PORT AUTONOME DE DUNKERQUE

Loon-Plage (59)

The port is presented as a vast platform combining all
platform combining all modes of land transport
land transport:

- the A16 and A25 motorways
connect all the port's terminals to the
terminals to the European network,

- the railways of the
port facilities form the maritime terminal of the
the maritime terminal of the
North-East railway line,

- the wide-gauge canal connects
the port to the European waterways
waterways and the Paris basin.

The Port of Dunkirk ensures
with all the countries of the world.
the world. In addition, the western port is
directly connected to the sea without a lock
and its exceptional nautical qualities
qualities and its great
and its great versatility make it possible to welcome
container ships, ro-ro ships and large
and large ships with a draught of 20.50 metres.
draught.

Dunkirk, France's third largest port, has
welcomed 6,700 ships for traffic of
of around 50 million tonnes in 2003.
2003.

Major works to extend the terminal are
terminal is underway to accommodate
to accommodate the largest ships in the
the world.