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Trans-European Seaport network

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The Trans-European Seaport network is one of a number of the Trans-European Transport Networks (TEN-T) of the European Union.

According to Article 12 of the Decision No 1692/96/EC[1] of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 1996 on Community guidelines for the development of the trans-European transport network, the Trans-European Seaport network should permit the development of sea transport, and should constitute shipping links for islands and the points of interconnection between sea transport and other modes of transport. They should also provide equipment and services to transport operators. Their infrastructure should provide a range of services for passenger and freight transport, including ferry services and short- and long-distance shipping services, which also includes coastal shipping, within the Community and between the latter and non-member countries.

The seaports included in the Trans-European Transport network must correspond to one of the following three categories:

A. International seaports: Ports with a total annual traffic volume of not less than 1.5 million tonnes of freight, or 200,000 passengers. These ports are connected with the overland elements of the Trans-European Transport network, unless that is physically impossible, and therefore play a major role in international maritime transport. Seaports in category A are shown on this map (13 MB), p. 93

B. Community seaports: These ports have a total annual traffic volume of not less than 0.5 million tonnes of freight or between 100,000 and 199,999 passengers, and are connected with the overland elements of the Trans-European Transport network, unless that is physically impossible, and are equipped with the necessary transhipment facilities for short-distance sea shipping.

C. Regional ports: These ports do not meet the criteria of categories A and B but are situated in island, peripheral or outermost regions, interconnecting such regions by sea and/or connecting them with the central regions of the Community.

Core ports

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List of core TEN-T ports as identified in a 2010 report financed by the Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport.[2] Note that the list features port of non-EU member states such as Iceland, Norway and Turkey. Also, since 2020, the United Kingdom no longer forms part of the European Union.

Group Individual port Country Tonnage (mill.)
Antwerp Belgium 171
West Scheldt Group Total Belgium/Netherlands 103
Gent Belgium 27
Oostende Belgium 8
Zeebrugge Belgium 35
Zeeland Seaports Netherlands 33
Varna Bulgaria 11
Limassol Cyprus 4
Bremerhaven Germany 75
Hamburg Germany 119
Rostock Germany 21
The Sound Total Denmark/Sweden 42
Copenhagen/Malmö Denmark/Sweden 18
Helsinborg Sweden 8
Helsingor Denmark 4
Trelleborg Sweden 12
Jutland Total Denmark 15
Aarhus Denmark 12
Frederikshavn Denmark 3
Tallinn Estonia 29
Algeciras Spain 62
Bilbao Spain 37
Valencia Spain 59
Barcelona Spain 50
Helsinki Finland 12
Nord Pas de Calais Total France 69
Calais France 19
Dunkerque France 50
Le Havre France 76
Marseille France 92
Nantes St Nazaire France 33
Patras Greece 4
Piraeus Greece 9
Thessaloniki Greece 16
Ploče Croatia 5
Rijeka Croatia 3
Dublin Ireland 21
Reykjavik Iceland 3
North West Italy Total Italy 62
Genova Italy 46
Savona Italy 16
West Italy Total Italy 45
La Spezia Italy 17
Livorno Italy 28
North East Italy Total Italy 67
Trieste Italy 37
Venezia Italy 30
South East Italy Total Italy 61
Brindisi Italy 11
Taranto Italy 50
Gioia Tauro Italy 31
Campania Total Italy 28
Napoli Italy 19
Salerno Italy 9
Klaipeda Lithuania 27
Marsaxlokk Malta 0.8
Amsterdam Netherlands 74
Rotterdam Netherlands 384
Oslo Norway 5
Wisla Total Poland 30
Gdańsk Poland 17
Gdynia Poland 13
Odra Total Poland 17
Swinoujscie Poland 9
Szczecin Poland 8
Oporto-Leixoes Portugal 15
Lisboa Portugal 12
Constanta Romania 46
Göteborg Sweden 42
Stockholm Sweden 5
Koper Slovenia 16
Ambarli/Istanbul Turkey 27
Izmir Turkey 11
Mersin Turkey 18
Dover United Kingdom 24
Felixstowe United Kingdom 25
Forth United Kingdom 39
Humber Total United Kingdom 75
Grimsby and Immimgham United Kingdom 65
Hull United Kingdom 10
Liverpool United Kingdom 32
Thames/Medway Total United Kingdom 65
London and Immimgham United Kingdom 52
Thamesport/Medway United Kingdom 13
Southampton United Kingdom 41
Tees and Hartlepool United Kingdom 45

References

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  1. ^ Decision No 1692/96/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 1996 on Community guidelines for the development of the trans-European transport network
  2. ^ Newton, S.; Kawabata, Y; Maurer, H; Pearman, A; van Meijeren, J; de Jong, G (December 2010). "Ports and their connections within the TEN-T" (PDF). Zoetermeer: European Commission.