Wearing Calais in region Hauts-de-France, is one of the most important in France.
It enjoys a privileged location, being remote does the British coast than 38 km.
Already used in ancient times, the site is arranged at the end of the first millennium by the count of Flanders Baudoin IV dug and enlarge the port 997 before the count Boulogne not erect a castle to monitor traffic, Calais the city itself is surrounded by walls...
The port then underwent numerous modifications and extensions over the centuries.
To date, connected to the railway and the motorway, it is the first French port to respect traffic "cross-Channel" and the Port of continental Europe in terms of passengers: in 2017, 43 million tons of cargo transited from the port of Calais to Dover (England) and almost 9 million passengers crossed the Channel to reach Britain. Two ferry companies provide up to 50 crossings per day.
Among the facilities available to it, and note the old inner harbor, a deep water quay able to accommodate long cargo ships of 190 m and with a draft of up to 9 m, a "Skippers basin" linking the port to regional waterways and a closed basin with a lock, the "Carnot" vast 13 hectares.
The seaport Calais also includes a marina totaling 290 rings on two basins: the marina basin accessed via the bridge Henri Henon (245 rings for subscribers and 30 seats for visitors) and the Paradise pool (45 buoys). Besides a technical area with fuel station, a grounding grill and a careening area, boaters enjoy all the necessary services (water and electricity terminals, bathrooms, WiFi...) near the city center. The Calais yacht club is based there (contact at +33 6 16 93 16 85). Information for boaters wishing to stop at +33 3 21 34 55 23.
Finally, note that due to security-related provisions, outside the marina, the sea port can be visited by the public.
Information +33 3 21 46 29 00.