Contacts: Belfast Port Control : VHF Channel 12  tel 02890 553504. 

Belfast Harbour Office tel 02890 554422Belfast has great plans for these docks as far as the marine leisure business is concerned.  They have already installed pontoons berths in the Abercorn Basin which is on the South side of the docks before the Lagan Bridge. 

This is part of the re-development of the area known as the Titanic Quarter and will eventually provide museums, accommodation, restaurants, retail outlets etc; the show piece of the site will be the Titanic visitor centre.

This is a massive project so the visitor will find that much of the area around and behind the Abercorn Basin is a bit of a builder’s yard. The advantage of course is that it is only ten minutes from the centre of Belfast with all that has to offer; the disadvantage is that, at the moment, the Abercorn basin has none of the facilities one would associate with a normal marina; it’s somewhere secure to park the boat and very little else. ... read more

RegulationsRegulations for use of the Port are numerous and can be found on their website at

http://www.belfast-harbour.co.uk/uploads/pdf/W4bd5a1e62d08e-31050%20code%20of%20practice%20v2.pdf

Much of it is common sense e.g. radio contact on Channel 12, sails must be down, no anchoring, but there are others which might not be e.g. no fuelling on the pontoons, no dinghies to be launched, no sight seeing whilst transiting the Port, so it is essential that the visiting yachtsman has a look at them before passing the Fairway buoy inbound. 

In actual fact that would be too late because they want contact on Channel 12 two hours before that!! ... read more

There is absolutely no anchoring in the Victoria Channel or the Docks. The only berths for visiting yachts are now in the Abercorn Basin. They have a Pay Machine on the pontoons where you can pay by credit card according to the length of your boat. A list of tariffs is available on the Port Website; it takes some finding so a link is provided here. ... read more