# Boulogne-Sur-Mer (FR BOL)

**UN/LOCODE:** FR BOL  
**Country:** France  
**Water Body:** English Channel; North Atlantic Ocean  
**Harbor Size:** Medium  
**Harbor Type:** River (Tide Gates)  
**GPS:** 50.7333, 1.6000

Chilled fish, smoked salmon and processed seafood define cargo at Boulogne-sur-Mer, France's leading fishing port on the English Channel, where about 33,000 tonnes were landed in 2024 (worth some €92.7 million). Rather than containers, its value lies in the adjacent Capécure zone, Europe's foremost centre for processing and trading seafood, home to around 200 companies handling some 380,000 tonnes a year with over 5,000 jobs and large-scale cold storage. For freight forwarders this means temperature-controlled and reefer logistics dominate, supported by high-capacity cold chains. The port is also growing commercial bulk and agri-food traffic and offers ship repair and dry-docking. Road access runs via the A16 toward Calais and Paris, while rail links remain limited. For container services or ferry traffic, nearby Calais and Dunkirk are the practical alternatives.

## Transit Times & Routes

- [Paris → Shanghai](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/paris-shanghai)
- [Paris → Shenzhen](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/paris-shenzhen)
- [Paris → Guangzhou](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/paris-guangzhou)
- [Paris → Hong Kong](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/paris-hong-kong)
- [Paris → Tokyo](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/paris-tokyo)
- [Paris → Busan](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/paris-busan)

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