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, 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 11 Sep 14 Sep 17 Sep 21 Sep 24 Sep
GBLIV 11 Sep 2025→	CAHAL 18 Sep 2025	7 days 6h Direct service	ATLANTIC SUN IMO 9670614	ATLANTIC SUN departs Liverpool (GBLIV) on 11 Sep 2025 and arrives in Halifax (CAHAL) on 18 Sep 2025. The transit time between these ports is 7 days 6h and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
USNYC 11 Sep 2025→	USBAL 12 Sep 2025	1 day 1h Direct service	ATLANTIC SEA IMO 9670597	ATLANTIC SEA departs New York (USNYC) on 11 Sep 2025 and arrives in Baltimore (USBAL) on 12 Sep 2025. 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
CAHAL 11 Sep 2025→	GBLIV 18 Sep 2025	6 days 21h Direct service	ATLANTIC SKY IMO 9670602	ATLANTIC SKY departs Halifax (CAHAL) on 11 Sep 2025 and arrives in Liverpool (GBLIV) on 18 Sep 2025. The transit time between these ports is 6 days 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 13 Sep 2025→	GBLIV 15 Sep 2025	2 days 5h Direct service	ATLANTIC SAIL IMO 9670585	ATLANTIC SAIL departs Port of Antwerp-Bruges (BEANR) on 13 Sep 2025 and arrives in Liverpool (GBLIV) on 15 Sep 2025. 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
GBLIV 13 Sep 2025→	DEHAM 16 Sep 2025	2 days 18h Direct service	ATLANTIC STAR IMO 9670573	ATLANTIC STAR departs Liverpool (GBLIV) on 13 Sep 2025 and arrives in Hamburg (DEHAM) on 16 Sep 2025. 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

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	USNYC	New York	The United States	1-2 times a week	More details
4	USBAL	Baltimore	The United States	Every 1-2 weeks	More details
5	USORF	Norfolk	The United States	Every 1-2 weeks	More details
6	DEHAM	Hamburg	Germany	Every 1-2 weeks	More details
7	BEANR	Port of Antwerp-Bruges	Belgium	Every 1-2 weeks	More details

Carrier statistics

#61Global Rank

ACL is ranked 61st 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 0.00%

Previous month OTP 4.35%

-4.35%

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 2.5 days

Previous month 2.8 days

-0.4 days

Frequently asked questions about ACL

Last month the on time arrival performance (OTP*) of ACL was 31%. This is 87% improvement on the previous month of 4. *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