During the early 19th century, Saint Helier Harbour was constructed becoming the main Harbour in Jersey Channel Islands. Located on the South coast of Jersey, the harbour has three main marinas holding private yatchs, drying habours, commercial havbours, as well as a dock for cargo ships.

What is now called the English Harbour and French Harbour, was where ships used to come into the town. Then the Chambour of Commerce urged the States to build a new updated harbour, however they refused which resulted in them building it themselves in 1790. Merchants began constructing roads leading from the harbour to the town in 1814, now known as Commercial Buildings and Le Quai des Merchands. Construction later finished in 1832 on the sea wall at the Esplanade. Shipping expanded rapidly, which led to States of Jersey building two new piers; Victoria and Albert Pier.

Main Harbour – This is for commercial vessels, located alongside Victoria Quay and New North Quay.

Elizabeth Harbour – Now used as a Ferry terminal: ferries to and from Saint Malo, Guernsey, Portsmouth and Sark.

La Collette Yacht Basin Marina, Saint Helier Marina and Elizabeth Marina was build in 1980, now home to Jersey’s Commercial Fishing Fleet.