City Quays is a £250m development regenerating 20 acres of ex-shipping land in Belfast City Centre. The development will include ‘Grade A’ office space, leisure, 4* hotel, retail and car-parking.
Belfast Harbour handles almost 70% of Northern Ireland’s sea borne trade and is a vital gateway for raw materials, exports and consumer goods for the entire island. The Port is also Northern Ireland’s leading logistics and distribution hub.
Belfast Harbour has a permanent exhibition in its Harbour Office entitled ‘A Port that Built A City’ to celebrate 400 years of Belfast’s maritime history. Click here to find out more.
The origins of the Belfast Port can be traced back to 1613, when, during the reign of James I, the town was incorporated as a borough by royal charter, with provision for the establishment of a wharf or quay. As a result, a quay was constructed at the confluence of the Rivers Fearset (Farset) and Lagan and the development of Belfast as a Port began...