Port profile · DEBRV
Bremerhaven
Bremerhaven is a large harbour on the North Sea, in Germany. Its UN/LOCODE is DEBRV. Pilotage is compulsory, tugs are available and it is a first port of entry. Bremerhaven offers fuel oil and diesel, provisions, ship stores, fresh water, major repairs and a small dry dock. Vessel Hunter tracks its live arrivals and the vessels heading its way.
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Live at Bremerhaven
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Heading here
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In port now
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Arrival profile
MembersHow many vessels arrive at Bremerhaven day by day over the next two weeks, by type.
Port calls and time in port
MembersRecent calls at Bremerhaven and how long each vessel stayed.
Services and supplies
What Bremerhaven offers a visiting ship, as the port index records it. Lines the index does not state are left out.
Supplies
- Fuel oil
- Yes
- Diesel
- Yes
- Fresh water
- Yes
- Provisions
- Yes
- Deck stores
- Yes
- Engine stores
- Yes
Repair
- Ship repairs
- Major
- Dry dock
- Small
- Slipway
- Large
- Electrical repair
- Yes
Harbour
- Pilotage
- Compulsory
- Tugs
- Yes
- Stevedores
- Yes
- Mobile cranes
- Yes
- Floating cranes
- Yes
- Lifts of 100 t+
- Yes
Waste and health
- Garbage reception
- Yes
- Dirty ballast reception
- Yes
- Medical facilities
- Yes
Approach and berths
Shelter, entrance, clearance and cargo berths at Bremerhaven, as the nautical port index records them. Depths are not shown: the index gives them as broad bands for one point in the port, too coarse to plan a call on.
Approach
- Shelter
- Excellent
- Entrance restrictions
- Tide, other
- Pilotage available
- Yes
- Pilotage advisable
- Yes
- Tug assistance
- Yes
- Salvage tugs
- No
- ETA message required
- Yes
- Turning area
- Yes
- Overhead limits
- Yes
Entry
- First port of entry
- Yes
- Sanitation inspection
- Yes
Cargo and berths
- Wharves
- Yes
- Fixed cranes
- Yes
Connections
- Airport nearby
- Yes
- Rail connection
- Yes
Port state control at Bremerhaven
Inspections of foreign ships carried out at Bremerhaven, counted per year.
| Year | Inspections | Detentions | Detention rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 0% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0% |
Over the last two years an inspection here found 2.5 deficiencies on average. Most often found: certificates & documentation, fire safety, safety of navigation, labour conditions (mlc), emergency systems.
See which ships were inspected and detained at Bremerhaven, and what was found.
Ports near Bremerhaven
Other Germany ports on the same stretch of coast.
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- ElsflethGermany · DEELS
- CuxhavenGermany · DECUX
- WilhelmshavenGermany · DEWVN
- OldenburgGermany · DEOLO
- BremenGermany · DEBRE
- Neuhaus an der OsteGermany · DENEH
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Questions about Bremerhaven
What is the UN/LOCODE of Bremerhaven?
The UN/LOCODE of Bremerhaven is DEBRV.
Is pilotage compulsory in Bremerhaven?
Yes. The nautical port index lists pilotage in Bremerhaven as compulsory.
Can ships take bunkers in Bremerhaven?
Yes. Bremerhaven offers fuel oil and diesel, according to the nautical port index.
Does Bremerhaven have a dry dock?
Yes. Bremerhaven has a small dry dock and major ship repairs.
Is Bremerhaven a first port of entry?
Yes. Ships arriving from abroad can clear in at Bremerhaven.
How many port state control inspections are there in Bremerhaven?
8 port state control inspections were recorded in Bremerhaven in 2025, and 0 of them ended in a detention.
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