A port directly linked with one of maritime roads the most popular in the world : a ship sailing from "Ushant" to "les casquets" goes only to 7.5 nautic milles off the port of Cherbourg, that is to say a rerouting of 30 to 45 minutes.

A deep water port (13m minimum), the most important artificial roadstead in the world, open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, with a direct access to the different commercial quays without lock.

Polyvalent facilities
With modern, polyvalent storage and lifting capacity, Cherbourg is now able to offer the same level of service  and the best-adapted solution for every type of cargo : containers, conventional dry or refrigerated cargoes and any other cargo types. The Port area has large storage areas which are directly linked to the quayside and available for the construction of warehouses or industrial units.

Quality assured
Cherbourg is well-known to the biggest ship operators for the quality and reliability of its port services. These high performance and secure services are particularly suitable for Ro-Ro traffic : accompanied or un-accompanied trailers, new cars

Services available to ships
Ship have access to all technical services available : bunkering in the harbour or at the quayside, naval repairs using a ship elevator with a 4500 tons capacity.