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 States, Germany, The United Kingdom 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 23 Nov 26 Nov 29 Nov 2 Dec 5 Dec
USNYC 23 Nov 2025, 03:19→	USBAL 24 Nov 2025, 08:12	1 day 4h Direct service	ATLANTIC SEA IMO 9670597	ATLANTIC SEA departs New York (USNYC) on 23 Nov 2025, 03:19 and arrives in Baltimore (USBAL) on 24 Nov 2025, 08:12. The transit time between these ports is 1 day 4h and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
CAHAL 25 Nov 2025, 03:39→	USNYC 27 Nov 2025, 00:28	1 day 21h Direct service	ATLANTIC SUN IMO 9670614	ATLANTIC SUN departs Halifax (CAHAL) on 25 Nov 2025, 03:39 and arrives in New York (USNYC) on 27 Nov 2025, 00:28. The transit time between these ports is 1 day 21h and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
BEANR 25 Nov 2025, 14:55→	GBLIV 27 Nov 2025, 19:34	2 days 5h Direct service	ATLANTIC SAIL IMO 9670585	ATLANTIC SAIL departs Port of Antwerp-Bruges (BEANR) on 25 Nov 2025, 14:55 and arrives in Liverpool (GBLIV) on 27 Nov 2025, 19:34. The transit time between these ports is 2 days 5h and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
USBAL 26 Nov 2025, 12:29→	USORF 27 Nov 2025, 06:39	18h 10m Direct service	ATLANTIC SEA IMO 9670597	ATLANTIC SEA departs Baltimore (USBAL) on 26 Nov 2025, 12:29 and arrives in Norfolk (USORF) on 27 Nov 2025, 06:39. The transit time between these ports is 18h 10m and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
DEHAM 26 Nov 2025, 23:22→	BEANR 28 Nov 2025, 10:51	1 day 11h Direct service	ATLANTIC STAR IMO 9670573	ATLANTIC STAR departs Hamburg (DEHAM) on 26 Nov 2025, 23:22 and arrives in Port of Antwerp-Bruges (BEANR) on 28 Nov 2025, 10:51. The transit time between these ports is 1 day 11h 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	2-4 times a week	More details
2	USORF	Norfolk	The United States	2-4 times a week	More details
3	DEHAM	Hamburg	Germany	2-4 times a week	More details
4	GBLIV	Liverpool	The United Kingdom	1-2 times a week	More details
5	USNYC	New York	The United States	1-2 times a week	More details
6	USBAL	Baltimore	The United States	Every 1-2 weeks	More details
7	BEANR	Port of Antwerp-Bruges	Belgium	Every 1-2 weeks	More details

Carrier statistics

#93Global Rank

ACL is ranked 93rd 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.

Oct OTP 34.21%

Previous month OTP 45.16%

-10.95%

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.

Oct 2.6 days

Previous month 2.2 days

0.3 days

Frequently asked questions about ACL

Last month the on time arrival performance (OTP*) of ACL was 32%. This is a decline on the previous month of 45% 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

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