Port of Hamburg

🇩🇪 Germany

North Sea · Container Terminal

UN/LOCODE
DEHAM
Country
🇩🇪 Germany
Port Type
Container Terminal
Ocean Region
North Sea
Latitude
53.5400° N
Longitude
9.9900° E

Maritime Risk Context

In the last 180 days, ArcNautical recorded 326 vessel arrivals at Hamburg, with Cargo accounting for 39% of port calls — in line with the North Sea regional average of 40%. Hamburg in Germany sits in one of the most heavily trafficked maritime zones in the world — the gateway to Rotterdam, Antwerp, Hamburg, and Bremerhaven. Traffic density in the Dover Strait alone exceeds 500 movements per day, and the Traffic Separation Schemes managed jointly by UK, France, Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, and Scandinavia impose strict routing constraints. Collision risk, grounding in shallow waters, and encounters with offshore wind farms and oil and gas platforms are persistent concerns. PSC inspections under the Paris MOU are rigorous, and vessels with deficiencies face above-average detention rates at North Sea ports. Winter storms (October–March) regularly compress port access windows.

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Top Vessel Types (last 180 days)

Across 326 distinct vessel arrivals, 321 carry a confirmed AIS ship-type code. The most common categories at Hamburg:

39%
Cargo
126 vessels
15%
Tanker
48 vessels
14%
Other
44 vessels
13%
Passenger
41 vessels
6%
Towing
18 vessels

Port State Control Context

Hamburg falls under the Paris MoU. The Paris Memorandum of Understanding does not publish a bulk per-vessel detention CSV. ArcNautical evaluates per-vessel detention probability using flag-state performance (3-year rolling rate from the 2024 Paris MoU annual report), vessel age, deficiency history, and ownership transparency. Paris MoU PSC inspections remain among the most rigorous globally.

Recent Arrivals at Hamburg

Last 10 vessel arrivals recorded by ArcNautical's AIS pipeline (last 90 days):

ArrivedVesselFlagType
2026-08-05 KLEIN HEINI 🇩🇪 DE Passenger
2026-08-05 WS35 🇩🇪 DE Other
2026-08-05 SCH2334 🇩🇪 DE WIG (Wing in Ground)
2026-08-05 TIL ABICHT 🇩🇪 DE Passenger
2026-08-04 HANSEAT 🇩🇪 DE Passenger
2026-08-04 TIL ABICHT 🇩🇪 DE Passenger
2026-08-04 SYDSTRAUM 🇳🇴 NO Tanker
2026-08-04 KLEIN HEINI 🇩🇪 DE Passenger
2026-08-04 ELBMEILE 🇩🇪 DE Passenger
2026-08-04 BOXER 🇩🇪 DE Dredging

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