Port of Le Havre | |
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Location | |
Country | France |
Location | Le Havre |
Coordinates | 49°28′30″N 0°08′00″E / 49.475°N 0.133333°E |
Details | |
Opened | 1524 |
Size | 10,000 ha (25,000 acres) |
Employees | 1510 (2005) |
Statistics | |
Vessel arrivals | 6286 (2009) |
Annual cargo tonnage | 74,399,935 tonnes (2009)[1] |
Annual container volume | 2.2 million TEU (2009)[2] |
Passenger traffic | 493,079 (2009) |
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The Port of Le Havre is the Port and port authority of the French city of Le Havre. 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, and a major new marina is being planned. Le Havre is linked to Portsmouth, England, by Brittany Ferries.