Irish Ferries Cargo
Irish Ferries Cargo (legal entity Irish Continental Group) is a niche operator headquartered in Dublin, Ireland. Founded in 1973, the line has spent 53 years building out its container service network and today operates a fleet of 5 vessels under the SCAC code IRFC. Total operated capacity stands near 3,500 TEU, placing the carrier among the recognised operators on its core trade lanes.
Irish Ferries Cargo is most active on the following corridors: UK-Ireland, Ireland-France. The line operates on a standalone basis and does not share vessel slots with other ocean carriers under a formal global alliance. Direct customer contact is available via +353 1 607 5700 or the carrier's web portal at irishferries.com.
Irish Ferries Cargo corridor coverage
Irish Ferries Cargo concentrates its services on UK-Ireland, Ireland-France. Customers on these lanes typically see weekly or twice-weekly sailings depending on season and trade balance. For a current sailing schedule, contact the carrier directly or consult its weekly schedule publication.
How to track a Irish Ferries Cargo container
Tracking a Irish Ferries Cargo container starts with confirming the prefix. Look at the container's left-hand corner casting plate or the painted code on the door — the four-letter ISO 6346 owner code is followed by six numeric digits and a single check digit. Blue Water Facts no longer publishes a per-carrier owner-prefix list (see /accuracy/ for why); confirm the operator via the carrier's own tracking portal or your bill of lading. Visit irishferries.com, navigate to the carrier's tracking or "track and trace" portal, and paste the full container number. The portal will return current vessel position, the next scheduled port call, the estimated time of arrival (ETA) and the most recent equipment events such as gate-in, loaded, discharged and gate-out.
If the carrier portal does not return a result, the most likely causes are: the container has not yet been gate-in at the origin terminal, the bill of lading number is in a different format (check whether the system expects an MBL versus an HBL), or the box is moving on a partner alliance vessel rather than a Irish Ferries Cargo hull. In the last case, the schedule data lives with the operating carrier, not the equipment owner. Irish Ferries Cargo's customer service can normally cross-reference the booking and route you to the correct alliance partner. Reach the carrier on +353 1 607 5700 during European business hours.