1、 What are the ports in Europe for sea freight

The basic ports of European routes include: Port of Rotterdam Port in the Netherlands, Port of Hamburg Port in Germany, Bremen Port, Port of Antwerp Port in Belgium, Felixto Port in the UK, Southampton Port and Riharvard Port in France.

Other areas can be divided into three major routes: the Eastern Route, the Western Route, and the Black Sea Route

1. Main routes to the east:

Port of Koper in Slovenia, Port of Piraeus and Thessaloniki Port in Greece, Istanbul Port, İzmir Port and Mersin Port in Türkiye, Alexandria Port in Egypt, Port of Haifa and Port of Ashdod in Israel, Port of Beirut in Lebanon, Latakia Port in Syria, Damieta Port in Damietta.

2. Basic Port of Dixi Route:

Port of Forth in France, Barcelona and Valencia in Spain, Port of Genoa and La Spezia in Italy.

3. Main routes of the Black Sea:

The ports of Varna and Sofia in Bulgaria, Konstansa in Romania, Novorossiysk in Russia, Port of Odesa and Ilichevsky in Ukraine, and Poti in Georgia.

Among them: Flixtow Port in Britain, Port of Hamburg Port in Germany, Port of Antwerp Port in Belgium, Port of Rotterdam Port in the Netherlands, and Le Havre Port in France. These five ports are commonly referred to as European basic ports, also known as Euroports.

A basic port refers to a port that ships usually need to be regularly attached to. The port has good equipment conditions, large cargo capacity, and stability. Goods transported to basic ports are generally transported directly without the need for transshipment. All ports other than basic ports are called non basic ports, and non basic ports require additional transfer surcharges in addition to basic port fees.

2、 How to Divide European Maritime Routes

The fixed routes for European basic ports and shipping companies include the following

China Shipping: Felixstowe Port, Port of Hamburg Port, Port of Antwerp Port, Port of Rotterdam Port, Le Havre Port

Han Jin: Port of Rotterdam Port, Port of Antwerp Port, Port of Hamburg Port, Felixstowe Port, Le Havre Port

Yangming: Port of Rotterdam Port, Port of Hamburg Port, Felixstowe Port, Port of Antwerp Port

Evergreen: Port of Rotterdam Port, Port of Hamburg Port, Thames Port, Le Havre Port, Port of Antwerp Port, Bremerhaven Port

Maersk: Gioia Tauro Port, Le Havre Port, Bremerhaven Port, Felixstowe Port, Port of Antwerp Port

Modern: Le Havre, Port of Hamburg, Port of Rotterdam, Bremen, Port of Southampton, Port of Antwerp

COSCO: Port of Rotterdam, Port of Hamburg, Port of Antwerp, Felixstowe, Le Havre, Bremen

CMA: Le Havre, Port of Hamburg, Port of Rotterdam, Southampton, Port of Antwerp, Port of Zeebrugge

K-LINE: Felixstowe Port, Southampton Port, Port of Hamburg Port, Port of Rotterdam Port, Le Havre Port

MOSK: Le Havre, Port of Rotterdam, Port of Hamburg, Southampton, Port of Antwerp, Bremerhaven

NORASIA: Port of Hamburg, Port of Rotterdam, Port of Antwerp, Le Havre, Southampton

APL: Le Havre, Port of Rotterdam, Port of Hamburg, Port of Antwerp, Port of Southampton, Bremen, Bremerhaven

OOCL: Port of Southampton Port, Port of Antwerp Port, Port of Rotterdam Port, Port of Hamburg Port, Bremen Port, Le Havre Port

P&O, MISC, OOCL, NYK, HAPPAG-LLOYD: Port of Rotterdam Port, Port of Hamburg Port, Southampton Port

The sea freight rates at Europort require additional fees such as BAF and CAF, and ISPS during peak seasons.