Port profile · DECUX
Cuxhaven
Cuxhaven is a medium river harbour with basins on the North Sea, in Germany. Its UN/LOCODE is DECUX. Pilotage is compulsory, tugs are available and it is a first port of entry. Cuxhaven offers fuel oil and diesel, provisions, ship stores, fresh water and moderate repairs. Vessel Hunter tracks its live arrivals and the vessels heading its way.
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Heading here
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In port now
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Arrival profile
MembersHow many vessels arrive at Cuxhaven day by day over the next two weeks, by type.
Port calls and time in port
MembersRecent calls at Cuxhaven and how long each vessel stayed.
Services and supplies
What Cuxhaven 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
- Moderate
- Slipway
- Large
Harbour
- Pilotage
- Compulsory
- Tugs
- Yes
- Stevedores
- Yes
Waste and health
- Garbage reception
- Yes
- Dirty ballast reception
- Yes
- Medical facilities
- Yes
Approach and berths
Shelter, entrance, clearance and cargo berths at Cuxhaven, 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
- Good
- Entrance restrictions
- Other
- Pilotage available
- Yes
- Pilotage advisable
- Yes
- Tug assistance
- Yes
- ETA message required
- Yes
Entry
- First port of entry
- Yes
Cargo and berths
- Wharves
- Yes
- Anchorage
- Yes
- Fixed cranes
- Yes
Connections
- Rail connection
- Yes
Port state control at Cuxhaven
Inspections of foreign ships carried out at Cuxhaven, counted per year.
| Year | Inspections | Detentions | Detention rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | 0 | 0% |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 0% |
Over the last two years an inspection here found 1.0 deficiencies on average. Most often found: certificates & documentation, emergency systems, safety of navigation, pollution prevention.
See which ships were inspected and detained at Cuxhaven, and what was found.
Ports near Cuxhaven
Other Germany ports on the same stretch of coast.
- BuesumGermany · DEBUM
- Neuhaus an der OsteGermany · DENEH
- BremerhavenGermany · DEBRV
- BrunsbuettelGermany · DEBRB
- NordenhamGermany · DENHA
- BrakeGermany · DEBKE
- WilhelmshavenGermany · DEWVN
- ElsflethGermany · DEELS
Questions about Cuxhaven
What is the UN/LOCODE of Cuxhaven?
The UN/LOCODE of Cuxhaven is DECUX.
Is pilotage compulsory in Cuxhaven?
Yes. The nautical port index lists pilotage in Cuxhaven as compulsory.
Can ships take bunkers in Cuxhaven?
Yes. Cuxhaven offers fuel oil and diesel, according to the nautical port index.
Is Cuxhaven a first port of entry?
Yes. Ships arriving from abroad can clear in at Cuxhaven.
How many port state control inspections are there in Cuxhaven?
9 port state control inspections were recorded in Cuxhaven in 2025, and 0 of them ended in a detention.
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