News / Project to transfer containers from road to river is 'not green enough'

An artist's impression of the 'Cat Flap', courtesy of Haropa Port/Michel Bizien.

A €125m ($134m) project by Haropa Port – a public agency grouping the ports of Le Havre, Rouen and Paris to promote river transport for cargo – has met stiff opposition from the fisheries lobby and environmental protection groups.

They have taken legal action against a state administrative decree which has authorised construction work on the project.

Known as the ’Cat Flap’, it is designed to facilitate barge access to Le Havre’s Port 2000 container terminals and develop and optimise river freight ...