Port of Rouen

🇫🇷 France

North Sea · Bulk Cargo Terminal

UN/LOCODE
FRROU
Country
🇫🇷 France
Port Type
Bulk Cargo Terminal
Ocean Region
North Sea
Latitude
49.4400° N
Longitude
1.0900° E

Maritime Risk Context

In the last 180 days, ArcNautical recorded 69 vessel arrivals at Rouen, with Cargo accounting for 33% of port calls — lower than the North Sea regional average of 40%. Rouen 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 69 distinct vessel arrivals, 69 carry a confirmed AIS ship-type code. The most common categories at Rouen:

33%
Cargo
23 vessels
22%
Cargo
15 vessels
7%
Other
5 vessels
7%
Other
5 vessels
6%
Passenger
4 vessels

Port State Control Context

Rouen 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 Rouen

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

ArrivedVesselFlagType
2026-06-11 VIKING RADGRID 🇨🇭 CH Other
2026-06-11 BAC 17 🇫🇷 FR Passenger
2026-06-11 SLOP EXPRESS II 🇫🇷 FR Tanker
2026-06-11 TASMAN 🇳🇱 NL Cargo
2026-06-11 EKMEN 🇸🇲 SM Cargo
2026-06-11 V TRE 🇲🇹 MT Cargo
2026-06-10 TASMAN 🇳🇱 NL Cargo
2026-06-09 BAC 17 🇫🇷 FR Passenger
2026-06-09 SLOP EXPRESS II 🇫🇷 FR Tanker
2026-06-09 EKMEN 🇸🇲 SM Cargo

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