Port of Le Havre reports traffic growth, congestion

Port of Le Havre reports traffic growth, congestion    The port of Le Havre’s container traffic rose 9 percent to 5.2 million tons in the first quarter, as the French port battled with congestion.
'' “This result has been achieved despite some difficulties encountered in the port, especially for reasons of congestion of port facilities and transport means,” the port authority of Le Havre said.
'' The port and its shipping line users hope that congestion will be resolved with the opening of its Port 2000 container complex early next year.