Port Overview

Belfast Harbour is Northern Ireland’s principal maritime gateway and logistics hub, serving the Northern Ireland economy and increasingly that of the Republic of Ireland. Around 60% of Northern Ireland’s seabourne trade and 20% of the entire island's is handled at the harbour, handling around 16 million tonnes of cargo per annum and receiving around 5,500 vessels each year. 

Did you know that Belfast Harbour....

• Is the principal gateway for Europe and beyond, for imports and exports for Northern Ireland’s manufacturing and construction sectors
• Is the principal entry point for retail and consumer goods for the Northern Ireland market and beyond
• Handles over 80% of Northern Ireland’s petroleum and oil imports
• Is Northern Ireland’s principal passenger ferry port with 1.3 million ferry passengers, including tourists, using the port’s ferry services each year
• Handles over 50% of Northern Ireland’s ferry & container traffic
• Is Northern Ireland’s leading dry bulk port, for imports of grain and animal feeds, coal, fertilisers and cement, and exports of scrap metal and aggregates.