Port profile · DEEME
Emden
Emden is a medium harbour on the North Sea, in Germany. Its UN/LOCODE is DEEME. Pilotage is compulsory, tugs are available and it is a first port of entry. Emden offers fuel oil and diesel, ship stores, major repairs and a large dry dock. Vessel Hunter tracks its live arrivals and the vessels heading its way.
Port profile
Live at Emden
What members see for Emden, updated as vessels move.
Heading here
MembersEvery vessel bound for Emden, with ETA, owner, operator and the contact who decides.
In port now
MembersThe vessels alongside or at anchor at Emden right now, and who runs them.
Arrival profile
MembersHow many vessels arrive at Emden day by day over the next two weeks, by type.
Port calls and time in port
MembersRecent calls at Emden and how long each vessel stayed.
Services and supplies
What Emden 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
- Deck stores
- Yes
- Engine stores
- Yes
Repair
- Ship repairs
- Major
- Dry dock
- Large
- Slipway
- Medium
- Electrical repair
- Yes
Harbour
- Pilotage
- Compulsory
- Tugs
- Yes
- Stevedores
- Yes
- Mobile cranes
- Yes
Waste and health
- Garbage reception
- Yes
- Dirty ballast reception
- Yes
- Medical facilities
- Yes
Approach and berths
Shelter, entrance, clearance and cargo berths at Emden, 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
- Tide, other
- Pilotage available
- Yes
- Pilotage advisable
- Yes
- Tug assistance
- Yes
- ETA message required
- Yes
- Turning area
- Yes
- Overhead limits
- Yes
Entry
- First port of entry
- Yes
- Free pratique
- Yes
- Sanitation inspection
- Yes
Cargo and berths
- Wharves
- Yes
Connections
- Rail connection
- Yes
Port state control at Emden
Inspections of foreign ships carried out at Emden, counted per year.
| Year | Inspections | Detentions | Detention rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far | 3 | 0 | 0% |
| 2025 | 6 | 0 | 0% |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0% |
Over the last two years an inspection here found 1.7 deficiencies on average. Most often found: fire safety, certificates & documentation, pollution prevention, labour conditions (mlc), emergency systems.
See which ships were inspected and detained at Emden, and what was found.
Ports near Emden
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- NordenhamGermany · DENHA
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Questions about Emden
What is the UN/LOCODE of Emden?
The UN/LOCODE of Emden is DEEME.
Is pilotage compulsory in Emden?
Yes. The nautical port index lists pilotage in Emden as compulsory.
Can ships take bunkers in Emden?
Yes. Emden offers fuel oil and diesel, according to the nautical port index.
Does Emden have a dry dock?
Yes. Emden has a large dry dock and major ship repairs.
Is Emden a first port of entry?
Yes. Ships arriving from abroad can clear in at Emden.
How many port state control inspections are there in Emden?
6 port state control inspections were recorded in Emden in 2025, and 0 of them ended in a detention.
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