INTRODUCTION The Port Maritime du Havre reviewed the challenges generated by expanding container transportation. The result was the emergence in 1995 of a develop-ment plan, ‘Port 2000’, which focuses exclusively on container operations. The plan was discussed intensively during the very first public debate about an investment of this kind. Actual development started in late 2001 to the south of the current port and, ultimately, twelve quay berths will be built for containerships over a distance of 4 km. The entire structure will be protected against the Atlantic Ocean and the Seine by two breakwaters. After the completion of the work, Super-post-panamax container vessels (>12,000 TEU) will be able to access the port and maneuver in it without being limited by tides or lock

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