France ports directory
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IMF PortWatch tracks 25 ports in France (FRA) with 20,357 vessels observed on the day of extraction; 7 of them reach the Tier-A activity threshold (≥1,000 vessels).
Sources: Kpler; UN Global Platform; IMF PortWatch (portwatch.imf.org).
| Port | Vessels | Container | Dry bulk | Gen. cargo | RoRo | Tanker | Import share | Export share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port of Le Havre | 4,370 | 1,790 | 25 | 464 | 350 | 1,740 | 7.69% | 9.16% |
| Port of Rouen | 3,075 | 10 | 297 | 1,968 | 0 | 798 | 5.79% | 5.76% |
| Dunkerque Port Ouest | 2,661 | 460 | 380 | 1,097 | 9 | 713 | 9.75% | 0.97% |
| Montoir | 1,452 | 197 | 100 | 250 | 249 | 655 | 2.79% | 2.31% |
| Port Jerome | 1,244 | 6 | 3 | 323 | 0 | 910 | 0.61% | 0.77% |
| Port-De-Bouc | 1,099 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1,087 | 1.62% | 1.96% |
| Port Saint Louis Du Rhone | 1,028 | 689 | 14 | 106 | 91 | 126 | 1.01% | 2.56% |
| Fos | 995 | 20 | 119 | 356 | 0 | 499 | 4.06% | 0.58% |
| La Pallice | 753 | 28 | 157 | 354 | 6 | 208 | 1.43% | 2.52% |
| Sete | 693 | 3 | 37 | 289 | 257 | 105 | 0.36% | 0.15% |
| Marseille | 427 | 138 | 6 | 59 | 170 | 53 | 0.49% | 0.35% |
| Bayonne | 414 | 0 | 9 | 344 | 0 | 59 | 0.12% | 0.15% |
| Rade De Brest | 411 | 97 | 29 | 143 | 0 | 140 | 0.54% | 0.43% |
| Bordeaux | 282 | 30 | 29 | 94 | 0 | 128 | 0.66% | 0.38% |
| Nantes | 235 | 0 | 23 | 155 | 0 | 56 | 0.39% | 0.18% |
| Saint-Malo | 213 | 0 | 1 | 176 | 3 | 31 | 0.13% | 0.03% |
| Lorient | 209 | 0 | 25 | 96 | 0 | 88 | 0.48% | 0.03% |
| Les Sables D' Olonne | 167 | 0 | 0 | 166 | 0 | 0 | 0.03% | 0.09% |
| Calais | 158 | 0 | 1 | 80 | 4 | 72 | 0.01% | 0.02% |
| St Nazaire | 150 | 0 | 2 | 109 | 2 | 35 | 0.03% | 0.04% |
| Le Legue | 124 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 0 | 0 | 0.35% | 0.15% |
| Port De Caen | 100 | 4 | 6 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 0.25% | 0.14% |
| Port-La-Nouvelle | 36 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Nice | 32 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.01% |
| Port D' Ajaccio | 29 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 22 | 1.26% | 0.93% |
9 of 25 ports carry a UN/LOCODE; all ports in this layer are SIP-class. Import/export shares are each port’s share of national maritime trade.
Dominant cargo industries
Mining and QuarryingPetroleum, Chemical and Non-Metallic Mineral ProductsFood & BeveragesAgricultureWood and PaperMetal ProductsTransport Equipment
Frequently asked questions
Which is the busiest container port in France?
Port of Le Havre leads France by tracked container-vessel activity with 1,790 containership calls counted on the day of extraction (IMF PortWatch).
Which port handles the most imports in France?
Dunkerque Port Ouest handles the largest recorded share of France maritime imports, 9.75% of the national total in the latest PortWatch extraction.
How many ports are tracked in France?
IMF PortWatch currently tracks 25 ports in France; this directory profiles every one of them with activity, cargo mix and trade-share data.
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Port data — Sources: Kpler; UN Global Platform; IMF PortWatch (portwatch.imf.org). Reused under the IMF Copyright & Usage terms. Fields subsetted (geometry omitted); see our data sources note. The IMF is not affiliated with and does not endorse ExportSonar.