Port profile · FRNTE
Nantes
Nantes is a medium natural river harbour on the Bay of Biscay, in France. Its UN/LOCODE is FRNTE. Pilotage is compulsory, tugs are available and it is a first port of entry. Nantes offers fuel oil and diesel, provisions, ship stores, fresh water, major repairs and a small dry dock. Vessel Hunter tracks its live arrivals and the vessels heading its way.
Port profile
Live at Nantes
What members see for Nantes, updated as vessels move.
Heading here
MembersEvery vessel bound for Nantes, with ETA, owner, operator and the contact who decides.
In port now
MembersThe vessels alongside or at anchor at Nantes right now, and who runs them.
Arrival profile
MembersHow many vessels arrive at Nantes day by day over the next two weeks, by type.
Port calls and time in port
MembersRecent calls at Nantes and how long each vessel stayed.
Services and supplies
What Nantes offers a visiting ship, as the port index records it. Lines the index does not state are left out.
Supplies
- Fuel oil
- Yes
- Diesel
- Yes
- Fresh water
- Yes
- Provisions
- Yes
- Deck stores
- Yes
- Engine stores
- Yes
Repair
- Ship repairs
- Major
- Dry dock
- Small
- Slipway
- Medium
- Electrical repair
- Yes
Harbour
- Pilotage
- Compulsory
- Tugs
- Yes
- Stevedores
- Yes
- Mobile cranes
- Yes
- Floating cranes
- Yes
Waste and health
- Dirty ballast reception
- Yes
- Medical facilities
- Yes
Approach and berths
Shelter, entrance, clearance and cargo berths at Nantes, as the nautical port index records them. Depths are not shown: the index gives them as broad bands for one point in the port, too coarse to plan a call on.
Approach
- Shelter
- Fair
- Entrance restrictions
- Tide
- Pilotage available
- Yes
- Pilotage advisable
- Yes
- Tug assistance
- Yes
- ETA message required
- Yes
- Turning area
- Yes
- Overhead limits
- Yes
Entry
- First port of entry
- Yes
- Free pratique
- Yes
- Sanitation inspection
- Yes
Cargo and berths
- Wharves
- Yes
- Fixed cranes
- Yes
Connections
- Airport nearby
- Yes
- Rail connection
- Yes
Port state control at Nantes
Inspections of foreign ships carried out at Nantes, counted per year.
| Year | Inspections | Detentions | Detention rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 0% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0% |
Over the last two years an inspection here found 0.6 deficiencies on average. Most often found: safety of navigation, pollution prevention.
See which ships were inspected and detained at Nantes, and what was found.
Ports near Nantes
Other France ports on the same stretch of coast.
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- La PalliceFrance · FRLPE
- La RochelleFrance · FRLRH
- RochefortFrance · FRRCO
- Tonnay CharenteFrance · FRTON
Questions about Nantes
What is the UN/LOCODE of Nantes?
The UN/LOCODE of Nantes is FRNTE.
Is pilotage compulsory in Nantes?
Yes. The nautical port index lists pilotage in Nantes as compulsory.
Can ships take bunkers in Nantes?
Yes. Nantes offers fuel oil and diesel, according to the nautical port index.
Does Nantes have a dry dock?
Yes. Nantes has a small dry dock and major ship repairs.
Is Nantes a first port of entry?
Yes. Ships arriving from abroad can clear in at Nantes.
How many port state control inspections are there in Nantes?
3 port state control inspections were recorded in Nantes in 2025, and 0 of them ended in a detention.
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