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Despite an 8.3% year-on-year drop in overall sea freight traffic to the end of June 2023, HAROPA PORT succeeded in maintaining its market share over the first half of the year, a great performance in a European context of more than 12% decline in container traffic. Other traffic (solid bulk, passengers, etc.) continue to grow, demonstrating the port's resilience and positive dynamic.
HAROPA PORT has managed to hold its own in a difficult environment characterized by a general decline in maritime container traffic, affected by a difficult social context.
This situation did not hinder the gradual recovery in traffic for the port, thanks to positive factors contributing to its growth, as an exceptional 2022-2023 cereal campaign.
Rouen recorded the 3ᵉ best maritime export performance since the 90s, with 8.5 million tons of cereal exported. HAROPA PORT totaled 52% of French maritime cereal exports for this period, reinforcing the port’s position as a major hub in the cereal sector.
HAROPA PORT maintains its position as a logistics and industrial hub, andis strengthening its attractiveness thanks to major investments on the Seine axis, such as: