The shipping platform

Location: Le Legue/Saint Brieuc is situated on the River Gouet. General overview: The port consists of a tidal harbour, lock and basin. The main cargoes handled are cattle feed, china clay, kerphalite, fertiliser, ammonia nitrate, scrap and timber. Le Légué is more usually known as a long stay marina, with excellent maintenance and repair facilities for all types of pleasure and commercial craft, including a fully equipped ship repair centre catering for vessels up to 350 tonnes situated between the lock and the swing bridge at the entrance to the marina. This repair facility is unique along the Brittany Channel coast as it includes a state-of-the-art paint shop capable of receiving vessels up to 350 DWT and 30m LOA. The marina itself is equipped with a wide slip, 20t boat hoist and a 2t mast stepping jib. The marina comprises 230 berths, including 20 visitors’ berths. It is accessible to all types of boats up to a maximum of 18 metres in length and a maximum draft of 3 metres. Traffic figures: Approx 320,000t of cargo and 220 vessels 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: Outer port: LOA 120m, draught 5.5m, depends on tides, 5,000DWT. Inner Basin: LOA 83m, width 12.8m, draught 4.8m.