About Belfast Harbour

Established in 1847, Belfast Harbour is Belfast’s port authority and operates the principal maritime gateway on the island of Ireland. The Harbour Estate covers an area of 2,000 acres which represents 20% of the Belfast City area and is also Northern Ireland’s logistics and distribution hub, home to major businesses including Microsoft, Harland & Wolff, Capita, CitiGroup and Bombardier.

Around 60% of Northern Ireland’s seabourne trade and 20% of the entire island's is handled at the Harbour, which works out as around 16 million tonnes of cargo and around 5,500 vessels each year.

Belfast Harbour is the principal international gateway for imports and exports for Northern Ireland’s manufacturing and construction sectors and also the main entry point for retail and consumer goods for the Northern Ireland market and beyond. In addition, Belfast Harbour handles over 80% of Northern Ireland’s petroleum and oil imports and over 50% of Northern Ireland’s ferry & container traffic and is the leading dry bulk port for imports of grain and animal feeds, coal, fertilisers and cement, and the exports of scrap metal and aggregates.

Belfast Harbour is Northern Ireland’s principal passenger ferry port with 1.3 million ferry passengers, including tourists, using the port’s ferry services each year. It is also Northern Ireland's Cruise Gateway, playing host to all major international cruise lines and attracting visitors from all over the world.

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