Port
DELIVERING FOR NORTHERN IRELAND
Belfast Harbour is a port that works hard to deliver for everyone in Northern Ireland.
It is the region’s principal maritime gateway and logistics hub, and the fifth busiest commercial port in the UK, with more than 126k tonnes of shipping in 2023.
Belfast Harbour is essential to the smooth running of day-to-day life in Northern Ireland and is a major contributor to the local and regional economy.
Today, Belfast Harbour handles around 24 million tonnes of trade every year, with 1.7 million people travelling through the port on passenger ferries. In 2023 we welcomed a record 158 cruise calls by 60 ships from 35 different cruise lines, bringing 260,000 passengers and crew to Northern Ireland.
Read more about the port, the wider Harbour Estate, and our investments in our 2023 Annual Report.
THE PORT IN NUMBERS – 2023
- Turnover of £82.9m… up 7.3% on 2022
- Underlying pre-tax profit of £36.7m… up by 7.2% on 2022
- Record capital expenditure of £65m
- 23.9 million tonnes of cargo handled
- 610,000 freight units handled
- 8m tonnes of bulk cargo handled
