Seaport name

Halifax CAHAL

Contact details

Seaport Website

Port type

Seaport (Major)

Location

Canada (CA)

Coordinates

44.656, -63.567

Timezone

America/Halifax

Local time

Seaport Access

  • Road
  • Rail
  • Inland Waterway

Cargo Types

  • Bulk
  • Container
  • Gas
  • General Cargo
  • Tanker
  • Passenger
  • Reefer
  • RoRo

Alternative seaports

Alternative seaports with regular departures that are near Halifax. Ranked from closest to farthest away.

  1. Saint-John

    CASJB • 208km

  2. Country flag: US

    Portland

    USPWM • 546km

  3. Corner Brook

    CACBK • 641km

  4. Country flag: US

    Boston

    USBOS • 654km

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 Identifier: ONEYONE
2-4 times a week0% on time More details
Carrier Identifier: ACLUACL
1-2 times a weekMore details
Carrier Identifier: ZIMUZIM
1-2 times a week25% on time (avg. 2 days late)More details
Carrier Identifier: MSCUMSC
1-2 times a week33% on time (avg. 6 days late)More details
Carrier Identifier: CMDUCMA CGM
1-2 times a week0% on time More details
Carrier Identifier: EIMUEimskip
Every 1-2 weeks50% on time More details
Carrier Identifier: TSGLTropical
Every 1-2 weeks0% on time More details
Carrier Identifier: MAEUMaersk
Every 1-2 weeks50% on time 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

    • Panamax

    • New Panamax

    • Post-Panamax

    • Small feeder

    • Ultra Large Container Vessel(ULCV)

  • Gas Carrier

    • Small range

    • Large range

    • Medium range

    • Q-Flex

    • VLGC

    • Q-Max

  • General Cargo

    • Tanker

      • Coastal

      • LR1

      • LR2 / Aframax

      • MR

      • Small Tanker

      • ULCC

      • VLCC

      • LR2

    • Passenger

      • Reefer

        Cargo Types

        • Black Products

        • Container

        • Crude

        • General Cargo

        • Grain

        • LNG

        • Lubricants

        • NGL

        • Ore

        • Passenger

        • White Products

        • Asphalt

        • Bulk Other

        • Category X

        • Category Y

        • Category Z

        • Chemical Other

        • Roro

        • Chemicals

        • Coal

        • Edible Oils

        • Livestock

        • Vehicle Carrier

        • Oil Other

        • Fertilizer

        • Reefer

        • Others

        Port statistics

        On time performance

        This chart displays the On Time Arrival performance for Halifax as measured by comparing all scheduled vessel arrivals vs actual arrivals.

        Sep OTP 28.00%

        Previous month OTP 51.61%

        -23.61%

        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.

        Sep 4.0 days

        Previous month 3.5 days

        0.5 days

        Frequently asked questions about Halifax