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Port Boulogne Calais

May 22
Love3

Port Boulogne Calais Reinforces Regional Electrification Strategy

By 2026 Newsletter week 20, 2026 Newsletter week 21

Port Boulogne Calais has renewed its commitment to the electrification of the Calais region by signing a partnership charter alongside Grand Calais Terres & Mers, Région Hauts-de-France, RTE, Enedis, CCI Littoral Hauts-de-France and Getlink.

The initiative follows a prospective study on the territory’s future electricity needs. According to the study, demand could reach up to 700 MW by 2040, driven by industrial development and residential consumption.

The port had already signed a major grid connection agreement with RTE in December 2024, securing 100 MW of electrical capacity for the Port of Calais. The project supports the large-scale decarbonisation of the Cross-Channel link by 2035, including passenger and freight transport.

Depending on the technical scenarios retained, the port’s future energy infrastructure could also help supply planned industrial projects within the port area.

Source: https://www.facebook.com/PortBoulogneCalais

Feb 02
Love2

2024: Port Boulogne Calais maintains its momentum

By 2025 Newsletter week 5
  • Tourist traffic was up by 11% in Calais. 7.6 million passengers (+4%) and 1.4 million vehicles. 68,000 coaches (+13%) used the infrastructure last year, i.e. 3 out of 4 coaches on the Dover Strait.
  • Freight traffic remained steady at 1.8 million units, representing a tonnage of almost 40 million tonnes. On the Strait, more than one lorry in two chooses to use the Port of Calais.
  • Commercial terminal activity rose by 5% to 1.3 million tonnes.
  • Rail motorway services set a new record with 46,000 units, up 10%. 1/3 of freight units transported on rail motorways in France are destined for or depart from the Port of Calais.
  • Traffic in new vehicles increased by a factor of 2.5 over 2024, with 25,000 units.
Feb 03
Love4

2021, an exceptional year for Port Boulogne Calais

By 2022 Newsletter week 5

In 2021, Port Boulogne Calais experienced a very full year which could be
described as “extraordinary”:

  • the entry into force of Brexit and the United Kingdom’s exit from the Common Market
  • the COVID-19 health crisis
  • the arrival of a third cross-Channel company, Irish Ferries
  • the start of the DFDS roro service Calais-Sheerness (temp. suspended in January 2022)
  • the opening of the new port of Calais which marks the completion of 6 years of work on the largest port site in Europe at the start of the century

Cross-Channel activity: 
-1.0% cargo 38,199,399 tonnes
-1.4% freight 1,638,695 units
-27% passengers 2,387,757
-42% passenger vehicles 248,217