Port of Le Havre

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The Port of Le Havre, Port Autonome du Havre, is the Port and port authority of the Normandy city of Le Havre, France.

The port of Le Havre consists of a series of canal-like docks, the Canal de Tancarville and the Grand Canal du Havre, that connect Le Havre to the Seine, close to the Pont de Tancarville, 24 km ( 14.9 m) upstream.

[edit] Port Authority of Le Havre

This aerial view of the Le Havre conurbation clearly shows the port's infrastructure on the Northern Bank of the Seine

Plan of the Port, showing terminal locations and principal uses

The Port of Le Havre is managed by a state agency called Port autonome du Havre (port authority of Le Havre). The flag of the Port Authority shows a white logo on a blue background and is flown at the authority's offices.

[edit] Cross Channel Services

Le Havre is currently served by LD Lines, linking it to Newhaven and Southampton.

[edit] Statistics

The port of Le Havre is the largest in France in terms of traffic [1] and the fifth in France in terms of tonnage. During 2005 6 965 ships used the port of Le Havre, transporting 23 million tons of miscellaneous merchandise.

It is the largest container port in France with 2.1 million TEU in 2005, 60% of France's traffic in containers and 40% of all oil entering France is transported via La Havre.

Between December 2004 and December 2005, the Port of Le Havre handled (in tons per year)[2]:

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[edit] External links

• (French) Port Autonome du Havre