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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.
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 generates 41,500 jobs [2] has an annual turnover of €169.5 million [3] and a traffic of €4 billion according to an OECD study. [ 4 ] The port is the biggest French port, the third biggest Mediterranean port and the seventh biggest European port, transporting 79 million tons of goods in 2019, [ 3 ] making it the 41st port in the world.
List of North Sea ports – ports of the North Sea and its influent rivers; List of coastal settlements of the Mediterranean Sea; List of ports and harbors of the Arctic Ocean; List of ports and harbours of the Indian Ocean; List of ports and harbors of the Pacific Ocean; Southern Ocean – See Category: Ports and harbors of Antarctica. Iceports
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Rochefort (centre-right) seen from Spot Satellite. Another infrastructure of early Rochefort from 1766 was its bagne, a high-security penal colony involving hard labour. Bagnes were then common fixtures in military harbors and naval bases, such as Toulon or Brest, because they provided free labor.
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. [136] The port accounts for more than a third of economic activity of the town of Calais. Cargo traffic has tripled over the past two decades.
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.