Founded in 1517 by the French King François I, Le Havre is located at the entrance to the Seine Estuary, on the right bank, in latitude 49º 29’ North, Longitude 0º 06’ East. As an ocean-going deepwater port, Le Havre benefits from remarkable shipping conditions enabling it to receive in its tidal basin the largest container vessels, As Le Havre can be considered as one of the rare major ports of call on the Le Havre/Hamburg range capable of docking mother ship container vessels of more than 9,000 TEU, it is determined to pursue its expansion and is therefore committed to carrying out its “Port 2000” project.
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