Le Havre
The Port of Le Havre, located in Normandy, France, is one of Europe’s largest and busiest seaports. 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. The Port of Le Havre is managed by a state agency called Grand Port Maritime du Havre which is part of HAROPA PORTS.
Cruise industry generates €15 million income in A Coruña
A Coruña, Spain (PortSEurope) January 17, 2018 – Cruise tourism in A Coruña experienced in 2017 a historic year that brought 250,000 people to the city,...
EuroFos breaks a new traffic record with more than 770,000 containers TEUs handled in 2017
Marseille Fos, France (PortSEurope) January 9, 2018 – For the 4th year in a row, PortSynergy-EuroFos broke a new traffic record with more than 770,000...
Damen Shiprepair wins LNG conversion contract in Nantes.St-Nazaire
Nantes.St-Nazaire (PortSEurope) January 9, 2018 – Damen Shiprepair & Conversion Holding BV has been contracted by GIE Dragages-Ports to convert the...
Marseille-HAROPA rail links to improve cargo transport times
Marseille, France (PortSEurope) January 6, 2018 –Â The concerted efforts of the two major French seaports have made it possible to achieve and implement...
Bordeaux increases contact with China in 2017
Bordeaux, France (PortSEurope) December 16, 2017 – Firstly, in Canton (port twinned with Bordeaux Port Atlantique), the ports of Bordeaux and Nantes...
Event: International Forum of Mediterranean Ports of ELMED – December 1-2, 2017
Sète, France (PortSEurope) November 27, 2017 – The Port of Sète will host the International Forum of Mediterranean Ports of the ELMED (European...
ESA and CMA CGM offer new training certificate in Beirut
Beirut, Lebanon (PortSEurope) November 25, 2017 – The new certificate in shipping and logistics by l’École supérieure des affaires (ESA) in...
Edouard Philippe unveils government maritime policy to relaunch French ports
Paris, France (PortSEurope) November 21, 2017 – Edouard Philippe, Prime Minister, has detailed the government’s maritime policy to revive the...
Seatrade Europe continues to hold its position as a must-attend event for the industry
Hamburg, 8 September 2017 – Seatrade Europe, the leading trade event for the European cruise and river cruise industry – closed today (8 September...
MSC launches new service connecting Sines port to N Europe, S America
Sines, Portugal (Ports Europe) August 28, 2017 – The Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) is planning to launch a new service connecting Portugal’s...
CMA CGM adds Pecem port to SAFRAN service
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) August 27, 2017 – With the SAFRAN service, the CMA CGM Group will call at the port of Pecem, allowing  the company to...
Maersk Line updates Mediterranean services with more calls in Spain
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) August 22, 2017 – In view of the continuous evolution of commercial conditions, Maersk Line announced that, starting in...
MSC launches service including call at Portugal’s Sines port
Sines, Portugal (Ports Europe) August 17, 2017 – The Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has announced the launch of a service that connects the eastern...
Ferrol port to handle one of most ecological cruise ships globally
Ferrol, Spain (Ports Europe) August 3, 2017 – On November 9, Ferrol port will handle “Aida Prima”, one of the most ecological cruise ships in...
EU Commission requires Belgium and France to put an end to tax exemptions for ports
Brussels, Belgium EU Commission requires Belgium and France to put an end to tax exemptions for ports The European Commission has required Belgium and France...
CMA CGM, Seatrade sign ship-sharing deal
Marseille, France (PortSEurope) July 18, 2017 – CMA CGM and Seatrade have announced a cooperation project through the signing of a ship-sharing agreement at...
Venice presents at annual convention of the Association Internationale Villes et Ports
Venice, Italy (PortSEurope) July 2, 2017 –Â The Port of Venice has presented its best practices concerning “open port” policies at the annual...
Las Palmas port takes part in annual Port Cities network meeting
Las Palmas, Spain (PortSEurope) June 30, 2017 – Las Palmas port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Las Palmas) took part in the annual meeting of The...
TEN-T – Connecting Europe – Core network corridors
Brussels, Belgium (PortSEurope) June 19, 2017 – TEN-T (Trans-European Transport Networks) envisages coordinated improvements to primary roads, railways,...
Alkion Terminals signs contract for LBC assets
Amsterdam, Netherlands (PortSEurope) May 3, 2017 – Alkion Terminals and LBC Tank Terminals (LBC) have announced the signing of an agreement in which...