LEADING SAFETY BODY RECOGNISES CRIME PREVENTION DESIGN FOR CITY QUAYS GARDENS
LEADING SAFETY BODY RECOGNISES CRIME PREVENTION DESIGN FOR CITY QUAYS GARDENS City Quays Gardens in Belfast has been presented with a special safety award from a leading industry body in recognition of its excellence in designing out crime and creating a safe, welcoming public space. The Secured by Design (SBD) Recognition Certificate was presented to […]
BELFAST HARBOUR REPORTS STEADY INCREASE IN PORT TRADE IN 2025
BELFAST HARBOUR REPORTS STEADY INCREASE IN PORT TRADE IN 2025 Trade through Belfast Harbour pushed up towards record levels in 2025, driven by across the board increases in goods transported by all shipping modes. Releasing its annual trade figures, Belfast Harbour today reported that 24.3 million tonnes of goods passed through the Trust Port in 2025, […]
STENA CONNECTA ARRIVES IN BELFAST HARBOUR
STENA CONNECTA ARRIVES IN BELFAST HARBOUR Stena Line invests over £100m in expanding Belfast-Heysham freight service Stena Connecta, the latest purpose-built freight vessel commissioned by Stena Line for the Irish Sea has arrived in Belfast Harbour and is due to go into commercial service on the Belfast-Heysham route on 23rd January 2026. The ship joins […]
THOUSANDS OF OYSTERS DEPLOYED IN BELFAST LOUGH TO HELP REVIVE ENDANGERED SPECIES
THOUSANDS OF OYSTERS DEPLOYED IN BELFAST LOUGH TO HELP REVIVE ENDANGERED SPECIES Thousands of European oysters have been placed on the seabed of Belfast Lough, marking a major step in efforts to revive this near-extinct native species. In a first for Northern Ireland, local nature conservation charity Ulster Wildlife has deployed 2,000 adult European oysters (Ostrea […]
BELFAST HARBOUR LAUNCHES CONSULTATION ON GROUNDBREAKING 2050 DRAFT MASTERPLAN THAT WILL SUPPORT NI’S ECONOMY FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS
BELFAST HARBOUR LAUNCHES CONSULTATION ON GROUNDBREAKING 2050 DRAFT MASTERPLAN THAT WILL SUPPORT NI’S ECONOMY FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS Belfast Harbour has launched a public consultation on transformational plans to expand and reshape the port and Harbour Estate over the next 25 years to help fuel the future growth of the economy. The Belfast Harbour 2025-50 Draft […]
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 […]
