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Germany — Ports

Germany has 35 seaports profiled from the NGA World Port Index — each with its harbour size, channel and anchorage depth, shelter and on-site cargo facilities, traced to the published register.

Container terminals are matched to their operators from the SMDG Terminal Code List — a UN/LOCODE child code list — and liner connectivity is set against UNCTAD's LSCI and port-level PLSCI. Search, sort or open any port for its sourced record.

35
Total
15
Very small
10
Small
5
Large
4
Medium
Container throughput
13,733,867 TEU
World Bank WDI · 2022
Liner connectivity (LSCI)
305.1
UNCTAD · 2024-Q1
Container terminals
14
SMDG · UN/LOCODE
Maritime territory (EEZ)
56,831 km²
Marine Regions
Most connected
  1. 1Hamburg682.9
  2. 2Bremerhaven518.8
  3. 3Wilhelmshaven212.5
  4. 4Lubeck30.0
  5. 5Kiel18.4
UNCTAD PLSCI
Most container terminals
  1. 1Hamburg8
  2. 2Bremerhaven4
  3. 3Wilhelmshaven1
  4. 4Cuxhaven1
SMDG
Deepest channels
  1. 1Wilhelmshaven20.1 m
  2. 2Cuxhaven14 m
  3. 3Brunsbuttel Elbahafen12.5 m
  4. 4Butzfleth12.5 m
  5. 5Bremerhaven11 m
NGA WPI
Best equipped
  1. 1Bremerhaven6 / 6
  2. 2Kiel6 / 6
  3. 3Hamburg6 / 6
  4. 4Brake6 / 6
  5. 5Bremen6 / 6
NGA WPI
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PortSizeTypeChannel depthAnchorageCargo pier depthShelterFacilities
WilhelmshavenDEWVNSmallCoastal (Tide Gates)20.1 m11 m11 mGoodCranesRepairsBunkerDry dock
CuxhavenDECUXMediumRiver (Basins)14 m3.4 m6.4 mGoodRepairsBunker
Brunsbuttel ElbahafenDEBRBVery SmallRiver (Natural)12.5 m11 m12.5 mFairCranesBunker
ButzflethDEBUZSmallOpen Roadstead12.5 m6.4 m14 mGoodRepairsBunker
BremerhavenDEBRVLargeRiver (Tide Gates)11 m7.9 m4.9 mExcellentCranesRepairsBunkerDry dock
KielDEKELLargeRiver (Basins)11 m6.4 m4.9 mGoodCranesRepairsBunkerDry dock
NordenhamDENHASmallRiver (Natural)11 m7.9 m12.5 mGoodCranesRepairsBunkerDry dock
RendsburgDERENSmallCanal or Lake11 m3.4 mExcellentRepairsBunkerDry dock
HamburgDEHAMLargeCanal or Lake9.4 m6.4 mExcellentCranesRepairsBunkerDry dock
SassnitzDESASVery SmallOpen Roadstead9.4 m11 m3.4 mGoodRepairsBunker
WismarDEWISSmallCoastal (Natural)9.4 m9.4 m7.9 mGoodCranesRepairsBunkerDry dock
BrakeDEBKEMediumRiver (Tide Gates)7.9 m7.9 m11 mGoodCranesRepairsBunkerDry dock
BremenDEBRELargeRiver (Tide Gates)7.9 m7.9 m4.9 mFairCranesRepairsBunkerDry dock
EmdenDEEMEMediumRiver (Tide Gates)7.9 m11 m6.4 mGoodCranesRepairsBunkerDry dock
LubeckDELBCMediumCanal or Lake7.9 m12.5 m7.9 mGoodCranesRepairsDry dock
RostockDERSKLargeRiver (Natural)7.9 m12.5 m4.9 mGoodCranesRepairsBunkerDry dock
Lubeck-TravemundeDETRVSmallRiver (Natural)7.9 m17.1 m9.4 mGoodRepairsBunkerDry dock
BusumDEBUMVery SmallCoastal (Natural)6.4 m1.8 m1.8 mFairRepairs
EckernfordeDEECKSmallRiver (Basins)6.4 m20 m4.9 mGood
HeiligenhafenDEHHFVery SmallCoastal (Breakwater)5 m6.4 m3.4 mGoodRepairsBunker

All Sources

Portsthe NGA World Port Indexthe NGA World Port Index
Public domain (US gov)
Logistics performanceUNCTADUNCTAD
CC BY 3.0 IGO
Infrastructurethe World Bank's World Development Indicatorsthe World Bank's World Development Indicators
CC BY 4.0
InfrastructureMarine RegionsMarine Regions
CC BY 4.0
Portsthe SMDG Terminal Code Listthe SMDG Terminal Code List
UN/LOCODE — free, attribution
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