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, Canada, Germany, Belgium and The United States. 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 24 Jan 27 Jan 30 Jan 2 Feb 5 Feb
BEANR 24 Jan 2026, 01:46→	GBLIV 26 Jan 2026, 08:33	2 days 7h Direct service	ATLANTIC SEA IMO 9670597	ATLANTIC SEA departs Port of Antwerp-Bruges (BEANR) on 24 Jan 2026, 01:46 and arrives in Liverpool (GBLIV) on 26 Jan 2026, 08:33. 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
GBLIV 24 Jan 2026, 05:27→	DEHAM 26 Jan 2026, 23:19	2 days 16h Direct service	ATLANTIC SUN IMO 9670614	ATLANTIC SUN departs Liverpool (GBLIV) on 24 Jan 2026, 05:27 and arrives in Hamburg (DEHAM) on 26 Jan 2026, 23:19. The transit time between these ports is 2 days 16h and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
USBAL 25 Jan 2026, 22:10→	USORF 26 Jan 2026, 10:45	12h 34m Direct service	ATLANTIC STAR IMO 9670573	ATLANTIC STAR departs Baltimore (USBAL) on 25 Jan 2026, 22:10 and arrives in Norfolk (USORF) on 26 Jan 2026, 10:45. The transit time between these ports is 12h 34m and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
USORF 26 Jan 2026, 18:48→	CAHAL 28 Jan 2026, 22:23	2 days 2h Direct service	ATLANTIC STAR IMO 9670573	ATLANTIC STAR departs Norfolk (USORF) on 26 Jan 2026, 18:48 and arrives in Halifax (CAHAL) on 28 Jan 2026, 22:23. 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
GBLIV 27 Jan 2026, 15:47→	CAHAL 3 Feb 2026, 22:07	7 days 10h Direct service	ATLANTIC SEA IMO 9670597	ATLANTIC SEA departs Liverpool (GBLIV) on 27 Jan 2026, 15:47 and arrives in Halifax (CAHAL) on 3 Feb 2026, 22:07. The transit time between these ports is 7 days 10h 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	The United Kingdom	2-4 times a week	More details
2	CAHAL	Halifax	Canada	1-2 times a week	More details
3	DEHAM	Hamburg	Germany	Every 1-2 weeks	More details
4	BEANR	Port of Antwerp-Bruges	Belgium	Every 1-2 weeks	More details
5	USNYC	New York	The United States	Every 1-2 weeks	More details
6	USBAL	Baltimore	The United States	Every 1-2 weeks	More details
7	USORF	Norfolk	The United States	Every 1-2 weeks	More details

Carrier statistics

#105Global Rank

ACL is ranked 105th 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.

Dec OTP 0.00%

Previous month OTP 10.34%

-10.34%

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.

Dec 5.2 days

Previous month 4.5 days

0.7 days

Frequently asked questions about ACL

Last month the on time arrival performance (OTP*) of ACL was 34%. This is 71% improvement on the previous month of 10. *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, 4 days late into port.

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