# La Rochelle (FR LRH)

**UN/LOCODE:** FR LRH  
**Country:** France  
**Water Body:** Bay of Biscay; North Atlantic Ocean  
**Harbor Size:** Medium  
**Harbor Type:** Coastal (Tide Gates)  
**GPS:** 46.1500, -1.1500

Around 8.38 million tonnes handled in 2024 (down 2.5 percent) make La Rochelle France's sixth-busiest seaport, though commercial freight is worked not at the tourist old harbour but at the deep-water site of La Pallice just west of the city. Under UN/LOCODE FR LRH it forms part of the Grand Port Maritime de La Rochelle, with the historic Vieux Port now serving marinas and tourism and the Chef de Baie fishing port – one of France's largest – handling the catch. For forwarders the trade centres on grain (about 3 million tonnes in 2024), log and wood-pulp imports, petroleum products and heavy-lift cargo across the La Pallice terminals, with grain and oil products forming the bulk of throughput. Container liner services are not established; boxed cargo runs instead via Nantes-Saint-Nazaire or Le Havre. The port is currently doubling its investment in decarbonisation and offshore wind. Hinterland links combine motorway access with the OFP La Rochelle rail network into central France; depending on the commodity, La Pallice, Nantes-Saint-Nazaire or Bordeaux are 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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