France seaport container traffic: Marseille-Fos
France seaport container traffic: Marseille-Fos stood at 1,453.29 thousand TEU in 2025, according to SDES – Service des données et études statistiques (Ministère de la Transition écologique). It is one of the indicators in the Freight transport (annual) table (Value · Annual), with a complete series running from 2000 to 2025. The complete series with an interactive chart, free to download.
This indicator in the Freight transport (annual) table
| Indicator | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Container traffic, all ports | 6,460.15 | 6,268.58 | 5,671.82 | 6,491.57 | 6,283.82 | 5,255.92 | 5,831.22 | 5,933.67 | 5,834.14 | 5,356.95 | |
| Marseille-Fos | 1,453.29 | 1,454.82 | 1,336.66 | 1,520.72 | 1,421.02 | 1,317.67 | 1,454.62 | 1,407.39 | 1,362.2 | 1,251.74 | |
| Dunkirk | 747.08 | 652.88 | 667.05 | 744.09 | 652.17 | 462.42 | 451.48 | 421.98 | 373.42 | 341.04 |
Understanding france seaport container traffic: Marseille-Fos
Quantifying box traffic in thousand TEU, this dataset records standard containerized units handled at the primary Mediterranean gateway complex. The compilation encompasses intermodal boxes unloaded from deep-sea vessels and transferred to rail, barge, or truck, omitting conventional liquid and solid bulk shipments processed at separate specialized berths. Compared with northern European box terminals, this series highlights southern maritime entry points connecting Asian and Middle Eastern trade routes with European hinterlands.
Users analyzing this series should account for labor disputes, terminal automation updates, and carrier alliance realignments that frequently impact Mediterranean port throughput. Direct comparisons with northern range ports can be misleading due to distinct inland transport networks and hinterland reach. Relying on annual comparisons ensures that temporary weather events in the basin or seasonal shipping slumps do not skew the long-term evaluation of trade competitiveness.
Frequently asked questions
- What geographic trade routes are most relevant to this Mediterranean port?
- Shipping lanes connecting Asia, the Middle East, and North Africa through the Suez Canal heavily influence container volumes here.
- Are bulk commodities like oil counted in this TEU measure?
- No, bulk goods are measured in weight units; TEU statistics strictly record standardized container boxes.
- Why do carrier alliance changes impact these annual figures?
- Shipping lines frequently reroute vessel strings between competing Mediterranean hubs, causing shifts in regional container counts.