General Description
Location: Ambes is located at Southwest France on the banks of the Dordogne.
General overview: Ambes is a small port included within the Bordeaux entry. Main cragos which are handled in the port are oil and chemical products.
Berths:
-No. 501: size: 65,000 DWT; depth: 11.0 m; LOA: 200 m; draft: 10.0 m; facilities: Ammonia, petroleum.
-No. 511: size: 45,000 DWT; LOA: 210 m; draft: 9.5 m; facilities: discharge of petroleum.
-No. 512: size: 50,000 DWT; depth: 11.0 m; LOA: 190 m; draft: 10.5 m; facilities: discharge of petroleum.
-No. 515: size: 14,000 DWT; length: 125 m; depth: 7.5 m; LOA: 135 m; draft: 7.5 m; facilities: LPG.
-No. 517: size: 45,000 DWT; LOA: 180 m; draft: 6.5 m; facilities: loading and discharge of petroleum.
-No. 519: LOA: 100 m; draft: 6.5 m; facilities: loading and unloading of bulk salt.
Traffic figures: Approximately 210 vessels visit the port annually.
Load line zone: North Atlantic Winter Seasonal Zone II, Winter Nov 1 to Mar 31, Summer Apr 1 to Oct 31.