Community
Belfast Harbour is committed to supporting communities within the city and the wider region through a range of programmes and initiatives.
Engaging with the community is essential to our approach, which is why, as a key part of our 2025-29 Strategy, we are talking with residents, nearby communities, businesses, and stakeholders, listening to their aspirations and concerns, and ensuring our plans align with their needs. This includes supporting local businesses and community initiatives.
One of our key programmes are the Belfast Harbour Community Awards, which since 2021 have delivered more than £350,000 worth of funding to grassroots community organisations and charities for a range of initiatives, including mental health and wellbeing programmes, community events and sporting programmes to promote diversity and inclusion, and community garden projects.
Our community engagement programme prioritises:
- Supporting Communities;
- Supporting Employability and Skills;
- Supporting our Environment.
Environmental sustainability is also at the core of our Trust Port responsibility to operate, maintain and improve Belfast Harbour. By putting people and place at the heart of our sustainable business model, we are developing a clean, green port, where people and planet thrive.
Supporting organisations such as Keep Northern Ireland Beautiful and Citizen Sea, Belfast Harbour also invests in environmental initiatives, promoting a sustainable environment for current and future generations.
Through partnerships with key organisations, Belfast Harbour invests in the future of our young people, aiming to create a sustainable workforce in Northern Ireland. With a focus on developing skills and increasing employability, we support initiatives such as BITC’s Time to Code, which engaged over 2,300 primary school children over the programme’s 3-year duration.
Working as a strategic partner with the Maritime Belfast Trust and supporting other cultural, educational and leisure installations and activities across the city and wider region, Belfast Harbour also demonstrates continued dedication to promoting social and cultural inclusion. This includes the ongoing development of the Maritime Mile, which seeks to promote Belfast’s maritime history and the city’s cultural identity in a socially inclusive manner.
