Port of Rostock

🇩🇪 Germany

Baltic Sea · Multi-Purpose Port

UN/LOCODE
DEROS
Country
🇩🇪 Germany
Port Type
Multi-Purpose Port
Ocean Region
Baltic Sea
Latitude
54.1500° N
Longitude
12.1000° E

Maritime Risk Context

In the last 180 days, ArcNautical recorded 63 vessel arrivals at Rostock, with Cargo accounting for 34% of port calls — lower than the Baltic Sea regional average of 44%. Rostock in Germany operates in a semi-enclosed shallow basin with seasonal ice and the strictest environmental regime in commercial shipping. December–April ice coverage requires vessels to meet Finnish-Swedish Ice Class for independent navigation or rely on icebreaker escort, and ice-edge position varies enough between years that conventional deterministic routing models fail. Since 2022, Russia's invasion of Ukraine has transformed the security architecture: NATO maritime presence has increased substantially, and sanctions against Russian energy exports have disrupted traditional traffic patterns. The Baltic is also a designated Particularly Sensitive Sea Area (PSSA) and Sulphur Emission Control Area (SECA), requiring low-sulphur fuel or exhaust gas cleaning systems.

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Top Vessel Types (last 180 days)

Across 63 distinct vessel arrivals, 62 carry a confirmed AIS ship-type code. The most common categories at Rostock:

34%
Cargo
21 vessels
13%
Cargo
8 vessels
10%
Tanker
6 vessels
5%
Tug
3 vessels
5%
Passenger
3 vessels

Port State Control Context

Rostock 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 Rostock

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

ArrivedVesselFlagType
2026-06-11 HIIUMAA 🇵🇹 PT Cargo
2026-06-10 ARKLOW CLAN 🇮🇪 IE Cargo
2026-06-10 NOORCAT 🇩🇪 DE Other
2026-06-09 NOORCAT 🇩🇪 DE Other
2026-06-09 BALTIC TAUCHER I 🇩🇪 DE Tug
2026-06-09 CEMLUNA 🇨🇾 CY Cargo
2026-06-09 FAIRPLAY-63 🇩🇪 DE Tug
2026-06-08 ANNA 🇳🇱 NL Pleasure Craft
2026-06-08 NOORCAT 🇩🇪 DE Other
2026-06-07 NOORCAT 🇩🇪 DE Other

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