Port profile · DEHAM
Hamburg
Hamburg is a large lake or canal harbour on the North Sea, in Germany. Its UN/LOCODE is DEHAM. Pilotage is compulsory, tugs are available and it is a first port of entry. Hamburg offers fuel oil and diesel, provisions, ship stores, fresh water, major repairs and a medium dry dock. Vessel Hunter tracks its live arrivals and the vessels heading its way.
Port profile
Live at Hamburg
What members see for Hamburg, updated as vessels move.
Heading here
MembersEvery vessel bound for Hamburg, with ETA, owner, operator and the contact who decides.
In port now
MembersThe vessels alongside or at anchor at Hamburg right now, and who runs them.
Arrival profile
MembersHow many vessels arrive at Hamburg day by day over the next two weeks, by type.
Port calls and time in port
MembersRecent calls at Hamburg and how long each vessel stayed.
Services and supplies
What Hamburg 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
- Medium
- 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 Hamburg, 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, ice, other
- Pilotage available
- Yes
- Pilotage advisable
- Yes
- Tug assistance
- Yes
- ETA message required
- Yes
- Good holding ground
- 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 Hamburg
Inspections of foreign ships carried out at Hamburg, counted per year.
| Year | Inspections | Detentions | Detention rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 2025 | 12 | 0 | 0% |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0% |
Over the last two years an inspection here found 1.9 deficiencies on average. Most often found: structural condition, water/weathertight condition, radio communication, fire safety, certificates & documentation.
See which ships were inspected and detained at Hamburg, and what was found.
Ports near Hamburg
Other Germany ports on the same stretch of coast.
- BuetzflethGermany · DEBUZ
- ItzehoeGermany · DEITZ
- GlueckstadtGermany · DEGLU
- RendsburgGermany · DEREN
- KielGermany · DEKEL
- LubeckGermany · DELBC
- BrunsbuettelGermany · DEBRB
- EckernfoerdeGermany · DEECK
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Questions about Hamburg
What is the UN/LOCODE of Hamburg?
The UN/LOCODE of Hamburg is DEHAM.
Is pilotage compulsory in Hamburg?
Yes. The nautical port index lists pilotage in Hamburg as compulsory.
Can ships take bunkers in Hamburg?
Yes. Hamburg offers fuel oil and diesel, according to the nautical port index.
Does Hamburg have a dry dock?
Yes. Hamburg has a medium dry dock and major ship repairs.
Is Hamburg a first port of entry?
Yes. Ships arriving from abroad can clear in at Hamburg.
How many port state control inspections are there in Hamburg?
12 port state control inspections were recorded in Hamburg in 2025, and 0 of them ended in a detention.
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