Marina designer
Since 1974, Métalu has produced over 50% of the marinas in France. With our vast experience, we are today able to provide you with reliable advice, tailored to your requirements, and to find the optimum technical solutions for your installations, whether new or existing. The various types of anchoring arrangements that we employ enable us to solve any problems associated with tides, lowest water levels, bottom types and bank shapes. Our range meets the requirements of all sizes of craft, from recreational fishing boats to mega yachts.
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| Product line | Floating | Fixed | Finger piers | Gangways & Bridges |
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| Length | 6 à 12 m | 6 à 13 m | 4 à 12 m | 2 à 30 m |
| Width | 1,50 m à 4 m | 1,50 m à 3 m | 0,30 m à 1,30 m | 1 à 2,50 m |
| Load capacity | 100 à 450 kg/m2 | 250 à 450 kg/m2 | 100 à 200 kg/m2 | 250 à 450 kg/m2 |
| Freeboard | 0,18 m à 1,50 m | - | 0,40 m à 0,60 m | - |
| Decking | wood/composite | wood/composite | wood/composite | wood/composite |
| Floats | Polyéthylène/alu | - | Polyéthylène/alu | - |
The frames of fixed docks are derived from those of floating docks with a structure calculated to meet a given deflection criterion (maximum acceptable dock bending between 2 spans). They can also be adapted to various spans and replace existing fixed concrete or wooden docks.
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The flexibility of our manufacturing process allows us, in addition to the standard solutions (Saint Raphaël), to adapt them to a mixed structure (Hyères) or integrate them into the environment (Saint Tropez) or, where necessary, to adapt them to specific configurations (Cannes)
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| Cannes | St Raphaël | St Tropez | Hyères |
The Driasker marina in Port Louis is completed and opened
Saratov docks in winter ....
A new fuel dock in Le Havre designed and installed by Metalu