FINAL CRUISE SHIP CALL OF 2025 MARKS THE END OF ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL CRUISE SEASON FOR BELFAST
FINAL CRUISE SHIP CALL OF 2025 MARKS THE END OF ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL CRUISE SEASON FOR BELFAST The recent departure of the Ambassador Ambition marks the end of another successful cruise season which saw Belfast welcome 147 cruise ship visits to the city, including the 1,500th call since the first cruise line docked at Belfast Harbour […]
PLANS FOR MAJOR OFFSHORE WIND HUB AT BELFAST HARBOUR UNDERWAY WITH ANNOUNCEMENT OF £100M+ LANDMARK DEAL
PLANS FOR MAJOR OFFSHORE WIND HUB AT BELFAST HARBOUR UNDERWAY WITH ANNOUNCEMENT OF £100M+ LANDMARK DEAL Contract will support development of Mona and Morgan wind farms in the Irish Sea The developers of two major offshore wind farms have made a commitment through their Mona and Morgan joint ventures of over £100m to Belfast Harbour, […]
NEW RESEARCH CONFIRMS BELFAST HARBOUR AS KEY ECONOMIC ENABLER, DRIVING 15% OF NI ECONOMIC OUTPUT
NEW RESEARCH CONFIRMS BELFAST HARBOUR AS KEY ECONOMIC ENABLER, DRIVING 15% OF NI ECONOMIC OUTPUT Belfast Harbour handles goods and freight valued at £26.7bn each year, enabling more than 15% of Northern Ireland’s total economic output – around £8.8bn in GVA annually, through trade activity alone – according to new research published today. The report, […]
STENA LINE WELCOMES STENA FUTURA ONTO BELFAST-HEYSHAM ROUTE
STENA LINE WELCOMES STENA FUTURA ONTO BELFAST-HEYSHAM ROUTE First new purpose-built hybrid freight vessel arrives in Belfast Stena Line has welcomed the first of its new hybrid freight ferries to Belfast Harbour. The multimillion-pound purpose-built Stena Futura will go into service on the freight-only Belfast to Heysham route on 22 September. The 147-metre Stena Futura […]
BELFAST HARBOUR FORGES AHEAD ON ITS PIONEERING PATH TO NET ZERO
BELFAST HARBOUR FORGES AHEAD ON ITS PIONEERING PATH TO NET ZERO Belfast Harbour has achieved a 71% reduction in scope 1 and 2 emissions* against its baseline year, 2015. The Trust Port projects a further 22% reduction by 2027 – as it continues its journey to become the UK’s first and the island of Ireland’s […]
BELFAST HARBOUR CELEBRATES 1500TH CRUISE CALL WITH ARRIVAL OF PRINCESS CRUISES’ REGAL PRINCESS
BELFAST HARBOUR CELEBRATES 1,500TH CRUISE CALL WITH ARRIVAL OF PRINCESS CRUISES’ REGAL PRINCESS Belfast Harbour has today welcomed the 1,500th cruise ship to call in the city, as Princess Cruises’ Regal Princess arrived in Northern Ireland. The landmark was announced by Cruise Belfast, the partnership between Belfast Harbour and Visit Belfast which markets the […]
PARK LIFE ARRIVES AT BELFAST HARBOUR AS OFFICIAL OPENING OF CITY QUAYS GARDENS SIGNALS START OF SUMMER
PARK LIFE ARRIVES AT BELFAST HARBOUR AS OFFICIAL OPENING OF CITY QUAYS GARDENS SIGNALS START OF SUMMER A vibrant new green urban garden for the city has today been officially launched at Belfast Harbour as a traditional maritime bottle smashing ceremony was performed at City Quays Gardens. The £3.5 m investment by Belfast Harbour has […]
HARLANDER VEHICLE HITS THE ROAD FOR TESTING
HARLANDER HITS THE ROAD FOR TESTING WITHIN HARBOUR ESTATE Over the next few weeks you may notice that Belfast Harbour is testing the new ‘Harlander’ shuttle on roads around Titanic Quarter. When launched, Harlander will be the first self-driving passenger service in Northern Ireland and Ireland, carrying up to 9 members of the public at […]
MINISTERS VISIT SITE OF ‘GAME-CHANGING’ DUAL-PURPOSE CRUISE AND OFFSHORE WIND ENERGY HUB AT BELFAST HARBOUR
MINISTERS VISIT SITE OF ‘GAME-CHANGING’ DUAL-PURPOSE CRUISE AND OFFSHORE WIND ENERGY HUB AT BELFAST HARBOUR Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins MLA and Economy Minister Dr Caoimhe Archibald MLA visited Belfast Harbour today, to see the planned location of a 50-acre offshore wind terminal and new home for visiting cruise ships. With a view from the channel, […]
BELFAST HARBOUR RECEIVES PRESTIGIOUS BLUE FLAG AWARD FOR SECOND YEAR RUNNING
BELFAST HARBOUR AWARDED ICONIC BLUE FLAG FOR SECOND YEAR RUNNING Northern Ireland’s award-winning beaches and marinas have been revealed at a ceremony at Belfast Harbour Commissioners Office. Keep Northern Ireland Beautiful, who manage the accreditations locally, announced 22 winning sites across five council areas. Belfast Harbour was awarded the iconic Blue Flag for a second […]
