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HAROPA PORT is the merging of the three ports of Le Havre, Rouen and Paris: the Seine axis Major River & Sea Port. It represents the fifth ranked port in Northern Europe, but also the largest port for foreign trade in France. There are nearly 650 ports of calls worldwide and 6,000 stopovers per year in Le Havre. It is a heavyweight in European port activity.

New intracity Seine River project to replace road with river transport between Le Havre, Rouen and Paris

Paris, France (PortSEurope) April 18, 2022 – Full documentation has been published for the development of a new intracity river transportation on the axis of...

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...

France: Maritime freight transport in the third quarter of 2021

In the third quarter of 2021, the traffic of goods passing through the main French ports in mainland France was up 0.6% compared to the previous quarter with a...

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...

DP World expands European inland network through Swissterminal tender success to operate three Alsace ports

DP World has significantly expanded its European inland network, adding three key ports in the Alsace region through its affiliate company, Swissterminal...

WPCAP ports take new series of climate change actions

“A force for good, paving the way for building sustainable port operations”. Allard Castelein, CEO of the Port of Rotterdam Authority, used a concise...

France’s Haropa ports end 2020 with a traffic of 108 million tonnes, down 6%

In a very difficult global economic context, HAROPA ended the year 2020 with a global maritime and river activity of 108 million tonnes, down 6% compared to...

Marseille port and Naviland Cargo set to launch Swiss rail connection

Marseille, France (Ports Europe) August 29, 2018 – The HAROPA ports and Marseille Fos are set to launch the “France-Helvetia” rail project on...

France Helvetia Express – the name of the new Marseille port-Haropa rail cargo service

Marseille, France (PortSEurope) June 18, 2018 – France Helvetia Express is the name of the cargo rail service linking the Grand Port of Marseille and...

Shipping Day event discusses LNG and cybersecurity

Paris, France (Ports Europe) April 9, 2018 – Organized by Armateurs de France for its annual general meeting, the first edition of the Shipping day,...

Marseille-HAROPA rail links to improve cargo transport times

Marseille, France (PortSEurope) January 6, 2018 – The concerted efforts of the two major French seaports have made it possible to achieve and implement...

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