cruise, Port infrastructures : In Le Havre, HAROPA PORT takes delivery of two new port cranes for its cruise terminal

On August 8, 2025, two port cranes designed to optimize the reception of cruise ships and their passengers were delivered to the Pierre Callet quay located on the Pointe de Floride. With modern equipment and, soon, zero-emission stopovers, HAROPA PORT is taking a new step toward more efficient and sustainable cruise activity.

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Modern equipment to meet the needs of the cruise terminal

Built by Italian manufacturer ITALGRU, these rail-mounted cranes have a lifting capacity of 20 tonnes. They are specially designed to :

  •  safely install access gangways to cruise ships;
  •  ensure their provisioning;
  •  and serve technical calls. 

After a testing phase, they will be deployed along Pierre Callet quay and eventually at Roger Meunier quay.

They join a first mobile port crane delivered in July 2024, bringing the total number of cranes in service at the cruise terminal to three. HAROPA PORT has invested €8.5 million in this acquisition.

A strategic investment to support the terminal’s transformation

This equipment renewal is part of the development projet of the Pointe de Floride. This includes: 

  •  the construction of three new terminals, led by GIP Le Havre Croisières and financed by HAROPA PORT and Le Havre Seine Métropole —its founding members— as well as by the Normandy Region,
  •  the RENAQ project, conducted by HAROPA PORT, which will enable ships to connect to a landside electricity supply during their stopovers. Currently in the testing phase at Pierre Callet quay, this project will be operational in the coming weeks and will continue at Roger Meunier and Joannès Couvert quays in the coming months.

With three brand-new cranes, 22-meter gangways, and soon emission free calls, HAROPA PORT is affirming its commitmen: to accommodate the growth of cruise activity while reducing its environmental footprint and improving passenger comfort.