A history of maritime transport
The collective memory of the inhabitants of the Urban Community is imbued with images of majestic ships creating the link with America. The mythical era of the “French Line” has been followed by the boom in cruise activities from which Le Havre Seine Métropole benefited just as much.
Since the beginning of the 2010s, and excluding exceptional events, the increase in the number of cruise ship calls reflects the growing attractiveness of Le Havre as a port of call and now a port of embarkation. In 2019, 131 maritime calls and 130 river calls made it possible to welcome more than 370,000 passengers as a whole on our territory, not counting the 120,000 crew members (for maritime activity alone). Many assets contribute to this trend, which this trend which should increase.
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