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Boulogne-Sur-Mer
UN/LOCODE FRBOL · Scale rank #384 worldwide
- Harbour size
- Medium
- Harbour type
- river (tide gates)
- Cargo pier depth
- 11.0 m
- Largest vessel
- —
Overview
Boulogne-Sur-Mer is a medium seaport in France – harbour type: river (tide gates). Cargo pier depth up to 11.0 m; channel depth 4.9 m. Water body: English Channel; North Atlantic Ocean.
- Country
- France
- Water body
- English Channel; North Atlantic Ocean
- UN/LOCODE
FRBOL- WPI number
- 35760
- Coordinates
- 50.7333, 1.6000
- Harbour size
- Medium
- Harbour type
- river (tide gates)
- Shelter
- Good
Location
Infrastructure & depths
Cranes & lifts
- ✓ Fixed cranes
- ✓ Mobile cranes
- ✓ Lifts 25–49 t
- ✓ Lifts 0–24 t
- Repairs
- Limited
- Dry dock
- Small
- Railway
- Large
Services & access
Pilotage, tugs & traffic
- ✓ Pilotage compulsory
- ✓ Pilotage available
- ✓ Tug assistance
- ✓ First port of entry
Services & supplies
- ✓ Longshoremen
- ✓ Medical facilities
- ✗ Dirty ballast disposal
- ✓ Potable water
- ✓ Fuel oil
- ✓ Diesel oil
- ✓ Airport nearby
- ✓ Rail connection
Entrance restrictions
- ✓ Tide: no
- ✓ Heavy swell: no
- ✓ Ice: no
- ✓ Other: no
- ! Overhead limits: yes
✓ available · ✗ not available; items without data are hidden (World Port Index).
Vessel schedules
No liner service calling at Boulogne-Sur-Mer in the schedule data yet.
Schedules & tracking of major carriers:
Trade with Vietnam
Vietnam and France share 1 FTA(s) – goods meeting the rules of origin enjoy preferential duties:
France market profile →International shippingSteel & steel structure manufacturing
Nearby ports
| Port | Country | Harbour size | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rotterdam |  NL | Large | 239 km |
| Antwerpen |  BE | Large | 203 km |
| Bremerhaven |  DE | Large | 569 km |
| Port Of Le Havre | FR | Large | 175 km |
| Southampton |  GB | Large | 212 km |
| Teesport | GB | Large | 473 km |
| Amsterdam | NL | Large | 292 km |
| Liverpool | GB | Large | 433 km |
Sources: World Port Index (NGA Pub. 150) – retrieved 2026-10-14; TEU: Lloyd’s List One Hundred Ports. For reference – confirm with the port or agent before operations. · Sailing Directions Pub. 191 (Enroute) - English Channel ↗