Belfast Harbour Reports Strong 2025 Results

Belfast Harbour reported turnover of £97.1 million in 2025, up 10.2 %, while underlying profit before tax increased by 21 % to £44.4 million.

Trade volumes remained stable at 24.3 million tonnes, and the port invested £39.4 million in infrastructure during the year. RoRo freight reached a record 625,000 freight units, up 1 % year-on-year and accounting for around 56 % of total port trade tonnage. Belfast Harbour also marked 30 years of partnership with Stena Line, whose new hybrid freight vessels STENA FUTURA and STENA CONNECTA are expected to increase capacity on the Belfast–Heysham route by 40 %.

The port also welcomed 147 cruise calls, bringing more than 320,000 visitors to the city and generating an estimated £25 million for the local economy.

Belfast Harbour noted that its operational emissions have been reduced by 70 % since 2015, keeping it on track to achieve net-zero operational emissions before 2030.

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