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Location: FOS is located 22 n.m. NW of Marseilles along the mediterranean coast General overview: Fos is a subport of Marseilles. It is a multipurpose port handling dry bulk, containers, gas, general cargo and tankers. FOS is made up of two harbours: - the “Eastern harbour”, historical harbour located in the city of Marseille, where are mainly handled the flow of goods to the Mediterranean and Africa. - the “Western harbor”, backed by a vast industrial area of more than 10 000 hectares, which besides its petroleum and chemical activity, is also the port of containerization and massification. The eastern harbour consists of: 1 container and Con-Ro terminal, several multipurpose terminals, 4 quay cranes post panamax, 32 hectares of storage capacity. The western port has among others, 2 container terminals, 2 car terminals, 2 break bulk terminals and a 300 hectare logistics area. Berths: -No. 800: size: 80,000 DWT; LAO: 250 m; draft: 13.00 m; remarks: Tanker berth 0 - crude, products, methanol -No. 801: LOA: 370 m; draft: 20.80 m; remarks: Tanker berth 1 - crude, products -No. 802: LOA: 350 m; draft: 17.00 m; remarks: Tanker berth 2 - crude oil -No. 803: LOA: 420 m; draft: 22.25 m; remarks: Tanker berth 3 - crude oil -No. 804: LOA: 420 m; draft: 14.00 m; remarks: Tanker berth 4 - crude oil -No. 807: size: 80,000 DWT; LOA: 250 m; remarks: 12.80 m; remarks: Tanker berth OBis - crude, products, methanol -No. 808: LOA: 130 m; draft: 6.50 m; remarks: Tanker berth C2 products for coastal vessels ● Dock 1: -No. 811: draft: 18.60 m; remarks: Sollac Import Quay -No. 812: draft: 18.60 m; remarks: Sollac Import Quay -No. 821A: LOA: 100 m; draft: 4.70 m; remarks: Sollac berth for fuel oil imports -No. 821: draft: 11.89 m; remarks: Sollac Export Quay -No. 822: draft: 11.89 m; remarks: Sollac Export Quay -No. 823: draft: 11.89 m; remarks: Sollac Export Quay -No. 830: LOA: 180 m; draft: 9.75 m; remarks: LNG terminal - Gaz de France -No. 851: size: 140,000 DWT; LOA: 300 m; draft: 17.00 m; remarks: Ore Terminal -No. 852: size: 140,000 DWT; LOA: 300 m; draft: 17.00 m; remarks: Ore Terminal -No. 853: size: 140,000 DWT; LOA: 300 m; draft: 17.00 m; remarks: Ore Terminal ● Dock 2: -LOA: 70 m; draft: 11.50 m; remarks: Arco - Chemie terminal -No. 858: LOA: 35 m; draft: 11.30 m; remarks: Atochem and SCVF -No. 859: LOA: 120 m; draft: 5.00 m; remarks: Private -No. 862: draft: 13.00 m; remarks: Container terminal -No. 863: draft: 13.00 m; remarks: Container terminal -No. 864: draft: 13.00 m; remarks: Container terminal -No. 865: draft: 13.00 m; remarks: Container terminal -No. 866; draft: 13.00 m; remarks: Container terminal ● Dock 3: -No. 870: LOA: 110 m; draft: 6.50 m; remarks: Ro-Ro Berth -No. 871: LOA: 221 m; draft: 11.50 m; remarks: Misc -No. 872: LOA: 222 m; draft: 11.50 m; remarks: Misc -No. 873: LOA: 222 m; draft: 11.50 m; remarks: Misc -Gloria Quay: LOA: 250 m; draft: 10.00 m; remarks: RoRo Berth Traffic figures: Total annual traffic : 78.9 millions tons • Crude oil and oil products : 41.7 MT • Solid Bulk : 12.7 MT • Liquid Bulk : 3.9 MT • Passengers : 3.13 millions passengers, including 1.86 millions cruise line customers. • General cargo : 20.6 MT including : 1 454 621 TEUs Load line zone: North Atlantic Winter Seasonal Zone II, Winter Nov 1 to Mar 31, Summer Apr 1 to Oct 31.