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, The United States, Canada, Germany and Belgium. 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 23 May 26 May 29 May 2 Jun 5 Jun
GBLIV 23 May 2026, 10:12→	DEHAM 26 May 2026, 04:56	2 days 17h Direct service	ATLANTIC STAR IMO 9670573	ATLANTIC STAR departs Liverpool (GBLIV) on 23 May 2026, 10:12 and arrives in Hamburg (DEHAM) on 26 May 2026, 04:56. The transit time between these ports is 2 days 17h and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
CAHAL 23 May 2026, 18:29→	GBLIV 30 May 2026, 16:34	6 days 18h Direct service	ATLANTIC SKY IMO 9670602	ATLANTIC SKY departs Halifax (CAHAL) on 23 May 2026, 18:29 and arrives in Liverpool (GBLIV) on 30 May 2026, 16:34. The transit time between these ports is 6 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
GBLIV 24 May 2026, 17:00→	CAHAL 1 Jun 2026, 00:28	7 days 11h Direct service	ATLANTIC SAIL IMO 9670585	ATLANTIC SAIL departs Liverpool (GBLIV) on 24 May 2026, 17:00 and arrives in Halifax (CAHAL) on 1 Jun 2026, 00:28. The transit time between these ports is 7 days 11h 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 May 2026, 00:08→	USORF 26 May 2026, 13:59	13h 51m Direct service	ATLANTIC SEA IMO 9670597	ATLANTIC SEA departs Baltimore (USBAL) on 26 May 2026, 00:08 and arrives in Norfolk (USORF) on 26 May 2026, 13:59. The transit time between these ports is 13h 51m and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
CAHAL 26 May 2026, 14:50→	USNYC 28 May 2026, 06:50	1 day 16h Direct service	ATLANTIC SUN IMO 9670614	ATLANTIC SUN departs Halifax (CAHAL) on 26 May 2026, 14:50 and arrives in New York (USNYC) on 28 May 2026, 06:50. The transit time between these ports is 1 day 16h 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	2-4 times a week	More details
2	USORF	Norfolk	United States	2-4 times a week	More details
3	CAHAL	Halifax	Canada	2-4 times a week	More details
4	DEHAM	Hamburg	Germany	Every 1-2 weeks	More details
5	BEANR	Port of Antwerp-Bruges	Belgium	Every 1-2 weeks	More details
6	USNYC	New York	United States	Every 1-2 weeks	More details
7	USBAL	Baltimore	United States	Every 1-2 weeks	More details

Carrier statistics

#95Global Rank

ACL is ranked 95th 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.

Apr OTP 8.11%

Previous month OTP 34.21%

-26.10%

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.

Apr 2.5 days

Previous month 2.8 days

-0.3 days

Frequently asked questions about ACL

Last month the on time arrival performance (OTP*) of ACL was 54%. This is 37% improvement on the previous month of 34. *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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