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Port de la Daurade. Port of Boulogne-sur-Mer. Port of Caen. Port of Calais. Port of Deauville. Port of Gennevilliers. Port of Kergroise. Port Saint-Sauveur. Port Vauban.
The Channel Ports are seaports in southern England and northern France, which allow for short crossings of the English Channel. There is no formal definition, but there is a general understanding of the term. Some ferry companies divide their routes into "short" and "long" crossings. The broadest definition might be from Plymouth east to Kent ...
Port of Caen. Coordinates: 49°14′N 0°17′W. The Port of Caen (French: Port de Caen) is the harbour and port authority of the Norman city of Caen, France. The port of Caen is composed of a series of basins on the Canal de Caen à la Mer, linking Caen to Ouistreham, 15 km (9.3 m) downstream, on the English Channel.
Contents. Port of Le Havre. The Port of Le Havre is the Port and port authority of the French city of Le Havre. It is the second-largest commercial port in France in terms of overall tonnage, and the largest container port, with three sets of terminals. It can accommodate all sizes of world cruise liners, and a major new marina is being planned ...
The Port of Calais was the first cable ship port in Europe and is the fourth largest port in France and the largest for passenger traffic. [3]After the Treaty of Le Touquet was signed by France and the UK on 4 February 2003, juxtaposed controls were established in the port.
Rota, a large Spanish naval base. Port of Las Palmas (Puerto de la Luz) Port of Pasajes (Pasaia, Gipuzkoa) Port of Santander. Port of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands. Port of Seville. Port of Tarragona. Port of Vigo, the biggest fishing port in the world with 751,971 tons of fish and shellfish in 2008.
Calais is a major port for ferries between France and England, and since 1994, the Channel Tunnel has linked nearby Coquelles to Folkestone by rail. Because of its position, Calais has been a major port and an important centre for transport and trading with England since the Middle Ages.
Brittany Ferries is the trading name of the French shipping company, BAI Bretagne Angleterre Irlande S.A. founded in 1973 by Alexis Gourvennec, that operates a fleet of ferries and cruiseferries between France and the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Spain, and between Spain and Ireland and the United Kingdom.