All ports facilities are lined up to optimse visiting ship's turaround. Every year, nearly 7000 ships are serviced at Dunkirk

PILOTAGE

Pilotage is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Vessels over 100 meters LOA and tankers or vessels carrying hazardous goods in bulk: compulsory pilotage from buoy E12 or Dyck.
Vessels with LOAs from 50 to 100 meters at Eastern port: pilotage compulsory form the breakwaters.
Vessels with LOAs from 70 to 100 meters at Western port: pilotage compulsory form the breakwaters.
The pilots arrive by launch or by helicopter.

> Contacts

Station de Pilotage / Pilot Station
Avenue des bancs de Flandre
59140 DUNKERQUE
Phone: +33 (0)3 28 66 74 14
Fax: +33 (0)3 28 59 01 88
Website : http://www.pilotes-maritimes.fr

Chairman: M. Francis Vanoosten
e-mail : piloduk@wanadoo.fr

Pilot Chief: Erwan DEVAUX
e-mail : chef.piloduk@wanadoo.fr

Shipping intelligence Office:
e-mail : TOV.piloduk@wanadoo.fr

TOWAGE

6 tugs are available to assist the vessels in their ship handling (power from 2600 to 4400 HP).

Tugs are called by the pilot from the ship, after agreement with the ship's master.

> Contacts

Operation Director / Armement : Christophe Bommelaer
Phone: +33 (0)3 28 65 81 03
e-mail : cbommelaere@bourbon-maritime.com

Shipping intelligence Office
e-mail : dunkerque@les-abeilles.com

BOATAGE

Boatmen are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

> Contact

Société Coopérative des Lamaneurs du Port de Dunkerque
BP 2-122
Môle 4
F-59376 Dunkerque cedex - FRANCE
Phone: +33 (0)3 28 63 37 50
Fax: +33 (0)3 28 63 21 10

Chairman: Michel Zoonekyndt
e-mail : mam.dunk@wanadoo.fr

SHIP REPAIR

Ship repair facilities are located at the Eastern port:

- Two quays dedicated to floating maintenance for ships up to 654 m length / draught 9.50 m.
- One floating dry dock for ships up to 180 m length / 32.20 m beam / draught 7.00 m.
- Two dry docks: 
   - Dock nb 5 : for ships up to 107 m length / 15.50 m beam / maximum draught 6.20 m. 
   - Dock nb 6 : ships up to 292 m length / 45 m beam /  maximum draught 8.50 m.  

> Contact

ARNO Dunkerque
BP 2 074
Route des docks
F-59376 Dunkerque cedex 1
Phone: +33 (0)3 28 66 48 00
Fax: +33 (0)3 28 66 59 28
Website: http://www.arno-dk.com
e-mail : info@arno-dk.com

SHIP'S STORES AND BUNKERS

- Freshwater: outlets at the edge of the quays.
- Bunkers : by road tanker or by oil barge.

WASTE DISPOSAL 

As recommanded by the MARPOL convention, the port of Dunkirk is equiped to collect all types of wastes (solids or liquids) issued of the ships' exploitation and bunkers.

Fixed skips allocated to solid wastes, with selective collect, are at the disposal of the ships (MARPOL points).

Liquid wastes are collected, by road tanker or barge, on demand to the shipping agent.  These collect is made by certified companies.

RATES

Harbour dues, pilotage, toawage, boatage, etc.

> Contact

Marc Fiers
Port Autonome de Dunkerque
BP 6 534
F-59356 Dunkerque cedex 1 - FRANCE
Phone: +33 (0)3 28 28 74 75
Fax: +33 (0)3 28 28 74 77
e-mail : mfiers@portdedunkerque.fr


Conditions and tariffs for public crane and gantry cranes rental

> Contacts

Christian Minet
Port Autonome de Dunkerque
BP 6 534
F-59356 Dunkerque cedex 1 - FRANCE
Phone: +33 (0)3 28 28 74 51
e-mail : cminet@portdedunkerque.fr

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Maïté SAUVAGE
Port Autonome de Dunkerque
BP 6 534
F-59356 Dunkerque cedex 1 - FRANCE
Phone: +33 (0)3 28 28 75 71
e-mail : msauvage@portdedunkerque.fr