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A necessary extension of the Vieux-Port
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In the 1840s, an extension of the Vieux-Port's (Old Port) capacity became essential as maritime traffic had become too intense (from 1,374,067 tons in 1830 to 2,932,005 tons in 1847). By a law of August 5, 1844, the government ordered the construction of the Joliette basin (photo) north of the Vieux-Port, then the second largest port in France. The Joliette infrastructure began to be used in 1847, six years before the basin was completed. The extension of the port continued in 1854, 1856, and 1859 with the construction of the basins of Lazaret, Arenc, and Napoléon.
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