French regional-government port authority, asset owner and marine-works client

Region Hauts-de-France - Ports Directorate

Regional inventory photograph of the Boulogne-sur-Mer port asset, showing the inner harbour, marina, quays and waterfront

Philippe Dapvril / Region Hauts-de-France - Inventaire general; historical port-asset context, not current works evidence

Region Hauts-de-France owns the Boulogne-sur-Mer and Calais port sites.

Organization overview

French regional-government port authority, asset owner and marine-works client

Geographic footprint: Europe, France, Hauts-de-France, Boulogne-sur-Mer, Calais, and Strait of Dover. Core marine roles: Owner and port authority for Boulogne-sur-Mer and Calais, Marine-infrastructure owner and works client, Navigation-channel, basin and dredging client, and Hydrographic and sediment-monitoring client.

Project records 1 Last reviewed 16 August 2026

Type

French regional-government port authority, asset owner and marine-works client

Active regions

Europe, France, Hauts-de-France, Boulogne-sur-Mer, Calais, Strait of Dover

Marine works roles

Owner and port authority for Boulogne-sur-Mer and Calais, Marine-infrastructure owner and works client, Navigation-channel, basin and dredging client, Hydrographic and sediment-monitoring client, Breakwater, jetty, lock, quay and movable-asset custodian, Non-conceded port-domain operator and maintainer, Commercial port-operation delegation supervisor, Regional maritime, port and coastal-policy authority

Role in marine infrastructure

Region Hauts-de-France owns the Boulogne-sur-Mer and Calais port sites. Its Direction de la Mer, des Ports et du Littoral acts as port authority, owner-side project manager and custodian for most breakwaters, jetties, channels, basins, locks and quays. The directorate also operates and maintains non-conceded areas and movable assets while supervising the delegated commercial operation of the port. The Region's 2025 financial outturn records two maintenance-dredging campaigns across the two sites, 667,565 cubic metres removed by trailing suction hopper dredger and EUR 5.3 million of dredging expenditure, plus EUR 1.85 million for bathymetry, sediment analysis, volume estimation and hydrographic follow-up. Those figures describe the prior 2025 operating year. For contract 202613951, the Region is client and framework owner; SODRANORD is the named contractor, and no current source confirms the first purchase order, 2026 quantity, vessel or mobilisation.

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