Vessel services
The players in the port community, constantly mobilised, offer various services to ships to optimise the reception of the 6,000 ships docking at the Port of Dunkirk every year. Their complementary expertise guarantees safe, fast and efficient calls.
Find out more and contact our ship services.
Pilotage
Marine pilotage for ships heading to or from the East and West ports of Dunkirk and via the Flanders Banks route is provided 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Pilotage is compulsory from the Dyck buoy or buoy E12 for vessels over 100 metres long and for vessels carrying oil or dangerous substances in bulk. Pilotage is compulsory when passing the piers for vessels over 50 metres long in the East Port and over 70 metres long in the West Port.
The pilot is taken on board either by speedboat or helicopter.
Chairman: president@pilotagedunkerque.com
Head of Steering : chef@pilotagedunkerque.com
Movements Office : tov@pilotagedunkerque.com
Towing
A fleet of 8 tugs assists the ships with manoeuvres (power from 2600 to 3900 kW).
Movements Office : vigie.dunkerque@boluda.fr
Mooring
Boatmen are responsible for mooring and unmooring ships during docking and undocking operations.
Société Coopérative des Lamaneurs du Port de Dunkerque
Chairman : contact@lamanage-dunkerque.com
Ship repair
Ship repair facilities are grouped together at the East Port:
Two repair docks afloatA floating dockTwo forms of refit
Collection, treatment and management of maritime waste
The Port of Dunkirk has all the facilities needed to collect ship-generated waste and cargo residues.
For solid waste, collection with selective sorting is carried out at the request of the ship to the consignee and the sole service provider.
Liquid waste is collected by lorry or barge at the request of the consignee. It is carried out by approved companies.