The port of Marseilles (Port Code:FRMRS) situated on the French Mediterranean Sea coast comprises the harbour areas of the Gulf of Fos (Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhone, Fos, Port-de-Bouc and Lavera), of the Etang de Berre, Caronte La Mede and Shell Berre and of Marseilles itself. Marseille-Fos Port is the biggest French port, the third biggest Mediterranean port and the seventh biggest European port, transporting 79 million tons of goods in 2019, making it the 41st port in the world. The harbours offer favourable nautical conditions: easy approaches, an absence of tides and strong currents and excellent visibility. The Fos harbour area can receive the largest vessels in the world. The ports covered in the Marseilles section are: 1. Marseilles 2. Port Saint Louis du Rhone 3. Fos 4. Port de Bouc 5. Lavera 6. Etang de Berre 7. Caronte 8. La Mede 9. Berre (Port de la Pointe). In 2011, the port had an overall traffic of 88 million tons. It was also one of the 15 world's largest cruise ports and the fifth-largest in the Mediterranean.