Calais

Name: Calais
Address: France

FranceFR CQF

No. 120 port worldwide

Post resource

Location

Codes & time

UN/LOCODE

FR CQF

Coordinates (DMS)

50-57.0N 001-51.0E

Decimal (maps)

50.950000 1.850000

Time zone

Europe/Paris

Now: UTC+2

Standard: UTC+1

DST from 29 Mar 2026 03:00 CEST; standard time from 25 Oct 2026 03:00 CET

Contacts

Who to call at Calais, with the source of each number. Numbers and channels change: check the latest port notices before arrival.

Port authority

Official websiteportboulognecalais.fr

Emergency

Nearest rescue centre...

VHF 16distress, safety and calling (156.800 MHz)DSC 70digital selective calling

Active warnings near Calais

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Calais at a glance

No. 120 worldwide

Rank basis: Cargo throughput 40 million tonnes (2025)

Throughput

40 million tonnes (2025) source

Figures change: always confirm limits with the port authority, local notices and your agent before arrival.

Calais port guide

Calais is France's busiest cross-Channel ferry port, on the shortest crossing to Dover. It handled about 40 million tonnes in 2025, almost all RoRo freight on ferries.

Sources

Mer et Marine - 2025 review of French port traffic (table, thousand tonnes)

For planning reference only (researched Oct 1, 2026). Always verify against official publications - Admiralty Sailing Directions, List of Radio Signals, local notices and the port authority - and your agent before arrival.

Catalogue harbor data

LOCODE function: False
Raw coordinates: False