Le Havre
The Port of Le Havre, located in Normandy, France, is one of Europe’s largest and busiest seaports. It is the second-largest commercial port in France in terms of overall tonnage, and the largest container port, with three sets of terminals. It can accommodate all sizes of world cruise liners. The Port of Le Havre is managed by a state agency called Grand Port Maritime du Havre which is part of HAROPA PORTS.
French President Macron promotes Marseille-Lyons “grand port”
Marseille, France (PortSEurope) December 12, 2022 – French President Macron is promoting a Marseille-Lyons “grand port”, a new route for...
French ports see total cargo down 1.1% in Q2 2022
Paris, France (Ports Europe) October 17, 2022 – In the second quarter of 2022, French ports handled 72.3 million tonnes of cargo, down 1.1% on the...
Le Havre Cruises: the development project for a port with a bright future for sustainable cruises
In order to consolidate the attractiveness of HAROPA PORT on the European cruise market and underpin the strong development of passenger traffic expected over...
Hapag-Lloyd’s IEX service returns to Piraeus
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) July 20, 2022 – Hapag-Lloyd‘s IEX container service is returning to Piraeus port. From the month of September,...
MSC subsidiary Til announces €700 million investment in Le Havre
Paris, France (PortSEurope) July 11, 2022 – Terminal Investment Limited (Til) has announced a €700 million investment in its terminals in the Port of...
Ranking: French ports – Cargo throughput, Q1 2022
Paris, France (Ports Europe) June 21, 2022 – In the first quarter of 2020, French ports handled cargo of 73.09 million tonnes. This is up 6.75% on the first...
CMA CGM to reshuffle its MEDWAX, EURAF 3 & WAZZAN services in West Africa
Friday, May 6, 2022 Striving for continuous improvement in our service offer to West Africa strategic markets and to better cope with current market...
Valencia Containerized Freight Index closed 2021 with historical highs
Valencia, April 4, 2022 – The Valencia Containerized Freight Index (VCFI) closed the 2021 financial year with an all-time high of 4,063 points, which...
DP World consolidates Eurofos terminal in Fos-sur-Mer, exits Le Havre
DP World Limited and Terminal Link SA, a joint venture 51% owned by CMA CGM and 49% owned by China Merchants Port, have today reached a conditional agreement...
EU steps to massively reduce Russian energy imports will have implications for its ports
Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) March 9, 2022 – Yesterday, the European Commission proposed an outline of a plan to make Europe...
Merger and strong recovery of activity: a founding year 2021 for HAROPA PORT
2021 was unprecedented for HAROPA PORT, with a growth in maritime traffic of 12% and for the first time, exceeds the 3 million TEUs – and strengthens its...
Port of Vigo hosts the inaugural call of the first hybrid car carrier in the world,
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) January 28, 2022 – The Port of Vigo has received the inaugural call of the “Auto Advance”, the first hybrid car...
Port of Zeebrugge reports January-September cargo up +3.6%
The total tonnage for the period January-September in 2021 has increased by +3.6% compared to the same period last year. Container traffic, roll-on/roll-off...
HAROPA PORT unites with Northern Range ports to reduce ship emissions at berth
On June 21, 2021, the ports of Antwerp, Hamburg, Rotterdam, Bremerhaven and HAROPA PORT signed a Memorandum of Understanding that will set out their common...
HAROPA PORT appoints Goodman to develop a unique multimodal logistics platform at the Port of Gennevilliers
HAROPA PORT creates major river and sea port on Seine Axis and appoints Goodman to develop a unique multimodal logistics platform at the Port of Gennevilliers,...
EU awards nearly € 25 million in funding to ‘green port project’ Rotterdam
An international alliance of 45 companies, knowledge institutes and port authorities, headed by the Port of Rotterdam Authority, has been awarded nearly € 25...
Valenciaport consolidates its position as the best-connected Spanish port and the fourth in Europe
The Port of València, among the 20 port enclosures with the best connections, according to the index drawn up by the United Nations Conference on Trade and...