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Seaports in Germany

Germany has 36 portsin the World Port Index — 5 large deep-water ports, 4 medium and 27 smaller harbours. They sit on North Sea; North Atlantic Ocean, Baltic Sea; North Atlantic Ocean. Below: how they split by size, and the biggest harbours. From the NGA World Port Index, snapshot 2026-06-22.

PORTS36

LARGE · MEDIUM5 · 4

ONNorth Sea; North Atlantic Ocean

By harbour size

Large5 · 14%

Medium4 · 11%

Small11 · 31%

Very small16 · 44%

Biggest ports in Germany

The largest harbours in the snapshot, with their water body and harbour type.

largeRostockBaltic Sea; North Atlantic Ocean · River (Natural) · DE RSKmax 330 m

largeKielBaltic Sea; North Atlantic Ocean · River (Basins) · DE KELmax 316 m

largeBremenNorth Sea; North Atlantic Ocean · River (Tide Gates) · DE BRE

largeBremerhavenNorth Sea; North Atlantic Ocean · River (Tide Gates) · DE BRV

largeHamburgNorth Sea; North Atlantic Ocean · Canal or Lake · DE HAM

mediumLubeckBaltic Sea; North Atlantic Ocean · Canal or Lake · DE LBCmax 242 m

mediumBrakeNorth Sea; North Atlantic Ocean · River (Tide Gates) · DE BKE

mediumCuxhavenNorth Sea; North Atlantic Ocean · River (Basins) · DE CUX

mediumEmdenNorth Sea; North Atlantic Ocean · River (Tide Gates) · DE EME

smallWismarBaltic Sea; North Atlantic Ocean · Coastal (Natural) · DE WISmax 294 m

smallBrunsbuttel Canal TerminalsNorth Sea; North Atlantic Ocean · Canal or Lake · DE BRB

smallButzflethNorth Sea; North Atlantic Ocean · Open Roadstead · DE BUZ

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