Le Havre' ships profiles
Scan the horizon to find them !
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- Tanker
415 meters maximum
550,000 tonnes maximum - Container carrier
350 meters maximum
100,000 tonnes maximum - Cruise liner
345 meters
3,000 to 70,000 gross tonnage - Bulk miner
300 meters maximum
200,000 tonnes maximum - Grain warehouse
300 meters maximum
30,000 tonnes to 120,000 tonnes - Car carrier
250 meters maximum
500 to 6,000 vehicles - Container carrier with cranes
220 meters maximum
40,000 tonnes - Chemical tanker
60 meters to 210 meters
3,000 tonnes to 15,000 tonnes - Ferry
165 meters
12 000 tons gross tonnage - Classic Cargo
160 meters
10,000 tonnes - Dredge
110 meters maximum
- Coaster feeder
100 meters
500 to 4,000 tons - Tug
36 meters
- Monohull
Up to 18 meters
- Fishing boat
17 meters maximum
- Pilotine
16 meters
- Sailing dinghy
3 to 8 meters
80 kgs on average - Optimist
2.36 meters
35 kgs - Flamingo buoy
115 cm in diameter
730 grams
Located in Seine-Martime at Seine's mouth, Le Havre's harbour is the origin of the city created in 1517 by François 1er. Nowadays, it's the first french port regarding containers'traffic (52nd world rank) and the fifth european port. It's 7 days travelling from New York City and Greenwich meridian crosses ist seawalls at 7 km distant.
Le Havre's harbour is also a marina and a fishing harbour. Several painters found inspiration in Le Havre's port and it has been illustrated by the most important artistic waves.
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