Location
Codes & time
Europe/Paris
Now: UTC+2
Standard: UTC+1
DST from 29 Mar 2026 03:00 CEST; standard time from 25 Oct 2026 03:00 CET
Contacts
Who to call at Saint-Nazaire (FR)_1, with the source of each number. Numbers and channels change: check the latest port notices before arrival.
Nearest rescue centre...
VHF 16distress, safety and calling (156.800 MHz)DSC 70digital selective calling
Active warnings near Saint-Nazaire (FR)_1
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Saint-Nazaire (FR)_1 at a glance
Rank basis: Cargo throughput 26.4 million t, whole Nantes St-Nazaire port (2025)
Throughput
- 26.4 million t, whole Nantes St-Nazaire port (2025) source
Figures change: always confirm limits with the port authority, local notices and your agent before arrival.
Saint-Nazaire (FR)_1 port guide
Nantes Saint-Nazaire on the Loire estuary is France's main Atlantic port. It handled 26.4 million tonnes in 2025 (up 11.4%), with terminals from Saint-Nazaire and Montoir at the estuary (LNG, oil, containers, RoRo) up to Nantes. Saint-Nazaire is also a major shipbuilding centre.
For planning reference only (researched Oct 1, 2026). Always verify against official publications - Admiralty Sailing Directions, List of Radio Signals, local notices and the port authority - and your agent before arrival.
Catalogue harbor data
- Area
- Bay of Biscay; North Atlantic Ocean
- Channel depth (m)
- 12.5
- Anchorage depth (m)
- 18.6
- Harbor size (World Port Index)
- Medium
- Harbor type
- River (Tide Gates)
- Shelter
- Excellent
- LOCODE function
- 12-4----
- Raw coordinates
- 4717N 00212W