Belfast Port Shipping Routes & Carriers
Shipping routes, carriers and real transit times for Belfast Port, measured from containers tracked on ShipsGo.
United Kingdom Northern Europe UTC+00:00 / UTC+01:00 Congestion: LowAbout Belfast Port
Belfast Port (GBBEL) is a port in United Kingdom. It lies at 54.6167° N, 5.9000° W, and local time there is UTC+00:00 or UTC+01:00, depending on daylight saving time.
In the last six months, containers of 11 carriers tracked on ShipsGo passed through Belfast. From here they sailed to 33 ports, most often to Misratah (Misurata), Abidjan and Izmir. All of the containers loaded here changed vessels at least once on the way.
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Belfast Port Code and Location
- Port code
- GBBEL
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Region
- Northern Europe
- Time zone
- Europe/London (UTC+00:00 / UTC+01:00)
- Local time
- —
- Latitude
- 54.6167° N
- Longitude
- 5.9000° W
- Congestion
- Low
Congestion as of 19 October 2026.
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The ten routes with the most containers loaded at Belfast and tracked on ShipsGo. Transit time runs from loading to discharge; the range shows the fastest and slowest carrier average on the route.
| Destination | Avg. transit | Reliability | Routing | Carriers | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Misratah (Misurata) | 34 days | 72.9% | 100% via T/S | 2 | Compare services |
 Abidjan | 41 days | 65.2% | 100% via T/S | 2 | Compare services |
 Izmir | 43 days | 90.8% | 100% via T/S | 1 | Compare services |
 Shanghai | 65 days61 to 68 by carrier | 84.0% | 100% via T/S | 4 | Compare services |
| Tianjin (Xingang) | 56 days | 90.2% | 100% via T/S | 4 | Compare services |
 Tema | 30 days | 79.0% | 100% via T/S | 1 | Compare services |
 Manila | 58 days | 87.1% | 100% via T/S | 2 | Compare services |
 Nhava Sheva | 79 days | 91.8% | 100% via T/S | 1 | Compare services |
 Singapore | 49 days | 94.2% | 100% via T/S | 3 | Compare services |
Shipping Routes to Belfast
Where containers discharged at Belfast come from most often.
| Origin | Avg. transit | Reliability | Routing | Carriers | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iskenderun | 34 days33 to 47 by carrier | 81.5% | 100% via T/S | 4 | Compare services |
| Izmit (Gebze) | 30 days27 to 34 by carrier | 86.0% | 100% via T/S | 2 | Compare services |
| Aliaga (Izmir) | 31 days23 to 33 by carrier | 82.5% | 100% via T/S | 5 | Compare services |
| Qingdao | 65 days64 to 67 by carrier | 84.7% | 100% via T/S | 6 | Compare services |
 Busan (Pusan) | 69 days | 92.7% | 100% via T/S | 4 | Compare services |
| Istanbul (Ambarli) | 35 days | 85.1% | 100% via T/S | 1 | Compare services |
 Houston | 30 days | 89.9% | 100% via T/S | 2 | Compare services |
| Ningbo | 66 days | 86.5% | 100% via T/S | 5 | Compare services |
| Shanghai | 59 days | 84.1% | 100% via T/S | 5 | Compare services |
| Mersin | 42 days | 87.0% | 100% via T/S | 4 | Compare services |
Shipping Lines Serving Belfast Port
Share of containers loaded or discharged at Belfast and tracked on ShipsGo in the last six months.
Belfast Trade Regions
By share of containers tracked on ShipsGo.
Cargo from Belfast goes to
- Northern Africa 34.3%
- Western Africa 23.0%
- Western Asia 17.5%
- Eastern Asia 13.5%
- South-Eastern Asia 5.1%
Cargo to Belfast comes from
- Western Asia 77.4%
- Eastern Asia 12.4%
- Northern America 2.5%
- Central America 1.9%
- Northern Africa 1.5%
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Ports Near Belfast
Nearby ports
Dublin 143 km- Greenock 165 km
- Motherwell 178 km
- Bellshill 179 km
- Grangemouth 208 km
- Liverpool 232 km
Other ports in United Kingdom
Belfast Port FAQ
Belfast Port in United Kingdom is listed under the port code GBBEL on ShipsGo.
Between April 2026 and October 2026, containers of 11 carriers tracked on ShipsGo were loaded or discharged at Belfast. The largest were MSC, CMA CGM and Maersk.
Between April 2026 and October 2026, containers tracked on ShipsGo took 34 days on average from Belfast to Misratah (Misurata). All of them changed vessels at least once on the way.
The routes with the most containers tracked on ShipsGo from Belfast were to Misratah (Misurata), Abidjan and Izmir.
Belfast uses Europe/London time, UTC+00:00 or UTC+01:00, depending on daylight saving time.
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How These Figures Are Calculated
Routes, transit times and carrier shares come from containers loaded or discharged at Belfast that started being tracked on ShipsGo between 19 April 2026 and 19 October 2026 and have since been discharged. Transit time runs from loading at the origin port to discharge at the destination. A route is shown only when enough containers were tracked on it for a meaningful average, and volumes are shown as shares rather than counts. The congestion level is refreshed every day. Route figures updated 19 October 2026.