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Overview
Nantes is a city in the Loire-Atlantique department of France on the Loire, 50 km (31 mi) from the Atlantic coast. The city is the sixth largest in France, with a population of 327,734 in Nantes proper (2023) and a metropolitan area of over 1 million inhabitants (2022). With Saint-Nazaire, a seaport on the Loire estuary, Nantes forms one of the main north-western French metropolitan agglomerations.
Location
47.2000°N, 1.5667°W
View on Google Maps →Vessels underway broadcasting a destination that resolves to this port, closest first. Distance is the real sea route (around land and through canals). Off port is steaming time at the vessel’s passage speed; alongside adds the wait this port has actually kept comparable ships for. Berth waits vary far more than they average, so read the queue as typical, not promised. The crew’s own reported ETA is shown alongside for comparison.
| Vessel | Type | Distance | Speed | Off port | Alongside | Crew ETA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARKLOW ACCORD | General Cargo | 3 nm | 13.2 kn | 15 Oct | 15 Oct+4h | 15 Oct |
| MAYA THERESA | Oil or Chemical Tanker | 320 nm | 13.0 kn | 16 Oct | 18 Oct+41h | 17 Oct |