Location
Codes & time
Europe/London
Now: UTC+1
Standard: UTC+0
DST from 29 Mar 2026 02:00 BST; standard time from 25 Oct 2026 02:00 GMT
Contacts
Who to call at Belfast (United Kingdom), with the source of each number. Numbers and channels change: check the latest port notices before arrival.
Nearest rescue centre...
VHF 16distress, safety and calling (156.800 MHz)DSC 70digital selective calling
Active warnings near Belfast (United Kingdom)
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Belfast (United Kingdom) at a glance
Rank basis: Cargo throughput 18.2 million tonnes (2025)
Throughput
- 18.24 million tonnes (2025) source
Figures change: always confirm limits with the port authority, local notices and your agent before arrival.
Belfast (United Kingdom) port guide
Belfast, run by Belfast Harbour, is Northern Ireland's main port, handling 18.24 million tonnes in 2025 (DfT): RoRo ferries to Great Britain, bulk, containers and cruise ships.
Sources
For planning reference only (researched Oct 1, 2026). Always verify against official publications - Admiralty Sailing Directions, List of Radio Signals, local notices and the port authority - and your agent before arrival.
Catalogue harbor data
- Area
- North Atlantic Ocean
- Tide range (cm)
- 52
- Channel depth (m)
- 9.3
- Anchorage depth (m)
- 9.4
- Max draft (m)
- 11.3
- Harbor size (World Port Index)
- Large
- Harbor type
- River (Basins)
- Shelter
- Excellent
- LOCODE function
- 1--4-6--
- Raw coordinates
- 54-37.0N 005-54.0W