Port of Le Havre

🇫🇷 France

North Sea · Container Terminal

UN/LOCODE
FRLEH
Country
🇫🇷 France
Port Type
Container Terminal
Ocean Region
North Sea
Latitude
49.4800° N
Longitude
0.1100° E

Maritime Risk Context

In the last 180 days, ArcNautical recorded 184 vessel arrivals at Le Havre, with Cargo accounting for 23% of port calls — lower than the North Sea regional average of 40%. Le Havre in France sits in one of the most heavily trafficked maritime zones in the world — the gateway to Rotterdam, Antwerp, Hamburg, and Bremerhaven. Traffic density in the Dover Strait alone exceeds 500 movements per day, and the Traffic Separation Schemes managed jointly by UK, France, Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, and Scandinavia impose strict routing constraints. Collision risk, grounding in shallow waters, and encounters with offshore wind farms and oil and gas platforms are persistent concerns. PSC inspections under the Paris MOU are rigorous, and vessels with deficiencies face above-average detention rates at North Sea ports. Winter storms (October–March) regularly compress port access windows.

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Top Vessel Types (last 180 days)

Across 184 distinct vessel arrivals, 183 carry a confirmed AIS ship-type code. The most common categories at Le Havre:

23%
Cargo
42 vessels
21%
Tanker
38 vessels
8%
Cargo
15 vessels
7%
Tanker
12 vessels
6%
Cargo
11 vessels

Port State Control Context

Le Havre falls under the Paris MoU. The Paris Memorandum of Understanding does not publish a bulk per-vessel detention CSV. ArcNautical evaluates per-vessel detention probability using flag-state performance (3-year rolling rate from the 2024 Paris MoU annual report), vessel age, deficiency history, and ownership transparency. Paris MoU PSC inspections remain among the most rigorous globally.

Recent Arrivals at Le Havre

Last 10 vessel arrivals recorded by ArcNautical's AIS pipeline (last 90 days):

ArrivedVesselFlagType
2026-06-15 BAC 24 🇫🇷 FR Passenger
2026-06-14 DINTELDIJK 🇳🇱 NL Cargo
2026-06-14 ADMIRAL NEPTUNE 🇱🇷 LR Cargo
2026-06-14 BAC 24 🇫🇷 FR Passenger
2026-06-13 COMMODORE CLIPPER 🇧🇸 BS Passenger
2026-06-13 ONE SATISFACTION 🇱🇷 LR Cargo
2026-06-13 CHARLEMAGNE 🇧🇪 BE Dredging
2026-06-13 BAC 24 🇫🇷 FR Passenger
2026-06-12 MSC BENIN 🇱🇷 LR Cargo
2026-06-12 EEMS DOVER 🇳🇱 NL Cargo

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