{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Place","additionalType":"https://schema.org/Port","name":"La Rochelle","identifier":"FR LRH","unlocode":"FR LRH","city":null,"country":"France","waterBody":"Bay of Biscay; North Atlantic Ocean","harborSize":"Medium","harborType":"Coastal (Tide Gates)","channelDepthMeters":11,"confidenceLevel":null,"coordinates":{"latitude":46.15,"longitude":-1.15},"description":"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","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/seaports/la-rochelle-port-fr-lrh","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/seaports/en/la-rochelle-port-fr-lrh","source":null,"provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Freight Academy","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"La Rochelle · (UN/LOCODE: FR LRH) · France · Medium · 11 m"}