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, Belgium, Germany 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 29 Jan 1 Feb 4 Feb 7 Feb 10 Feb
CAHAL 29 Jan 2026, 05:52→	USNYC 31 Jan 2026, 09:08	2 days 4h Direct service	ATLANTIC SKY IMO 9670602	ATLANTIC SKY departs Halifax (CAHAL) on 29 Jan 2026, 05:52 and arrives in New York (USNYC) on 31 Jan 2026, 09:08. The transit time between these ports is 2 days 4h and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
GBLIV 29 Jan 2026, 12:00→	DEHAM 1 Feb 2026, 11:29	2 days 22h Direct service	ATLANTIC SAIL IMO 9670585	ATLANTIC SAIL departs Liverpool (GBLIV) on 29 Jan 2026, 12:00 and arrives in Hamburg (DEHAM) on 1 Feb 2026, 11:29. The transit time between these ports is 2 days 22h and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
CAHAL 29 Jan 2026, 08:00→	GBLIV 5 Feb 2026, 08:25	6 days 20h Direct service	ATLANTIC STAR IMO 9670573	ATLANTIC STAR departs Halifax (CAHAL) on 29 Jan 2026, 08:00 and arrives in Liverpool (GBLIV) on 5 Feb 2026, 08:25. The transit time between these ports is 6 days 20h and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
BEANR 30 Jan 2026, 22:06→	GBLIV 2 Feb 2026, 06:41	2 days 9h Direct service	ATLANTIC SUN IMO 9670614	ATLANTIC SUN departs Port of Antwerp-Bruges (BEANR) on 30 Jan 2026, 22:06 and arrives in Liverpool (GBLIV) on 2 Feb 2026, 06:41. 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
USNYC 1 Feb 2026, 06:59→	USBAL 2 Feb 2026, 17:03	1 day 10h Direct service	ATLANTIC SKY IMO 9670602	ATLANTIC SKY departs New York (USNYC) on 1 Feb 2026, 06:59 and arrives in Baltimore (USBAL) on 2 Feb 2026, 17:03. The transit time between these ports is 1 day 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	1-2 times a week	More details
2	CAHAL	Halifax	Canada	1-2 times a week	More details
3	BEANR	Port of Antwerp-Bruges	Belgium	1-2 times a week	More details
4	DEHAM	Hamburg	Germany	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

#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.

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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