIC SKY IMO 9670602	ATLANTIC SKY departs Hamburg (DEHAM) on 28 Oct 2025 and arrives in Port of Antwerp-Bruges (BEANR) on 29 Oct 2025. 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
USORF 28 Oct 2025→	CAHAL 30 Oct 2025	2 days 2h Direct service	ATLANTIC SUN IMO 9670614	ATLANTIC SUN departs Norfolk (USORF) on 28 Oct 2025 and arrives in Halifax (CAHAL) on 30 Oct 2025. The transit time between these ports is 2 days 2h 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	CAHAL	Halifax	Canada	1-2 times a week	More details
2	GBLIV	Liverpool	The United Kingdom	1-2 times a week	More details
3	USNYC	New York	The United States	1-2 times a week	More details
4	USORF	Norfolk	The United States	Every 1-2 weeks	More details
5	DEHAM	Hamburg	Germany	Every 1-2 weeks	More details
6	BEANR	Port of Antwerp-Bruges	Belgium	Every 1-2 weeks	More details
7	USBAL	Baltimore	The United States	Every 1-2 weeks	More details

Carrier statistics

#109Global Rank

ACL is ranked 109th 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 45.16%

Previous month OTP 33.33%

11.83%

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 2.8 days

-0.6 days

Frequently asked questions about ACL

Last month the on time arrival performance (OTP*) of ACL was 8%. This is a decline on the previous month of 33% OTP. *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, 3 days late into port.

ACL

ACL Container Tracking