General Description
Location: Montoir-de-Bretagne port , or simply Montoir port, is a subport of Nantes-St Nazaire port (port code: FRNTE), which is located at the mouth of the River Loire on the W coast of France.
General overview: Montoir is a subport of Nantes-St Nazaire. The port primarily receives LNG and coal. Main exports are containerised cargos, agri-bulk and multi-bulk products.
Berths:
● Ro-Ro Terminal:
- Berth 2-3: capacity: 15,000 dwt; depth: 9.0 m; LOA: 180 m; facilities: Cars, trailers, trucks.
● General Cargo and Container Terminal:
Four container berths (Berths No. 1 – 4), total length of quay 950 m., max. draft 12.0 m. Cargo handling equipment consists of 1x15/32 tonne mobile crane, 1x63 tonnes pneumatic type crane and 2x70, 2x50 tonnes post-Panamax gantry cranes, 300 reefer points, rail sidings and total area 210,000 sq.m.
- Berth 1: depth: 12.6 ; facilities: Scrap, container.
- Berth 2: capacity: 50,000 dwt; depth: 12.6 m; facilities: Containers, general cargo.
- Berth 3-4: capacity: 60,000 dwt; depth: 12.6 m; LOA: 260 m; facilities: Containers.
● Agri-foodstuffs and Multi-bulk Terminal:
Length of quay 928 m.; cranes 1x20/40 tons and 5x15/30 tons; three continuous unloaders; total daily throughput 20,000 tons; storage facilities and grain silo with gantry crane. Handles oil seed, oil cake, timber, coal, soya pellet, fertiliser and scrap iron.
- Berth 1: capacity: 50,000 dwt; depth: 12.6 m; LOA: 240 m; facilities: loading and discharge of Multi-bulk products.
- Berth 2: capacity: 100,000 dwt; depth: 13.5 m; LOA: 240 m; facilities: loading and discharge of Agri-bulk products.
- Berth 3: capacity: 100,000 dwt; depth: 13.5 m; LOA: 250 m; facilities: loading and discharge of Agri-bulk products.
- Berth 4: capacity: 100,000 dwt; depth: 12.6 m; LOA: 250 m; facilities: cement and cereal export.
● LNG Terminal:
Two berths accommodate LNG carriers up to 165,000 cu.m., max. draft 12.0 m. Terminal occupies 73 ha. site, storage capacity approx. 360,000 cu.m. in membrane type tanks. LNG discharged from vessel using 5 unloading arms and one vapour return line.
-Berth 1: capacity: 165,000 dwt; depth: 13.1 m; LOA: 320 m; draft: 12.0 m; facilities: discharge of LNG.
-Berth 2: capacity: 165,000 dwt; depth: 13.1 m; LOA: 336 m; draft: 12.0 m; facilities: discharge of LNG.
● Coal Terminal:
Berth is capable of accommodating bulk ore vessels up to 140,000 d.w.t. Handles discharge of coal for thermal power station Cordemais.
- Capacity: 165,000 dwt; depth: 16.0 m; LOA: 280 m; draft: 16.0 m; facilities: discharge of Coal.
Load line zone: North Atlantic Winter Seasonal Zone II, Winter Nov 1 to Mar 31, Summer Apr 1 to Oct 31.
Max. size: LOA: 336 m; draft: 15 m; size: 319398 dwt.