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Ports in Germany

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NaviBoss has port guides for 58 ports in Germany, 42 of them with the pilot boarding place on the chart. Its coast lies in NAVAREA I, buoyage follows IALA region A and ships are inspected under the Paris MOU.

Port guides5842 with a pilot boarding place
NAVAREAInavigational warnings area
IALA regionAred to port entering
Local timeUTC+1summer time applies
Port State ControlParis MOUinspection regime
Deepest berth18.5 mWilhelmshaven

All 58 ports in Germany

Each name opens its port guide: where the pilot boards, local time and summer time, water density, load line zone, the maximum draft per terminal, reporting before arrival and inspections.

PortUN/LOCODEPilotDeepest berthWarnings area
BendorfDEBDF——inland
BrakeDEBKEYes11.9 mNAVAREA I
BremenDEBREYes10.5 mNAVAREA I
BremerhavenDEBRVYes14.5 mNAVAREA I
BrunsbuttelDEBRBYes13.8 mNAVAREA I
BurgstaakenDEBSKYes—NAVAREA I
BusumDEBUMYes—NAVAREA I
CologneDECGNYes—inland
CuxhavenDECUXYes13.7 mNAVAREA I
DagebullDEDAG—4.1 mNAVAREA I
DuisburgDEDUIYes5.7 minland
EckernfordeDEECKYes—NAVAREA I
EmdenDEEME—10.5 mNAVAREA I
FlensburgDEFLFYes—NAVAREA I
FrankfurtDEFRA—2.7 minland
GermersheimDEGER——inland
GluckstadtDEGLUYes—NAVAREA I
HamburgDEHAMYes15.2 mNAVAREA I
HeiligenhafenDEHHFYes—NAVAREA I
HelgolandDEHGLYes—NAVAREA I
ItzehoeDEITZYes2.3 mNAVAREA I
KappelnDEKAP——NAVAREA I
KarlsruheDEKAE—3.3 minland
KehlDEKEH—3.0 minland
KielDEKELYes11.5 mNAVAREA I
Kiel CanalDECKLYes—NAVAREA I
KoblenzDEKOB——inland
KrefeldDEKRE—3.8 minland
LeerDELEEYes—NAVAREA I
LubeckDELBCYes8.7 mNAVAREA I
LubminDELBMYes6.1 mNAVAREA I
Ludwigshafen am RheinDELUHYes—inland
MagdeburgDEMAG——inland
MainzDEMAIYes—inland
MannheimDEMHGYes—inland
Neuss-DusseldorfDENSSYes4.5 minland
NeustadtDENHOYes—NAVAREA I
NorddeichDENOE——NAVAREA I
NordenhamDENHAYes13.1 mNAVAREA I
OldenburgDEOLOYes4.0 mNAVAREA I
OrthDEORTYes—NAVAREA I
PapenburgDEPAPYes—NAVAREA I
PuttgardenDEPUTYes—NAVAREA I
RendsburgDERENYes—NAVAREA I
RostockDERSKYes13.0 mNAVAREA I
Sassnitz-MukranDESASYes9.5 mNAVAREA I
SchleswigDESLSYes—NAVAREA I
StadeDESTAYes14.0 mNAVAREA I
StralsundDESTLYes6.5 mNAVAREA I
ToenningDETOE——NAVAREA I
TravemundeDETRVYes—NAVAREA I
UeckermundeDEUCK——NAVAREA I
VierowDEVIW—6.5 mNAVAREA I
WarnemundeDEWARYes—NAVAREA I
WeselDEWES—3.4 minland
WilhelmshavenDEWVNYes18.5 mNAVAREA I
WismarDEWISYes8.4 mNAVAREA I
WolgastDEWOLYes6.5 mNAVAREA I

Navigational warnings

Germany's waters are in NAVAREA I. A ship there keeps the in-force warnings of that area, and of any NAVAREA it passes on the way.

Before you call at Germany

Pre-arrival reporting

Vessel seeking access to German seaports and inland waterways should expect to provide various information, documentation and certificates to authorities, including customs, immigration, security and port state control. Vessels will initially be expected to provide ETA, vessel particulars, voyage details and Master and/or agent information. Please see - https://www.deutsche-flagge.de/en/pscen/notification/notification?set_language=en

Germany uses the National Single Window Germany and operates in accordance with the IMO FAL Convention. Please see pre-arrival information of individual German ports for more details.

Rules in port

In the EU, SOx emissions from ships are regulated by Directive (EU) 2016/802, known as the 'Sulphur Directive'.

Since 1st January 2015, stricter sulphur limits for marine fuel in Emission Control Areas (ECAs) apply (0.1%) as well as in sea areas outside ECAs (3.50%). In addition, a 0.1% maximum sulphur requirement for fuels used by ships at berth and anchorages within port limits was introduced in EU Ports from 1st January 2010. Furthermore, passenger ships operating on regular services to or from any EU port should not use marine fuels if their sulphur content exceeds 1.50% in sea areas outside the ECAs.

From 1st January 2020, ships operating outside of Emission Control Areas should not use marine fuels if their sulphur content exceeds 0.50%.

Search and rescue

German Maritime Search and Rescue Service

Deutsche Gesellschaft zur Rettung Schiffbrüchiger

Werderstrasse 2, 28199 Bremen

Tel: +49 421 537 07-0

Fax: +49 421 537 07-690

ISPS (ship and port security)

ISPS Designated Authority: Bundesamt fur Seeschifffahrt und Hydrographie.

Position: Head of Maritime Shipping Department.

Address: Bundesamt fur Seeschifffahrt u. Hydrographie (BSH) Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency Section S42 - Martime Security

Bernhard-Nocht-Str. 78

20359 Hamburg, Germany

Tel: +49 40 3190 7420

Fax: +49 40 3190 5009

Mob: +49 40 3190 7777

Web: http://www.deutsche-flagge.de/

Email: [email protected]

For further ISPS information see IMO website http://www.imo.org

Dialling code +49 · The unit of currency is the euro (EUR), which is made up of 100 cent.

These country notes come from public port references and some may be several years old. Check with your agent.

Questions about ports in Germany

How many ports in Germany have a NaviBoss port guide?

58 ports, 42 of them with at least one pilot boarding place on the chart. Each guide gives the pilot station, local time, water density, load line zone, maximum draft per terminal, pre-arrival reporting and inspections.

Which NAVAREA is Germany in?

Germany's ports lie in NAVAREA I (1). Navigational warnings for those waters are broadcast by that area's coordinator.

Which IALA buoyage region does Germany use?

IALA region A: red to port when entering harbour.

Who carries out Port State Control in Germany?

Ships calling at Germany are inspected under the Paris MOU.

What time zone are Germany's ports in?

UTC+1, with a summer-time change during the year.

Which port in Germany takes the deepest draft?

Of the ports with a figure, Wilhelmshaven: its deepest listed berth takes 18.5 m. Check the terminal and the latest port notices before you plan to it.

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