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About OOCL France
France, officially the French Republic, is a country with a metropolitan territory located in Western Europe, and that made up of a collection of overseas islands and territories located in other continents. Metropolitan France extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and North Sea, and from the Rhine River to the Atlantic Ocean. French people often refer to Metropolitan France as l'Hexagone (the "Hexagon") because of its geographical shape.
France is bordered by Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Monaco, Andorra, and Spain. In some of its overseas parts, France also shares land borders with Brazil, Suriname, and the Netherlands Antilles. France is also linked to the United Kingdom via the Channel Tunnel, which passes underneath the English Channel.
The French Republic is a democracy which is organized as a unitary semi-presidential republic. It is a highly developed country with the fifth-largest economy in the world in 2005. Its main ideals are expressed in the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen. France is one of the founding members of the European Union, and has the largest land area of all members. France is also a founding member of the United Nations. It is one of the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council wielding veto power, and it is also one of only eight acknowledged nuclear powers.
The capital of France is Paris. The country's total land area is 674,843 square kilometers, and it has a population of 63,587,700 people.
Container Throughput per annum: (Teus x 1000)
| Port |
Year |
Import (TEUs) |
Export (TEUs) |
| Port of Le Havre |
2005 |
1,064,265 |
1,054,244 |
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2004 |
1,070,253 |
1,061,580 |
|
2003 |
989,385 |
995,157 |
|
2002 |
853,728 |
866,731 |
| Port |
Year |
Import (TEUs) |
Export (TEUs) |
| Port of Fos Sur Mer |
2005 |
311,637 |
293,657 |
|
2004 |
296,157 |
294,680 |
|
2003 |
267,389 |
265,168 |
|
2002 |
249 |
240 |
OOCL representation in France:
OOCL serves four main offices in France, in addition to its main office in Le Havre: Paris, Bordeaux, Lyon and Marseille. All offices are certified ISO 9001.
OOCL Services:
We supply global coverages with weekly services to and from North America (USA/Canada), Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Middle East, and Intra-Europe.
Cargo is routed through three gateways:
- Northern Port : Le Havre
- Benelux Ports : Rotterdam / Antwerp
- Southern Port : Fos sur Mer
Our sister-company OOCL Logistics (with an office in Paris) focuses on serving customers with global sourcing and supply-chain-management needs. The group creates value through innovative end-to-end international logistics services. OOCL also offers its premier supply-chain management IT solution: CargoSmart.
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