Maritime services
The Port of Saguenay has a marine termianl in Ville Saguenay at La Baie, namely the Grande-Anse Marine Terminal, which is dedicated to the receipt, shipment and transhipment of general cargo, dry bulk and bulk liquids.
Open year round - summer and winter!
- Deep-water port
- Available wharf space
- Accessible year round
- Flexible infrastructure
- Skilled workforce
- Large receiving capacity and storage
- Potential for development of major port infrastructure
Among the main products handled:
| Aluminium | Bricks | General goods |
| Anodes | Coal | De-icing salt |
| Liquid pitch | Kaolin | Fluorspar |
On the Saguenay, about 54 nautical miles from confluence of the Saguenay and St. Lawrence Rivers.
Click here to visualize the interactive map of Grande-Anse Marine Terminal location
Latitude : 48º24,1 N
Longitude : 70º49,9 O
Physical Features of the Grande-Anse Marine Terminal
- Berth front: 286 m. (939 ft) two berths
- Depth: 13,8 m. (45.2 ft) at low mean tide
- Accessible to vessels of more than 100,000 deadweight tons
- Period of navigation: year-round
Storage
Transit shed I (on the wharf):
- Length: 127 m (416 ft)
- Width: 45 m (148 ft)
- Area: 5,715 m2 (61,568 sq ft)
Transit shed II (on the railway site):
- Length: 110 m (361 ft)
- Width: 67 m (220 ft)
- Area: 7,382 m2 (79,434 sq ft)
Outdoor Strorage:
- Storage - warf area: 40,000 m2 paved
- Warehousing - industrial and railway site: more than 250,000 m2 with high load capacity including 7,000 m2 paved
Tanks:
- Insulated storage tanks: 17,019 m3 / 5 units (property of Servitank and Fonbrai)
- Application to berth
- Application for permanent pass
- Hot Work Permit
- Cetificate attesting number of passengers
Rates effective January 21, 2017
- Harbour dues 2017 (B-1)
- Berthage and anchorage dues 2017 (N-1)
- Wharfage charges 2017 (N-2)
- Passenger charges 2017 (N-6)
- Water dues 2017 (N-12)
- Security fee 2017 (S-1)
- Line handling 2017 (S-2)
- Non-Standard Transport Permit 2017 (S-3)
The Saguenay Port Authority is responsible for the terminal:
- Quai Marcel-Dionne (Grande-Anse Marine Terminal)
The Terminal has been certified under the International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) code.
The marine security officer in charge of this terminal is:
Mr. Marc-André Savard |
EMERGENCY NUMBER 24 hours a day - 7 days a week |
Application for port pass
To apply for a permanent pass, please contact the Saguenay Port Authority at 418 697-0250 Ext. 200 or download the form online.
When the form is completed, please send it by e-mail or by mail to 6600 Quai-Marcel-Dionne Road, La Baie (Quebec) G7B 3N9, including a photocopy of your driver's license. The SPA will contact you during a few days to schedule an appointment for you to pick up your permanent pass. It is important to bring your original driver's license to the appointment.
Ice
An icebreaker is available on request for escort up and down the river as soon as ice conditions become severe for commercial shipping.
Hydrography
The Saguenay has a width of 2,200 m from the facade of the wharf to the opposite land line. This body of water easily allows ships of high tonnage to manoeuvre freely.
Berths
Ships may anchor on the north side of the river upstream of the wharf.
Wind
The particular topography of the site protects it from the prevailing W.S.E. winds.
General map of the Grande-Anse Marine Terminal
Arrival notice
(1) The owner, master or agent of a ship arriving in the mandatory pilotage area at the Les Escoumins pilot embarkation station shall:
a) When the vessel arrives from a location east of the Strait of Belle Isle, Cabot Strait or Strait of Canso:
Give a frist 24-hour notice of the vessel's scheduled arrival time;
Give a second 12-hour notice of the vessel's scheduled arrival time; and
Give the estimated time of arrival, 6 hours before the vessel's expected arrival.
b) When the vessel arrives from a point west of the Strait of Belle Isle, Cabot Strait, or Stait of Canso:
Give a first 12-hour notice of the vessel's arrival time; and
- Give a final notice to confirm or correct the estimated time of arrival, 6 hours before the vessel's scheduled arrival time.
The notice referred to in paragraphs (1) (a) and (b) shall be given by calling a coastal marine radio station or a pilot station.
Montreal Assignment Centre
Phone: 1-800-361-0747
Quebec Assignment Centre
Phone: 1-866-674-2752
Laurentian Pilotage Authority
555, René-Lévesque West Blvd.
Room 1501
Montreal (Quebec) H2Z 1B1
Phone: (514) 283-6320
Fax: (514) 496-2409
pilotes.mtl@apl.gc.ca
www.pilotagestlaurent.gc.ca
When a ship is to sail to the Grande-Anse marine terminal, a request for assistance from an icebreaker must be made twelve hours in advance and certified four hours ahead of time. A six-hours delay may be required for a further request for assistance.
