Facilities suitable for multiple types of traffic

The commercial port handles commercial activities other than the Calais-Dover Cross-Channel services. It handles roll-on/roll-off traffic, general cargo, and dry bulk. Operations can be carried out in three different docks, including a wet dock. The terminals are multi-user.

Thanks to the exceptional location of the port of Calais and the quality of its services, virtually every day the quayage adjacent to the Ro-Ro linkspans meets the demanding requirements of new car traffic, bound for the ports of Sheerness on the Thames and Killingholme in the Humber estuary. These port facilities are also serviced and equipped to receive other unitised traffic of the trailer or container type.

RAILWAY SIDINGS RO-RO TERMINAL As of this year, the ro-ro terminal will have railway sidings to stock the wagons loaded with new cars. The sidings are part of the efforts of the port in favour of modal shifts to make our rail services more competitive. From June 2011 onwards, they will enable the simultaneous arrival of two train sets 750 metres long. The structures of the two lines – designed to enable the movement of an RTG gantry crane – will be embedded. This means it will be possible to handle combined traffic on the quayside.
RO-RO STORAGE PLATFORM > > surface area 30 hectares > goods handling : 3 single bridge Ro-Ro linkspans T1, T3, T4 > capacity : 200+ m. / 140 m. /120 m. > services : support vessels (mooring, pilotage, sea rescue, etc.) ————————————————————- T4 : For ro-ro vessels 180 m. long; draft 9 m. T1 : For ships 130 m. long; draft 7 m. T3 : For catamarans and ro-ro ships with a maximum length of 100 m.; draft 9 m.  These three linkspans lead to 25 hectares of quayage. Thanks to the exceptional location of the port of Calais and the quality of its services, virtually every day the quayage adjacent to the Ro-Ro linkspans meets the demanding requirements of new car traffic, bound for the ports of Sheerness on the Thames and Killingholme in the Humber estuary. These port facilities are also serviced and equipped to receive other unitised traffic of the trailer (unaccompanied cargo) or 45′ container type.	RAVISSE BASIN – EAST BASIN > length : 750 m. of docks, dredgeable to a depth of 12.5 m. >capacity : 3 berths (ro-ro berth: one dock face with a ro-ro berth of 200 m. and a pontoon > goods handling :: 2 x 40-tonne cranes > storage : 2 silos (capacity: 60,000 tonnes and 7,000 tonnes) > services : support vessels (mooring, pilotage, sea rescue, etc.) ————————————————————- SUGAR TERMINAL : The north quay of the basin has two silos with a total capacity of 67,000 tonnes for the storage and handling of sugar (a bagging unit and a ship unloader). SUBMARINE CABLE-LAYING TERMINAL : The south quay of the basin is equipped with a specialized linkspan for loading submarine cables. The linkspan is powered by an underground duct directly connecting the dock to the Alcatel production unit in the immediate vicinity of the port. CONNECTIONS : 4 railway sidings on the quayside.
CARNOT WET DOCK > length : 1200 m. of quayage > capacity : Lock dimensions length 113.5 m., width 21 m. > goods handling : 2 mobile 40-tonne cranes, 2 x 12 tonne cranes ————————————————————- RECEPTION CENTRE FOR SMALL FREIGHTERS AND BULK CARRIERS ACCESS FOR TRAFFIC : Restricted by the tides. This basin serves as a berth for small bulk cargo (petroleum coke, estuary sand, stone, pumice), Break-Bulk cargo (electrodes) and Ro-Ro (trailers transporting live animals).	PAUL DEVOT QUAY (INNER HARBOUR) > length : 190 m, draft: 9 m > capacity : 1 berth > goods handling : 2 x 15-tonne cranes > storage : hangar with 5,000 sq.m of storage space