The shipping platform

Location: Bayonne is located at the entrance to the River Adour, on the W coast of France. General overview: The port has a number of public and private cargo handling facilities positioned on both sides of the river. These facilities can accommodate cruise, general, bulk and oil vessels. The principal cargoes handled are maize, steel exports, chemical liquids in bulk, gasoline, fuel oil and fertiliser. Cruise vessels call at Bayonne city quay and also anchor in nearby St Jean de Luz Bay, where max size is LOA 180m, draught 7.5m. Berths: ● Right Bank: - Tarnos 1 – 4 Quay: LOA: 400 m; draft: 9.5 m. - Liquid 1 – 3 Quay: LOA: 190 m; draft: 10.0 m. - Marcel Forgues Quay: LOA: 200 m; draft: 9.5 m. - Leon Tramut Quay: LOA: 170 m; draft: 10.0 m. - Delure Quay: LOA: 220 m; draft: 9.5 m. - Grain Silo Dolphin: LOA: 200 m; draft: 7.0 m. - Saint Gobain Dolphin: LOA: 150 m; draft: 7.32 m. - Saint Bernard Quay: LOA: 128 m; draft: 7.0 m. - Pierre Leroy Dolphin: LOA: 145 m; draft: 6.9 m. ● Left Bank: - Edouard Castel Dolphin: LOA: 190 m; draft: 9.5 m. - Edouard Castel Quay: LOA: 220 m; draft: 8.0 m. - Armand Gomez Dolphin: LOA: 180 m; draft: 7.0 m. - Edmond Foy Quay: LOA: 210 m; draft: 5.5 m. - Berths: P1 –P4; location: Tarnos Quay; use: Fertilisers; facilities: 2x10 tonne, 2x20 tonne, 1x12 tonne cranes and 1 conveyor belt; - Berth: P5; location: Boucau; use: Maize; facilities: 2 conveyors, loading capacity 1,500 t.p.h.; - Berth: P17; location: Edouard Castel; use: Sulphur; facilities: Linear ship loader with capacity 1,000 t.p.h.; - Berth: P8; location: Saint Bernard; use: Containers; facilities: 40 ton crane; - Berths: P3 –P5; location: CELSA; use: Metals; facilities: 2x40 tonne mobile cranes; - Berth: P11; location: Pierre Leroy; use: Ro-Ro; facilities: Floating pontoon, loading capacity of 80 tonnes; - Berth: P2; location: Liquid Quay; use: Chemical products, bitumen; facilities: 2x6 in. and 1x10 in. chicksans, one arm for handling bitumen and enclosed conveyor rack; - Berth: P8; location: Saint Bernard Timber; use: containers; facilities: 1x40 – 80 tonne electric crane and 1x30 tonne mobile crane - Berth: P16; location: Armand-Gomez Dolphin; use: Timber, cement; facilities: 2 mobile electric cranes. Traffic figures: Approx 3,750,000t of cargo and 800 vessels annually. Load line zone: North Atlantic Winter Seasonal Zone II, Winter Nov 1 to Mar 31, Summer Apr 1 to Oct 31. Max size: LOA 160m, beam 25m, draught 8.7m (entry), 9.6m (departure). Each request for LOA between 160m and 180m will be examined on case by case basis. Night time restriction: LOA 130m and draught 7.0m.