INFRASTRUCTURE

24H port access
10 ha (100,000 m² or 119,599 square yards) deep-water port
300 ton boat elevator – naval repair zone
22,000 m² surface
3,300 m² sorting area
1,500 m² under refrigeration (cold room)
7,300 m² wholesale fish area
1,300 m² haulage station/depot

Product Diversity
Fishing from the northern deep-sea, from northwest Ireland to the St. George channel: whiting fish, hake, cod, burbot, conger, haddock, and langoustines (crawfish)...
Shallow-sea fishing in the south, the Bay of Biscay: squid, cuttlefish, sole, meagre/salmon bass…
Daytime offshore fishing: sole, turbot, sea bass, meager/salmon bass...

The basin
Deep-sea fishing, 100,000 m² deep, accessible 24hrs a day.
4 docks assigned to small boat loading and unloading with a larger dock to accommodate deep-sea fishing boats.

Services offered
Automated gas station, trawling station, water distribution stations, electricity and maintenance support. Producers benefit from 24h services, food stocking/loading for the boats with additional services in the vicinity.

Unloading
Three unloading stations equipped with cranes with one reserved for container boxes, and a mobile crane to unload coastal fishing boats.

Sorting
Products are sorted manually or automatically depending on the types of fish. This ensures higher sales value and reduces risk-related errors.

Naval repair area
It is a general-purpose site with many established service firms (mechanics, marine electronics, painting, boiler making) and a 300-ton boat elevator.

Adapted logistics
The port plays a basic role for ship-owners who utilize the port as an unloading station for their cargo. Their cargo may be sold on location, or it can can be easily transported by road to other French ports, other countries etc. Transport companies are also present on Chef de Bay which is equipped with a refrigerated transport station.