The Ports of Lorient, part II !!

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Lorient is really not well known off the beaten path even if has nice things to see especially as it relates to the sea. The city of Lorient means in breton An Oriant or the Orient as the companies that sail to the new world , the Americas were done here and across the bay at Port Louis (see post), The ports of Lorient, we can go back to the Vikings! Indeed, between the 8C and the 10C, they used the harbor to go up the Blavet river ! Let me tell you again as we were by there more of these wonderful ports of Lorient, part II !!, Hope you enjoy it as I,

Sunny day not cold not hot so off I went into my local road warrior mode and re visited Lorient, I stop first by the today quiet Port de Commerce or commercial port of Lorient, The commercial port of Lorient located by 3 Bd de la Rade, The oldest of the ports of Lorient, created in 1666 by Colbert, The activity of the Commercial port is dominated by 3 major traffics, petroleum products, agri-food raw materials and miscellaneous/bulk construction goods. A traffic of 2.5 million tons passes through it each year, which places it in 2nd place among the commercial ports of the Brittany region.

Lorient port de commerce silos aug23

Its activities are mainly oriented towards the importation, mainly of hydrocarbons, agrifood products and construction materials. It is also occasionally used for the transport of passengers and by military ships in connection with the Lorient arsenal. These are the 150 meters quay , which accommodates reefer ships, ships with conventional cargo and liners, The 656 meters multipurpose quay, made up of 8 different structures , which accommodates ships transporting mostly bulk for animal feed, and at its northern end multipurpose trafic, The 125 meters oil station , which can accommodate vessels of up to 50,000 tonnes, The Ro-ro station for accommodating ro-ro ships, The 100 meters Rohu unloading dock receiving hourglass ships. The place is huge !!!

The official Lorient commercial port : https://lorient.port.bzh/

The Keroman fishing port: second fishing port in France in terms of tonnage and first in added value with 700 embarked and 130 boats registered at the port of Lorient. The  Fishing port with an “Elidra 650” boat lift ,the largest equipment of this type operating in Europe, The fishing port thus maintains its reputation as a complex always at the forefront of modernity as its creators wished at the beginning of the 20C.  The port of Lorient welcomes all types of fishing vessels: trawlers, gillnets, traps, purse seiners…. More than 300 boats frequent it and 620 sailors are registered in the maritime district of Lorient. 26,000 T of fish are landed each year, to which are added the direct contributions of wholesalers and processors (shellfish, crustaceans, shrimps, fillets, prepared or processed products) to reach 80,000 T of seafood products processed in the port.

Lorient port de pêche entr aug23

The Pleasure Marina at 2 Bd Adolphe Pierre ,the outer harbor and the floating pontoons with a capacity of 373 places spread over the port of Lorient, in addition to the 880 meters of pontoons of the offshore racing pole fitted out on the site of the former Keroman submarine base, and reserved for racing, rental and passenger boats. There, is also, the Passenger port or gare maritime (see post) sailing cruises and ferries towards the islands of Groix and Belle-Île-en-Mer. A public service maritime link between Lorient and the island of Groix is operated by the company Océane from the facilities of the Lorient ferry terminal. There ,is ,also a Military port with the arsenal and facility at Lann-Bihoué (planes), The Lorient Dry port PC de La Base, a marina for motor boats of 280 spaces.

Lorient port pleasance back aug23

Lorient port pleasance le deux rives ferry boat aug23

Lorient port pleasance safety base boats aug23

The Lorient South Brittany tourist office on the fishing port of Lorient: https://www.visit-lorient-brittany.com/unmissable/lorient/fishing-port/

The city of Lorient on its heritage: https://patrimoine.lorient.bzh/histoire/architecture/

There you go folks, a nice way to do some walking around the beautiful ports of Lorient,and past the afternoon with the family, Do see my other many posts on Lorient in my blog, Again, hope you enjoy this brief post on the ports of Lorient, part II  as I.

And remember, happy travels, good health, and many cheers to all !!!

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I am a lover of travels to Europe , Americas , Africa and Asia as well ,who like to share my experiences of the last 53 years with the world, visiting so far 81 countries; living in 6, working in 5, and Citizen of 4, speaking fluently 4 languages. I can deal with sports especially football/soccer and love music, arts, wine collector/drinker, and go out to restaurants, and just visit the world. My background comes all the way from Candelaria and Pajara in Tenerife, Spain where my grandparents came from ;not knowing each other then, to Punta Brava, west of Havana, Cuba. There , my parents born in Cuba met and later on I was born there too. 100% guanche (annexed Tenerife to Spain on April 10 ,1496). I left Cuba as many have to Madrid, Spain where I lived for 4 years. Then, move to Perth Amboy ,New Jersey USA (living there 13 yrs) ; where I completed high school, became a US Citizen, learned to drive a car, and learned English. Afterward, went to the university in Florida, ERAU, and upon graduation decided to moved there to Ormond by the Sea, near Daytona Beach, finally moving North Miami, then Hialeah, then another moved to Silver Lakes division in Miramar, Broward county, Florida; in Florida I lived a total of 18 years. Finally , moved to France in 2003 ,Versailles call me for its royalty, and working in Paris was great. It was time to seek frontiers again and moved to Brech near Auray, Morbihan in Brittany , and later move to not too far Pluvigner. Total so far in France has been 20 years, and counting. Moving average a home every 5.5 years hopefully this will be my last. Cheers All rights reserved. No part of this blog may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the written permission of the copyright holder, me. No part of this work may be modified, without the written permission of the holder, me.No part of this work may be exposed to public view in any form or by any means, without identifying the holder as the author, and with the before mentioned permission.

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