Nantes Saint-Nazaire Port
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What we can achieve
Heavy-Lift Cargo Area
3 quay able to receive heavy-lift cargo (15 tonnes per square meter)
Easy Quay Access
Easy access quays for the most imposing items
Optimized Crane Handling
Cranes permitting twin-operation handling for the largest volumes
Logistics Platform
A 15 hectare logistics platform located alongside quay and adjoining the Joubert sluice dock
Road Acess for Heavy-Loads
1.2-kilometre and 21-metre-wide road link, convoys of oversized cargo consignments can travel safely and smoothly from Montoir de Bretagne to the Saint Nazaire dock basins.
Waterway for Heavy-Lift Cargo
An inland waterway transport service designed for heavy-lift cargo consignments
About Fifty Companies Located
An economic fabric made of some fifty different companies located in the port area, including Chantiers de l’Atlantique Shipyard, General Electric, Man Energy Solutions, IDEA, Sides, Arcelor, Clemessy, Cargill, Neopolia
High-Performance Facility
Possessing high-performance plant and equipment such as the 400-tonne jumbo derrick and two 150- and 200-tonne-capacity mobile cranes, the quays in Saint Nazaire are ideally suited for loading or unloading heavy-lift cargo consignments.
Nantes Saint-Nazaire Port
About The Port
Nantes Saint-Nazaire Port is an international multimodal platform, an industrial tool for economic development and a regional developer, and plays a major role in the attractiveness of the Greater West. It is the 4th largest metropolitan port and the leading port on the French Atlantic coast.
As an industrial facility, Nantes – Saint Nazaire Port provides the interface between land and sea, serving an entire Region and its economy. An international industrial and logistical platform, the Port is connected to several modes of transport, including sea, inland waterway, rail, road and air.
Key figures on Nantes Saint-Nazaire Port :
- Approximatly 30 million tonnes of traffic per year and 300 types of cargo
- 28 500 jobs generated by port activity
- A port authority area of 2 722 ha
- More than 600 salaried employees and 80 different jobs
- More than 500 companies on the industrial port complex
Floating wind turbines
The EOLE Project
In order to meet the XXL requirements for the large-scale deployment of floating wind turbines, Nantes ‒ Saint Nazaire Port has identified offshore wind power as an essential growth driver in its future development. With the ÉOLE project, Nantes ‒ Saint Nazaire Port aims to place at the disposal of the offshore sector a dedicated industrial integration base for fixed-foundation and floating wind turbines.
Key figures of the project:
20 hectares in Saint-Nazaire, reserved for the storage and pre-assembly of wind turbines
A 750-meter long quay for offloading XXL components
Wet storage for floaters and integration of turbines
Pontoons to receive CTV’s, service and tug boats
A quay reinforced to bear 30 tonnes per m²
Altantic Offshore Energy
Electrical Offshore Substations' constructor
Renowned for its shipbuilding, Chantiers de l’Atlantique has created a Marine Energy business unit with a focus on offshore electrical substation design, manufacture, installation, commissioning, and maintenance.
In total, Atlantic Offshore Energy is 3.2 GW of renewable electricity collected and injected on European networks through our substations. Moreover, future generations of HVDC direct current substations will soon see the light of day in Montoir.
Global Big Player
General Electric, nacelle manufacturer in Montoir
With a portfolio of offshore wind turbines ranging in size from 6 MW to 14 MW, GE Renewable Energy is among the top offshore wind energy companies in the world. Since its opening, the Montoir de Bretagne site has been dedicated to producing Haliade 150, which stands 170 meters tall and has a 150-meter-diameter rotor.
Now, GE Renewable Energy is developing Haliade-X 14 MW, the most powerful offshore wind turbine in operation in the world, with 220-meter rotaor and 107-meter blade.
