Project record

Port 2000 Chatiere protected river access

Participation
Not assessed
Project facts checked

Terelian and SDI/DEME are constructing the 1,800 metre protection dike; HAROPA reported nearly 800,000 m3 of foundation material placed by 1 June 2026 after a 760,000 m3 weak-silt purge, while channel dredging, dike tie-ins, completion and operating release remain pending

Project sources

HAROPA PORT is building a sheltered 100 metre-wide river-navigation link between Le Havre's historic outer harbour and Port 2000. BOAMP records a EUR 183,127,884.29 works contract awarded to the Terelian-Societe de Dragage International group after five tenders; HAROPA values the wider programme at EUR 197 million. Owner records confirm the weak-silt purge, nearly 800,000 m3 of submerged foundation and the start of Accropode placement. They do not confirm completion of the 1.8 million m3 channel dredge, dike connections, accepted navigation geometry or opening to traffic.

Supply vessel and diffuser pontoon placing the submerged sand-gravel foundation for the Port 2000 Chatiere protection dike at Le Havre

HAROPA PORT / Samuel Salamagnon; exact Chatiere foundation construction workfront

Location

France / Europe

Segment

Ports and coastal protection

Phase

Construction / Confirmed

Last checked

16 August 2026

Coverage

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Ports and coastal protection is the primary work classification. Related sectors connect this record to adjacent marine delivery and market coverage.

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Project anatomy

Contract scope and delivery roles

Client / authority
HAROPA PORT, legally Grand Port Fluvio-Maritime de l'Axe Seine, as buyer and project owner
Delivery parties
Terelian - consortium lead and principal dike contractor; VINCI Construction subsidiary, Societe de Dragage International (SDI) / DEME - co-contractor for the marine works, GTM OA - named Terelian subcontractor manufacturing and placing the Accropode protection units; VINCI Construction subsidiary, Lafarge Gonfreville - local concrete supplier for Accropode production, I-SEA and HOZRO - named specialists supporting continuous turbidity monitoring, Other dredging, marine-plant, quarry, transport, survey and lower-tier suppliers - not fully disclosed
Contract route
The works were initially advertised in 2021 under project procurement ID 21ETI02. BOAMP award notice 24-142787 records negotiated procedure contract 24 051, an award decision on 12 July 2024, contract issue on 20 November 2024, five tenders and a EUR 183,127,884.29 payable amount. HAROPA subsequently identified Terelian as consortium lead and SDI, a DEME Group company, as co-contractor when announcing contract notification and first interventions in December 2024.
Execution window
HAROPA's published programme targets commissioning in the first half of 2027. That remains a planned operating date. Public records confirm underwater foundation and armour placement in 2026, while channel completion, dike openings and tie-ins, hydrographic acceptance, navigation release and repeat inland-vessel use remain undocumented.
Works package
The contract covers execution design and construction of a 1,800 metre rubble-mound dike and associated dredging to create a protected 100 metre-wide navigation channel. The dike includes a sand-gravel foundation, all-in gravel core, graded rock filters and armour, natural inner armour and Accropode concrete outer armour. HAROPA estimates 1.8 million m3 for channel dredging, with immersible sediment routed to Octeville-sur-Mer and non-immersible material reused in a future platform at the former oil basin.
Marine interfaces
Delivery joins unexploded-ordnance detection, obstruction removal, a 760,000 m3 weak-silt purge, marine placement through a diffuser pontoon and floating line, land-based dike construction, 19,900 Accropodes, rock logistics, existing-dike openings, 1.8 million m3 channel dredging, bathymetric control, turbidity monitoring and continuous commercial-port traffic. Future maintenance is material: HAROPA models a 6.7% increase in maintenance-dredging volume over seven years and about 1,000 tonnes per year of armour replenishment.
Commercial evidence boundary
BOAMP's EUR 183.128 million award belongs to one Terelian-SDI group tender and must not be doubled because both group members appear in the notice. HAROPA's current EUR 197 million programme split is Region Normandie EUR 86.05 million, State EUR 3.6 million, European Union EUR 24.9 million and HAROPA EUR 82.45 million. A December 2024 owner page instead allocated EUR 23.6 million to the State, EUR 11 million to the EU and EUR 76.35 million to HAROPA. Both sum to EUR 197 million, but no cited notice explains the reallocation.

Contract and delivery chain

Work packages and named roles

Published scope, named parties and supporting evidence for each workstream.

Works contract

Execution design, 1,800 metre dike and associated dredging

Named party
Terelian-SDI/DEME group
Evidence status
Confirmed
Source position
BOAMP records contract 24 051 at EUR 183,127,884.29 after five tenders; HAROPA identifies Terelian as lead and SDI as co-contractor. Source
Ground preparation

Weak-silt purge along the dike alignment

Named party
Terelian-SDI/DEME group
Evidence status
Confirmed
Source position
HAROPA's updated works-stage page says approximately 760,000 m3 of mechanically unsuitable silty material was dredged before foundation placement. Source
Dike foundation

Sand-gravel submerged base across 1,800 metres

Named party
Terelian and DEME
Evidence status
Confirmed
Source position
On 1 June 2026 HAROPA reported nearly 800,000 m3 placed using a diffuser pontoon, floating line and supply vessel, with regular bathymetric control. Source
Outer armour

19,900 Accropode concrete units

Named party
Terelian and subcontractor GTM OA; Lafarge Gonfreville concrete
Evidence status
Confirmed
Source position
The first unit was placed on 27 April 2026; HAROPA reported 6,800 cast, 450,000 tonnes of rock delivered and 75% of the foundation complete in May. Source
Environmental control

Continuous turbidity and bathymetric monitoring

Named party
HAROPA PORT with I-SEA and HOZRO
Evidence status
Confirmed
Source position
HAROPA identifies predictive modelling, satellite imagery and bathymetric checks used to distinguish natural conditions from work-related plumes and adjust operations. Source
Channel formation

Approximately 1.8 million m3 navigation-channel dredging

Named party
Terelian-SDI/DEME group
Evidence status
Not evidenced
Source position
HAROPA publishes the target quantity and separate immersible and non-immersible routes, but the cited record does not confirm completed channel dredging or accepted geometry. Source
Operating release

Dike tie-ins, channel acceptance and first service

Named party
HAROPA PORT and the works group
Evidence status
Not evidenced
Source position
First-half 2027 is the published commissioning target; no cited source proves completed dike openings, as-built acceptance or repeat inland-vessel use.

Project timeline

Material developments

Dated events that changed scope, counterparties, delivery, commissioning or operating status.

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Environmental compensation moved into monitored operation

HAROPA reported a monitored 10.8 hectare compensatory wetland and confirmed that stored sediment also supports material reuse within the active works programme.

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The submerged dike base approached completion

Nearly 800,000 m3 had been placed across the 1,800 metre alignment using a marine spread without interrupting commercial traffic inside the operating port.

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The first Accropode was placed

Protective-armour installation began while submerged-foundation placement, rock deliveries and production of the remaining units in the 19,900-block programme continued.

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The formal award result fixed the construction group

BOAMP disclosed the Terelian-SDI winning group, EUR 183.128 million payable amount, five submitted tenders and the controlling award and contract dates.

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Evidence gap

What remains unverified

Outstanding evidence

  • Completion of the nearly 800,000 m3 submerged foundation
  • Status of the announced 18 June 2026 micromining operation
  • Accropode production and placement against the 19,900-unit total
  • Quarry, rock-transport, dredging-spread and lower-tier supplier identities
  • Existing-dike openings, demolition and north-south tie-ins
  • 1.8 million m3 channel dredging and sediment-route reconciliation
  • Updated funding allocation and construction-payment ledger
  • As-built bathymetry, environmental close-out and first-half 2027 operating release

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Reporting status

Project phase
Construction
Evidence confidence
Confirmed
Last checked
16 August 2026
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