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 2 Sep 6 Sep 9 Sep 12 Sep 15 Sep
DEHAM 2 Sep 2026, 22:20→	BEANR 4 Sep 2026, 04:07	1 day 5h Direct service	ATLANTIC SAIL IMO 9670585	ATLANTIC SAIL departs Hamburg (DEHAM) on 2 Sep 2026, 22:20 and arrives in Port of Antwerp-Bruges (BEANR) on 4 Sep 2026, 04:07. The transit time between these ports is 1 day 5h and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
USNYC 3 Sep 2026, 03:45→	USBAL 4 Sep 2026, 04:48	1 day 1h Direct service	ATLANTIC SEA IMO 9670597	ATLANTIC SEA departs New York (USNYC) on 3 Sep 2026, 03:45 and arrives in Baltimore (USBAL) on 4 Sep 2026, 04:48. The transit time between these ports is 1 day 1h and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
GBLIV 4 Sep 2026, 23:19→	DEHAM 7 Sep 2026, 18:37	2 days 18h Direct service	ATLANTIC STAR IMO 9670573	ATLANTIC STAR departs Liverpool (GBLIV) on 4 Sep 2026, 23:19 and arrives in Hamburg (DEHAM) on 7 Sep 2026, 18:37. The transit time between these ports is 2 days 18h and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
CAHAL 5 Sep 2026, 03:56→	GBLIV 11 Sep 2026, 18:26	6 days 10h Direct service	ATLANTIC SKY IMO 9670602	ATLANTIC SKY departs Halifax (CAHAL) on 5 Sep 2026, 03:56 and arrives in Liverpool (GBLIV) on 11 Sep 2026, 18:26. The transit time between these ports is 6 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
BEANR 5 Sep 2026, 13:53→	GBLIV 7 Sep 2026, 16:21	2 days 3h Direct service	ATLANTIC SAIL IMO 9670585	ATLANTIC SAIL departs Port of Antwerp-Bruges (BEANR) on 5 Sep 2026, 13:53 and arrives in Liverpool (GBLIV) on 7 Sep 2026, 16:21. The transit time between these ports is 2 days 3h 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	Every 1-2 days	More details
2	CAHAL	Halifax	Canada	2-4 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	United States	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

#90Global Rank

ACL is ranked 90th 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.

Jul OTP 31.58%

Previous month OTP 51.35%

-19.77%

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.

Jul 2.4 days

Previous month 2.2 days

0.2 days

Frequently asked questions about ACL

Last month the on time arrival performance (OTP*) of ACL was 26%. This is a decline on the previous month of 51% 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, 2 days late into port.

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