Containers

HAROPA PORT is France’s leading container port for France’s external trade. Handling over 2.5 million containers in 2023, HAROPA PORT is France’s leading port for external trade, ranks in 4th place in the Northern European range for tonnage and in 5th place for TEU.

Published on 1/06/2023 - Updated 24/04/2024

1st
french port
for external trade
4ᵗʰ
place in the Northern European range
for tonnage
5ᵗʰ
place in the Northern European range
for TEU

terminal de france gmp générale de manutention portuaire port 2000 gnl vue aerienne conteneurs cma cgm - Enlarge image, modal window — ©HAROPA PORT / Samuel Salamagnon

An exceptional location:

It is located at the entrance to Europe’s north-western range,
It is the first Northern European port of call for imports and the last for exports,
It is the maritime gateway to the Paris area,
to the biggest consumer market in France and the second biggest in Europe,
to Roissy Charles De Gaulle airport, Europe’s leading airport for freight,
to Rungis international wholesale market, the world’s leading fresh produce market.

Its key advantages

It ranks in first position in France and 5th among Northern European ports for containers,
Its transit times are advantageous for imports and exports for most maritime services,
New York in eight days,
It has container terminals that are entirely privately owned, with no congestion,
Its port services are certified to ISO 9001 standard – a guarantee of efficiency.

The right facilities for the biggest container ships and an end-to-end container service offering

Deep-water port infrastructure:
24/7/365 accessibility,
Capacity for reception of 24,000-TEU container ships fully loaded,
10 maritime container terminals with a natural link to the five Paris area river terminals for containers,

River and maritime container terminals

Manutention d'un conteneur sur portique - Enlarge image, modal window — ©HAROPA PORT / Samuel Salamagnon

Vue aérienne sur le port de Rouen avec le terminal à conteneurs, chenal de navigation et autres activités - Enlarge image, modal window — ©HAROPA PORT / Jean-François Damois

Continuity of service on the Seine axis from Le Havre to Rouen, up to entry into Paris,
ISPS-certified facilities (Le Havre and Rouen),
ISO 28000 certification (Le Havre security management),
A common Cargo Community System across all Seine axis terminals.

HAROPA PORT: a maritime offering in the first rank

It is the first port of call for imports and the last for exports in the North European rotation,
It has the necessary capacity for reception of giant container ships,
It is one of the few deep-water ports in Europe (up to 17m).

A maritime service offering in the first rank