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Marseille-Fos Port (French: Grand port maritime de Marseille, lit. 'Great Seaport of Marseille') is the main trade seaport of France. In 2011, the port had an overall traffic of 88 million tons. It was also one of the 15 world's largest cruise ports and the fifth-largest in the Mediterranean.
In 2015, the Port of Boulogne remained France's leading fishing port (in terms of tonnage landed) ahead of Lorient, despite a significant decline (50,965 tons in 2001, [41] 43,952 tons in 2006, [42] 36,096 tons in 2012 [42] and 35,850 tons in 2015). [43] In 2020, the Port of Boulogne was France's leading fishing port, with a tonnage of 27,859 ...
The table below lists 20 of the busiest ports in Europe; Rotterdam currently ranks first here, and eleventh in the world by cargo tonnage.For ferries, transport vehicles like heavy trucks are included using their full weight, while passenger cars are not counted as cargo.
The Port of Calais was the first cable ship port in Europe and is the fourth largest port in France and the largest for passenger traffic. [3]After the Treaty of Le Touquet was signed by France and the UK on 4 February 2003, juxtaposed controls were established in the port.
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Since 2002, the port has been equipped with the most powerful boat hoist in Europe, with a lifting capacity of up to 650 tons. The port's slipway has been replaced by a boat hoist that can accommodate vessels of varying sizes and types, with an annual capacity of over 250 boats, ranging from 10 to 60 meters (33 to 197 ft). [52]
The Old Port of Marseille (French: Vieux-Port de Marseille, [vjøpɔʁ də maʁsɛj]) is at the end of the Canebière, the major street of Marseille. It has been the natural harbour of the city since antiquity and is now the main popular place in Marseille. It became mainly pedestrian in 2013.
Les Minimes, Port de plaisance des Minimes, is the largest marina in France for pleasure boats. It is located in the city of La Rochelle , as the new part, with a university campus, shops, restaurants and a cinema.