The shipping platform

Location: Saint-Nazaire seaport is located in Loire-Atlantique département, Pays de la Loire région, western France. It lies on the right bank of the Loire River estuary, 38 miles (61 km) west-northwest of Nantes. Its port area extends over a 65-kilometre stretch along the Loire Estuary. General overview: St Nazaire is a subport of Nantes-St Nazaire. The facilities at Saint Nazaire are used to handle imports of cattle feed and fruits and to export cereals, grains, meats, vegetable oils, and refrigerated goods. The also serve heavy cargoes and ship repairs. Three locks provide access to Port of Saint Nazaire and Penhoet docks. Large merchant vessels use the south lock. Services vessels and fishing or pleasure boats use the east lock. The largest vessels, particularly those going to and from the shipyards, use the 350-meter long Louis Joubert lock. Berths: -Berth 1-15: size: 25,000 dwt; length: 2,700 m; LOA: 180 m; draft: 8.50 m; facilities: General, dry bulk, heavy-lift, fishing, reefer, veg. oil, ship building Terminals: ● Montoir de Bretagne Coal Terminal: Operated by Port Autonome de Nantes-Saint Nazaire and located in Montoir. Facilities: Berth is capable of accommodating bulk ore vessels up to 140,000 d.w.t. Handles discharge of coal for thermal power station at Cordemais, rate 2,500 t.p.h. ● Terminal Agroalimentaire, St Nazaire: Operated by Port Autonome de Nantes-Saint Nazaire and located at Quai des Grande Puits, Bassin de Pennhoet. Facilities: Grain silo with capacity 10,000 tons. Loading rate 400 t.p.h. ● Poste a Liquide: Operated Port Autonome de Nantes-Saint Nazaire and located at Montoir. Facilities: Single berth, length approx. 92 m. Distance between outermost mooring points approx. 312 m. Handles ammonia gas, acids and other bulk liquids. Molasses average throughput 600 t.p.h. Traffic figures: about 220 vessles called the part and around 9,000 passengers have visitied it; 27,000,000t of cargo are handled annually.