The shipping platform

Location: Caen is situated approx 7nm from the sea. Access is via the Ouistreham Locks and Canal. General overview: There is daily cross channel ferry traffic from Ouistreham and Caen handles bulk grain, wood products, fertilisers, scrap, salt, molasses and hydrocarbons. Berths: ● Saint Pierre: - Vendeuvre: facilities: Pleasure boats; length: 280 m; draft: 3.8 m. - Cafarelli: length: 150 m; draft: 3.8 m. ● Nouveau: - President: length: 150 m; draft: 7.0 m. ● Bassin: - Hippolyte - Lefevre - President - Gaston Lamy: facilities: Passengers; length: 550 m; draft: 6.5 m. - de Normandie: length: 375 m; depth: 5.8 m. ● De Calix: - Calix: facilities: Ro-Ro; length: 140 m; depth: 8.6/ length: 180 m; depth: 7.6 m. ● D’Herouville: - President: facilities: Bulk/multipurpose; length: 370 m; depth: 8.95 m. - Delaunay: length: 200 m; depth: 8.95 m. ● Blainville: - President Spriet: facilities: Cereals; length: 560 m; depth: 9.1 m. ● Ouistreham: - Sonec: facilities: Tankers; length: 120 m; depth: 6.70 m. - Fore Port: - Car Ferry Berth No. 1: depth: 6 m. - Passengers: length: 180 m, depth: 6 m. - Car Ferry Berth No. 2: length: 200 m; depth: 7.0 m. Blainville wharf: Multipurpose terminal: wood, scrap metal, salt, oilcake, etc. Cereals: Caen is the export port for the cereal production of Lower Normandy. Quay length: 636 m, draft 9.10 m 125,000 m² of land 28,650 m² of warehouses (4 x 3,600) (2 x 2,400) (3 x 3,150) Salt canopy: 2,700 m² (3 x 900) 2 hook cranes 15/26 T 2 hook/bucket/grapple cranes 10/20 T 1 hook/bucket/spreader crane 45/60 T 1 self-propelled crane on tires, hook/bucket/grapple 13/42 T 1 self-propelled crane on tires, hook/bucket/grapple 13/64 T 1 cereal silo 31,500 T – 2 loading gantry cranes 1 weighbridge 50 T 8 dryers with a total capacity of 1,100 m3 The Caen Normandie CCI: Area of ​​land acquired (2003‐2006): 63 ha Building surface area acquired: 10 ha Built building surface: 15,500 m² Surface area of ​​land acquired: 91,286 m² Surface area created: 70,000 m² Available land reserve area: 10 ha Load line zone: North Atlantic Winter Seasonal Zone II, Winter Nov 1 to Mar 31, Summer Apr 1 to Oct 31. Max size: Max sizes are as follows: Max draught to Herouville 9.0m FW, to Calix 8.58m FW. Airdraught for Calix Bridge 33m. - Quai de Blainville LOA: 205 m; beam: 23.5 m. - Bassin d'Herouville: LOA: 205 m ; beam: 23.5 m. - Bassin de Calix: LOA: 180 m; beam: 23.5 m. - Nouveau Bassin: LOA: 145 m; beam: 20.5 m. - West Lock dimensions: Length 225m, width 28.45m.