# Fos (FR FOS)

**UN/LOCODE:** FR FOS  
**Country:** France  
**Water Body:** Gulf of Lion; Mediterranean Sea; North Atlantic Ocean  
**Harbor Size:** Large  
**Harbor Type:** Coastal (Breakwater)  
**GPS:** 43.4167, 4.8833

France's Mediterranean industrial belt finds its maritime outlet at Fos, the western half of the Grand Port Maritime de Marseille and the country's leading container location. Its three terminals – Terminal de la Méditerranée, MedEurope and Seayard – handled about 1.45 million TEU in 2024, up 9 percent, across more than 3.7 km of quay. Liquid bulk is larger still by volume: crude oil and refined products feed the Fos-Lavéra petrochemical complex, while the Fos Cavaou and Fos Tonkin terminals make this a major LNG import site supplying much of southern Europe. For forwarders, containers, breakbulk and project cargo, RoRo, dry bulk and tanker parcels can all be handled at one address. Hinterland reach runs via motorway, rail and the navigable Rhône toward Lyon and Alsace, complemented by the SPSE pipeline to Karlsruhe. Customs clearance is handled by the French Douanes under EU import procedures, allowing onward movement across the single market. Shippers seeking high-capacity western-Mediterranean calls can weigh Fos against Genoa and Barcelona. Dry-dock and repair facilities complete the offer.

## 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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