The shipping platform

Location: The deep water port of Le Havre is situated on the right bank of the mouth of the river Seine in Seine-Maritime in N France. General overview: Le Havre is one of France's largest ports. Its ideal location and excellent communications links give good access to the European hinterland. Cargo handling facilities offered by the port are numerous and include general, ore and bulk cargo berths, tanker and liquefied gas terminals and specialised container and Ro-Ro berths. In addition, the port is benefited by extensive storage and warehouse facilities and is also a major centre for ship-repair. There are also cross channel ferry and cruise ship passenger facilities. Oil tankers with a draught of more than 21m sail to the port of Antifer, located 20km N of Le Havre in position 49°40.0'N 000°08.0'E, which can accommodate vessels up to 500,000DWT. Berths: ● Irlande France Terminal: dolphins; facilities: 1x3 – 6 ton crane. ● Bassin de la Manche: -Terminal d’Angleterre: dolphins; facilities: 1x3 – 6 ton crane. -Roger Meunier: length: 500 m; facilities: 2x5 – 10 ton cranes, 2x6 – 10 ton cranes. ● Theophile Ducrocq: -Pierre Callet: length: 598 m; facilities: 4x6 – 10 ton, 4x6 – 16 ton, 1x70 ton cranes. -Joannes Couvert: length: 720 m; facilties: 5x5 – 10 ton, 1x20 ton cranes. -Mazeline: length: 428 m; facilities: 2x5 – 10 ton cranes. -Mole Central 3: length: 120 m. -Mole Central 4: length: 194 m; facilities: 4x15 ton gantry cranes. -Mole Central 6: length: 240 m; facilities: Coal, 2x30 ton cranes. -Methane: length: 30 m. -CIM 1: length: 84 m; facilities: Petroleum products. -CIM 2: length: 84 m; facilities: Petroleum products. -CIM 3: length: 85 m; facilities: Petroleum products. -CIM 4: length: 83 m. -CIM 5: length: 152 m; facilities: Crude and petroleum products. -CIM 6: length: 120 m; facilities: Crude and petroleum products. -CIM 7: length: 120 m; facilities: Crude and petroleum products. -CIM 8: length: 75 m; facilties: Crude and petroleum products. -CIM 10: length: 56 m; facilities: Crude oil. ● Antifer: -East: facilities: Crude oil. -West: facilities: Crude oil. ● Bassin Rene Coty: -Atlantique: length: 800 m; facilities: Containers. -Amerique: length: 675 m; facilities: Containers. -Quai Osaka: facilities: Containers. ● Bellot: -Hermann du Pasquier: facilities: loading and discharge of Grain, sugar. -Jean Reinhart: length: 486 m; facilities: 4x3 ton cranes, 4x10 ton cranes. Loading and discharge of General cargo; wood; fruit (capacity 20,000 tons). -Tonkin: length: 90 m; facilities: Ro-Ro. -Colombie: length: 80 m; facilities: Ro-Ro. -Bresil: length: 525 m; facilities; 2x10 ton cranes. ● Eure: -Cameroun: length: 224 m. -Marseille: length: 135 m. -Malakoff: length: 140 m; remarks: Bulk liquid – non oil. -Guinee: length: 317 m; facilities: 2x6 ton cranes. ● Dixieme Bassin: -Rochambeau: length: 237 m. ● Citadelle Bassin: -Norvege: length: 360 m. -Antilles: length: 555 m. ● Dock Vetillart: -Reunion: length: 555 m. -Gironde: length: 931 m; facilties: 5x6 ton cranes. -Garonne: length: 845 m. ● Marcel: -Rhin: length: 628 m; facilities: 5x6 ton cranes. ● Despujols: -Moselle: length: 330 m; facilities: 2x6 ton cranes, minerals. ● Lancement: -Sepp: length: 103 m; facilities: loading and discharge of Refined oil. ● Canal Tancarville: -Orcher: length: 85 m; facilities: loading and discharge of Refined oil. -HOC CFR: length: 125 m. ● Canal Bossiere: -Europe: length: 1,250 m; facilities: Containers. -Appontement Jonction I: length: 9 m; facilities: Refined oil. -Appontement Jonction II: length: 14 m; facilities: Refined oil. -Jonction III; length: 15 m; facilities: Refined oil. ● Grand Canal de Havre: -SNA; length: 140 m; facilities: Bulk fertilisers. -Sogestrol 1: length: 10 m; facilities: Chemical. -Sogestrol 3: facilities: Products. -Sogestrol 4: length: 210 m; facilities: Chemicals. -Sogestrol 4 Bis: length: 110 m; facilities: Chemicals. -Sogestrol 5: facilities: Chemical products. -Atochem: length: 40 m; facilities: Chemical products. -Lafarge: length: 95 m; facilities: Cement. -Multivrac Bulk Centre: length: 251 m; facilities: Ore and coal. -Multivrac 2W: length: 110 m; facilities: Bulk. -Multivrac 2E: facilities: Barges -Ro-Ro: facilities: Ro-Ro 1 dolphin, Ro-Ro 2 dolphins, length: 238 ; Ro-Ro 3 dolphins. -Multivrac 1: length: 250 m; facilities: Fertiliser. -Multivrac 2: length: 15 m; facilities: Liquids. -Stema: facilities: Aggregates. ● Darse de l’Ocean: -Bougainville: length: 1,700 m; facilities: Containers. ● Bassin Hubert Raoul Duval: -Port 2000: length: 4,200 m; facilities: Containers. -Terminal de France; length: 2x350; facilities: Containers. Traffic figures: Approx 12,500 vessels, 68,500,000t of cargo, 2,220,000TEU and 536,700 passengers handled annually. Load line zone: North Atlantic Winter Seasonal Zone II, Winter Nov 1 to Mar 31, Summer Apr 1 to Oct 31. Largest vessel handled: Port of Antifer: "Jahre Viking" (ULCC), 569,000DWT, 24.67m draught.