# Fort De France (MQ FDF)

**UN/LOCODE:** MQ FDF  
**Country:** Martinique  
**Water Body:** Caribbean Sea; North Atlantic Ocean  
**Harbor Size:** Medium  
**Harbor Type:** Open Roadstead  
**GPS:** 14.6000, -61.0667

About 146,000 TEU a year pass through Fort-de-France (MQ FDF), making Martinique's main port the sixth-largest French container location. The focus of activity is the Pointe des Grives container terminal: 460 metres of quay, 14 metres of draft, three over-panamax gantry cranes and 14 straddle carriers across five berths and roughly 16 hectares. The Grand Port Maritime de la Martinique runs the port, with CMA CGM and Marfret among the regular callers. Exports are dominated by bananas — around 280,000 tonnes a year — moved on reefer vessels and through temperature-controlled facilities. Imports cover consumer and capital goods for the island, supplemented by transshipment serving the Lesser Antilles. Hinterland distribution is entirely by road, as the island has no railway. As a French overseas department, Martinique sits within the EU customs territory, simplifying trade with mainland Europe. For a regional alternative in the French Antilles, Pointe-à-Pitre (Guadeloupe) is the closest comparable gateway, while Fort-de-France remains Martinique's primary point of entry.

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