Continent & Baltic · UN/LOCODE FR LEH
Le Havre, France
Large river (tide gates) on the English Channel. Channel depth 14.0 m, cargo pier depth 15.5 m, cranes: fixed, mobile, floating. A discharge port of our Continent & Baltic trade.
Port facts
World Port Index record "Port Of Le Havre". A value of n/a means the index carries no figure; confirm with the agent before fixing.
Depths and limits
- Channel depth
- 14.0 m
- Anchorage depth
- 6.4 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 15.5 m
- Oil terminal depth
- 20.1 m
- Max vessel length
- n/a
- Max vessel beam
- n/a
- Max vessel draft
- n/a
- Tidal range
- 7.0 m
Harbour
- Size
- Large
- Type
- River (Tide Gates)
- Shelter
- Excellent
- Tide restriction
- yes
- Heavy swell restriction
- no
- Ice restriction
- no
- Pilotage compulsory
- yes
- Tug assistance
- yes
Facilities
- Wharves
- yes
- Solid bulk
- n/a
- Breakbulk
- n/a
- Ro-Ro
- n/a
- Liquid bulk
- n/a
- Container
- n/a
- Cranes
- fixed, mobile, floating
- Lifts
- 100 t and more, 50–100 t, 25–49 t, up to 24 t
- Railway
- Medium
- Repairs
- Major
- Dry dock
- Large
Source: World Port Index, NGA Pub 150 (public domain), latitude 49.483333, longitude 0.116667.
Sea distances from Le Havre
To reference ports of our trades, along the global shipping-lane network. Any other pair — in the voyage tool.
| To | Distance, nm | Days at 10 kn | Days at 12 kn | Days at 14 kn | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odessa, Ukraine | 3,339 | 13.9 | 11.6 | 9.9 | Open |
| Constanta, Romania | 3,190 | 13.3 | 11.1 | 9.5 | Open |
| Izmail, Ukraine | 3,258 | 13.6 | 11.3 | 9.7 | Open |
| Izmir, Turkey | 2,843 | 11.8 | 9.9 | 8.5 | Open |
| Barcelona, Spain | 1,735 | 7.2 | 6 | 5.2 | Open |
| Rotterdam, Netherlands | 249 | 1 | 0.9 | 0.7 | Open |
| Jeddah, Saudi Arabia | 3,838 | 16 | 13.3 | 11.4 | Open |
| Jebel Ali, UAE | 6,100 | 25.4 | 21.2 | 18.2 | Open |
| Shanghai, China | 10,383 | 43.3 | 36.1 | 30.9 | Open |
Nearest ports of our trades
- Dunkirk, France about 128 nm as the crow flies
- Felixstowe, United Kingdom about 155 nm as the crow flies
- Antwerp, Belgium about 194 nm as the crow flies
- Rotterdam, Netherlands about 220 nm as the crow flies
- Amsterdam, Netherlands about 250 nm as the crow flies
- Bremen, Germany about 391 nm as the crow flies