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, Germany, Canada 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 8 Mar 11 Mar 15 Mar 19 Mar 23 Mar
CAHAL 8 Mar 2026, 01:23→	GBLIV 15 Mar 2026, 01:49	6 days 20h Direct service	ATLANTIC STAR IMO 9670573	ATLANTIC STAR departs Halifax (CAHAL) on 8 Mar 2026, 01:23 and arrives in Liverpool (GBLIV) on 15 Mar 2026, 01:49. 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
GBLIV 8 Mar 2026, 16:00→	CAHAL 16 Mar 2026, 02:01	7 days 13h Direct service	ATLANTIC SUN IMO 9670614	ATLANTIC SUN departs Liverpool (GBLIV) on 8 Mar 2026, 16:00 and arrives in Halifax (CAHAL) on 16 Mar 2026, 02:01. The transit time between these ports is 7 days 13h and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
DEHAM 10 Mar 2026, 00:00→	BEANR 11 Mar 2026, 07:56	1 day 7h Direct service	ATLANTIC SAIL IMO 9670585	ATLANTIC SAIL departs Hamburg (DEHAM) on 10 Mar 2026, 00:00 and arrives in Port of Antwerp-Bruges (BEANR) on 11 Mar 2026, 07:56. The transit time between these ports is 1 day 7h and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
USBAL 10 Mar 2026, 03:38→	USORF 10 Mar 2026, 16:03	12h 24m Direct service	ATLANTIC SKY IMO 9670602	ATLANTIC SKY departs Baltimore (USBAL) on 10 Mar 2026, 03:38 and arrives in Norfolk (USORF) on 10 Mar 2026, 16:03. The transit time between these ports is 12h 24m and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
CAHAL 10 Mar 2026, 17:05→	USNYC 12 Mar 2026, 09:08	1 day 17h Direct service	ATLANTIC SEA IMO 9670597	ATLANTIC SEA departs Halifax (CAHAL) on 10 Mar 2026, 17:05 and arrives in New York (USNYC) on 12 Mar 2026, 09:08. The transit time between these ports is 1 day 17h 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	DEHAM	Hamburg	Germany	2-4 times a week	More details
4	CAHAL	Halifax	Canada	2-4 times a week	More details
5	USBAL	Baltimore	United States	Every 1-2 weeks	More details
6	BEANR	Port of Antwerp-Bruges	Belgium	Every 1-2 weeks	More details
7	USNYC	New York	United States	Every 1-2 weeks	More details

Carrier statistics

#98Global Rank

ACL is ranked 98th 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.

Jan OTP 34.38%

Previous month OTP 0.00%

34.38%

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.

Jan 4.6 days

Previous month 5.2 days

-0.6 days

Frequently asked questions about ACL

Last month the on time arrival performance (OTP*) of ACL was 10%. This is 100% improvement on the previous month of 0. *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, 5 days late into port.

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