Port de Brest

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Port de Brest
Data
UN / LOCODE FR BES
operator CCI Brest
opening before 13th century, expanded considerably in 1859
Port type Passenger and freight port
Passengers 68302 (2010)
Goods handled General cargo, bulk cargo, containers, edible fish
Throughput 2.9 million t (2010)
website http://www.port.cci-brest.fr (engl.)
Geographic information
place Brest
Department Finistère department
Country France
Civil part of the port of Brest
Civil part of the port of Brest
Coordinates 48 ° 23 '12 "  N , 4 ° 29' 48"  W Coordinates: 48 ° 23 '12 "  N , 4 ° 29' 48"  W.
Port de Brest (Finistère)
Port de Brest
Location Port de Brest

The Port de Brest is a French seaport in Brest (Finistère) in the Brittany region on the North Atlantic . It is located in the Bay of Brest on the southern outskirts and is connected to the Atlantic Ocean by the Strait of Brest .

The operator and administrator is the local Chamber of Commerce and Industry de Brest (CCI Brest).

The port consists of a civil and a military part ( Brest naval base of the French Navy). General cargo, bulk cargo and containers are handled in the port. It is also a fishing and cruise port.

See also

Web links

Commons : Ports of Brest, France  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Ministère de l'écologie, du développement durable et de l'énergie, “Trafics 2010 par NST / R des principaux ports de France métropolitaine et d'outre-mer archive  ”, mis à jour le 20-12-2011.