The shipping platform

Location: Dunkirk is situated on the N coast of France, near the Belgian border. General overview: The port of Dunkirk occupies 2 sites on 15km of shoreline, the East Port and the West Port. The East Port is entered through a series of 3 locks giving access to 6 wet docks. These docks provide over 16km of quays and cover an area of 385ha. The docks are connected by a basin 6km long and can accommodate vessels fully laden of 130,000DWT and up to a max draught of 14.2m. There are individual sugar, timber, steel and agricultural products berths plus 6 oil berths and 4 berths for large ore and coal carriers, as well as general cargo berths. The West Port is a tidal port (no locks) and has access to 2km of deep water berths. The harbour area covers 560ha and provides accommodation for tankers up to 300,000DWT and bulk carriers up to 180,000DWT. The max draught is 20.5m in the Outer Harbour. There are also facilities for short sea traffic and a series of deep water berths for handling Lo-Lo, Ro-Ro and container ships. The port is also a cross channel car/truck/passenger ferry port and has shipyard repair facilities. Imports: Sands and gravel, alumina, petroleum coke, soda, fertilisers, granite aggregates, crude oil, ores and coal. Exports: Slag, lime, grain, bulk sugar, clinker, cast iron, scrap metal and cattle feed. Berths: ○ East Port: ● Dock No. 1: - Freycinet I quay: LOA: 165 m; draft: 4.6 – 5.8 m. -Freycinet II quay: LOA: 165 m; draft: 4.6 – 5.8 m. -Freycinet III quay: LOA: 165 m; draft: 4.6 – 5.8 m. ● Dock No. 2: -Freycinet IV quay: LOA: 160 m; draft: 6.7 – 6.8 m. -Freycinet V quay: LOA: 160 m; draft: 6.7 – 6.8 m. ● Dock No. 3: -Freycinet VI quay: LOA: 165 m; draft: 8.3 – 9.4 m. -Freycinet VII quay: LOA: 165 m; draft: 8.3 – 9.4 m.; faciltiies: 1 fixed Ro-Ro ramp ● Dock No. 4: -Freycinet VIII quay: LOA: 175 m; draft: 8.6 – 9.3 m. -Freycinet IX quay: LOA: 175 m; draft: 8.6 – 9.3 m; facilities: Sugar ● Dock No. 5: -Freycinet X quay: LOA: 190 m; draft: 10.0 – 11.7 m; facilities: Sugar -Freycinet XI South quay: LOA: 190 m; draft: 10.0 – 11.7 m. -Freycinet XI North quay: LOA: 190 m; draft: 10.0 – 11.7 m. -Front du Mole V quay: draft: 10.0 – 11.7 m; facilities: Bulk liquid ● Dock No. 6: -Freycinet XII quay: LOA: 250 m; draft: 12.5 – 12.6 m; -Freycinet XII quay: LOA: 250 m; draft: 12.5 – 12.6 m; -Freycinet XIII quay: LOA: 250 m; draft: 12.5 – 12.6 m; -Front de Mole VI quay: LOA: 250 m; draft: 5.8 m. ● SRD: -Appontement Petrolier quay: LOA: 245 m; draft: 7.5 – 12.4 m; ● Bassin Maritime: -Appontement quay: LOA: 292 m; draft: 14.2 m; -Arcebor Mittal quay: draft: 6.0 – 14.2 ● Bassin de Mardyck: -Terminal CEMEX: draft: 7.5 m; -Total Raffinage Distribution: LOA: 240 – 275 m; draft: 5.5 – 14.2; facilities: Petroleum -Stocknord: LOA: 280 m; draft: 4.5 – 14.2; facilities: Petroleum -Quai de l’Escaut: draft: 11.6 m; ● Port Central: -Quai de Grande Synthe: draft: 14.2 m; facilities: Grain; -Terminal Holcim Granulats: draft: 6.0 m; facilities: Barges; -Terminal Multi-vracs: draft: 10.0 – 14.2 m; facilities: Bulk, ore; ○ West Port: ● APF Appontements Petroliers: LOA: 360 m; depth: 20.5; facilities: Crude ● Darse de la Manche et Bassin de l’Atlantique: -Ramsgate: LOA: 180 m; draft: 7.00 m; facilities: Ro-Ro, 880 tons -d’Alsace: draft: 7.00 m; facilities: Ro-Ro, 44 tons -Lorraine (741 –742): draft: 7.00 m; facilities: Ro-Ro, 72 tons -Lorraine (743): draft: 11.90 m; facilities: Ro-Ro, 220 tons -Lorraine (744): draft: 11.90 m; facilities: Containers -Flandre (751 – 753): draft: 12.50 – 16.0 m; facilities: Containers -Postes 760 – 762 and 781 (QPO): draft: 18.00 m; facilities: Ore, coal -Aluminium Dunkerque (QPO): draft: 11.50 m; facilities: Aluminium -Darse Aluminium Dunkerque (QPO): draft: 4.00 m; facilities: Aluminium Traffic figures: Approx 6,540 vessels, 45,000,000t of cargo, 212,000TEU and 2,200,000 passengers handled annually. Load line zone: North Atlantic Winter Seasonal Zone II, Winter Nov 1 to Mar 31, Summer Apr 1 to Oct 31. Max size: West Port: LOA 360m, draught 20.5m, 300,000DWT. East Port: LOA 292, beam 45m, draught 14.2m. Size reduced for night movements. Largest vessel handled: "Concordia" LOA 370.4m.