Multimodal signs up Port of Le Havre
The second biggest French port and the fifth biggest North-European port with nearly 80 Mt handled in 2007
- The leading French port for container traffic with nearly 2,64 million TEU in 2007, or more than 60% of all the containers handled in French ports
- 40% of all French crude oil passes through Le Havre - Port calls by 6,633 ships in 2007
- 28 million tons of general cargo in 2007
With its wide range of port terminals, the port of Le Havre can process every type of cargo, whether in liquid or dry bulk format, or general cargo containers and ro-ro traffic) or dangerous goods.
Le Havre has also maintained its traditional role as a terminal for passengers, bound for or from England, and as port of call for international cruises.
The port district extends 27 kilometres from west to east (from the breakwaters to Tancarville) and at its maximum point runs 5 kilometres from north to south. Over 10,000 hectares, the port area of Le Havre includes the zones directly related to sea traffic and a vast industrial and port complex. The environmentally-protected land covers a total surface area of more than 2,000 hectares, primarily lying within the nature reserve of the Seine estuary.
Access to the vast and highly diversified infrastructure of the industrial complex is by a shipping canal that is sufficiently broad for the largest transoceanic liners, and by a river channel connected to the Seine. The complex is also directly linked to the highway, large-gauge river and railway networks.
