Halifax is a seaport near Halifax in Canada (CA). It is 25km away from the nearest airport (Halifax / Stanfield International Airport). The offical LOCODE for this seaport is CAHAL.
Halifax
This Port is also identified by the following Port codes.
- LOCODE: CAHAL
Seaport name
Halifax CAHAL
Contact details
Seaport WebsitePort type
Seaport (Major)
Location
Canada (CA)
Coordinates
44.656, -63.567Timezone
America/Halifax
Local time
Seaport Access
- Road
- Rail
- Inland Waterway
Cargo Types
- Bulk
- Container
- General Cargo
- Passenger
- Tanker
- Gas
- Reefer
- RoRo
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Nearby airports
Nearby airports with regular departures that are near Halifax. Ranked from closest to farthest away.
Alternative seaports
Alternative seaports with regular departures that are near Halifax. Ranked from closest to farthest away.
Carriers that service this port
There are 12 carriers that service Halifax. We have ranked them based on their scheduled frequency into that Port and included alternative names where available.
| Carrier Name | Departure frequency | On time arrivals (Last month) | |
|---|---|---|---|
 ONE | Every 1-2 days | 33% on time | More details |
 MSC | 2-4 times a week | 33% on time | More details |
 ACL | 2-4 times a week | More details | |
 ZIM | 1-2 times a week | 100% on time | More details |
 CMA CGM | 1-2 times a week | 100% on time | More details |
 Tropical | Every 1-2 weeks | 0% on time | More details |
 Eimskip | Every 1-2 weeks | 0% on time | More details |
 Wallenius Wilhelmsen | Every 1-2 weeks | More details |
Port features & facilities
Port Access
Road
Rail
Inland Waterway
Vessel Groups
Bulk Carrier
Handymax
Handysize
Panamax
Small
Capesize
Mini
VLBC
Container
Feeder
Feedermax
New Panamax
Panamax
Post-Panamax
Small feeder
Ultra Large Container Vessel(ULCV)
General Cargo
Passenger
Tanker
Coastal
LR1
LR2 / Aframax
MR
Small Tanker
ULCC
VLCC
LR2
Gas Carrier
Medium range
Small range
Large range
VLGC
Q-Flex
Q-Max
Reefer
Cargo Types
Black Products
Category X
Category Y
Category Z
Chemicals
Coal
Container
Crude
General Cargo
Lubricants
Ore
Passenger
Roro
Vehicle Carrier
White Products
Bulk Other
Chemical Other
LNG
NGL
Asphalt
Reefer
Grain
Edible Oils
Oil Other
Livestock
Others
Fertilizer
Port statistics
#102Global Rank
Halifax is ranked 102nd in the world in our Port Connectivity Ranking system which ranks Airports and Seaports by their direct connections to other global ports.
Global Rankings
Regional Rankings
On time performance
This chart displays the On Time Arrival performance for Halifax as measured by comparing all scheduled vessel arrivals vs actual arrivals.
Nov OTP 45.71%
Previous month OTP 69.77%
Average days late
A vessel is considered late when arriving more than 1 day behind schedule. This chart shows the average number of days that vessels are typically late arriving into Halifax.
Nov 2.3 days
Previous month 5.0 days