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HAROPA

HAROPA PORT is the merging of the three ports of Le Havre, Rouen and Paris: the Seine axis Major River & Sea Port. It represents the fifth ranked port in Northern Europe, but also the largest port for foreign trade in France. There are nearly 650 ports of calls worldwide and 6,000 stopovers per year in Le Havre. It is a heavyweight in European port activity.

Eurostat: Maritime transport statistics – short sea shipping of goods at port level – 2022

Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) October 21, 2024 – Eurostat has published statistics for short sea shipping (SSS) statistics in the European Union...

HAROPA provides quay to Siemens Gamesa

Le Havre, France (Ports Europe) October 18, 2024 – HAROPA’s Bougainville quay in Le Havre will be used to handle wind turbine blades for Siemens...

BZ Group strengthens presence in the Rouen port area, HAROPA PORT

News – HAROPA PORT – Maison Bleue terminal – October 4, 2024 A new strategic step for the extension of Maison Bleue terminal operated by the...

France: cargo traffic by port – Q2 2024

Paris, France (Ports Europe) September 25, 2024 – Traffic at the Port of Marseille rebounded in the second quarter of 2024; +9.1% after -10.6% in Q1 2024...

French ports report stable cargo traffic in Q2 2024

Paris, France (Ports Europe) September 25, 2024 – In the second quarter of 2024, cargo passing through major French metropolitan commercial ports...

Over 9.3 tonnes of cocaine seized in Le Havre in Jan-Aug 2024

Le Havre, France (Ports Europe) September 11, 2024 – Over 9.3 tonnes of cocaine were seized in the French port of Le Havre in Normandy since the beginning of...

HAROPA sees total cargo up over 8% in H1 2024

Paris, France (Ports Europe) July 24, 2024 – In the first half of 2024, HAROPA PORT’s total maritime cargo traffic was 41.95 million tonnes (Mt),...

HAROPA Le Havre receives new port crane

Le Havre, France (Ports Europe) July 10, 2024 – The HAROPA cruise terminal in Le Havre has received a new port crane, part of the development of the...

French ports see static cargo traffic in Q1 2024

Paris, France (Ports Europe) July 8, 2024 – In the first quarter of 2024, cargo traffic passing through major commercial ports stood still at 71.5...

French HAROPA Port with low carbon hydrogen facility

Rouen, France (Ports Europe) July 2, 2024 – France’s HAROPA Port will soon have a facility to produce 350 megawatts (MW) per year of low-carbon hydrogen...

HAROPA PORT plans “greening of Paris river fleet”

Paris, France (Ports Europe) June 6, 2024 – HAROPA PORT has updated its contract with Vedettes de Paris to promote the greening of the Paris river...

“France 2030 Turnkey Sites” – five in HAROPA PORT

Paris, France (Ports Europe) May 22, 2024 – Last April, the French government unveiled the list of the first 55 new sites it is making to host green...

HAROPA prepares for a record cruise season

Paris, (Ports Europe) April 9, 2024 – HAROPA PORT and its partners – GIP Le Havre Croisières, Honfleur Tourist Office and Rouen Tourist Office...

River access channel to Port 2000 gets green light

Rouen, France (Ports Europe) April 9, 2024 – On March 29, the Administrative Court of Rouen rejected an application to suspend work on the river access...

EFIP members discuss developing inland ports

Paris, France (Ports Europe) March 25, 2024 – Today, EFIP members met in Paris for their annual General Assembly meeting. It was hosted by HAROPA PORT...

French ports: 3.2% less cargo and 13.4% fewer containers in 2023

Paris, France (Ports Europe) February 18, 2024 – French ports that reported their cargo figures for 2023 show a decline of around 5%. On the container...

Work starts on electrification of Le Havre Cruise Terminal

Le Havre, France (Ports Europe) February 8, 2024 – Last week, work started on the electrification of Le Havre Cruise Terminal. Also, known as cold...

VINCI wins contract from HAROPA for power work in Le Havre

Paris, France (Ports Europe) February 2, 2024 – A consortium of VINCI Energies and VINCI Construction subsidiaries has won a contract to deliver a...

HAROPA cargo traffic down -4.5% in 2023

Paris, France (Ports Europe) January 30, 2024 – The HAROPA ports handled 81.3 million tonnes of cargo in 2023, down -4.5% on the previous 12 months....

Urban Logistics Solutions selected for HAROPA projects

Paris, France (Ports Europe) December 19, 2023 – In June 2022, the urban district authorities of Greater Paris, Rouen/Normandy and Le Havre, alongside...

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