Port profile · DEKEL
Kiel
Kiel is a large river harbour with basins on the Baltic Sea, in Germany. Its UN/LOCODE is DEKEL. Pilotage is compulsory, tugs are available and it is a first port of entry. Kiel 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.
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Live at Kiel
What members see for Kiel, updated as vessels move.
Heading here
MembersEvery vessel bound for Kiel, with ETA, owner, operator and the contact who decides.
In port now
MembersThe vessels alongside or at anchor at Kiel right now, and who runs them.
Arrival profile
MembersHow many vessels arrive at Kiel day by day over the next two weeks, by type.
Port calls and time in port
MembersRecent calls at Kiel and how long each vessel stayed.
Services and supplies
What Kiel 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
- Small
- Electrical repair
- Yes
Harbour
- Pilotage
- Compulsory
- Tugs
- Yes
- Mobile cranes
- Yes
Waste and health
- Garbage reception
- Yes
- Dirty ballast reception
- Yes
- Medical facilities
- Yes
Largest vessel
- Length
- 315.7 m
- Beam
- 37.6 m
- Draft
- 10.5 m
Approach and berths
Shelter, entrance, clearance and cargo berths at Kiel, 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
- Salvage tugs
- Yes
- ETA message required
- Yes
- Good holding ground
- Yes
- Turning area
- Yes
- Overhead limits
- Yes
Entry
- First port of entry
- Yes
- Free pratique
- Yes
- Sanitation inspection
- Yes
Cargo and berths
- Wharves
- Yes
- Container
- Yes
- Ro-ro
- Yes
- Dry bulk
- Yes
- Liquid bulk
- Yes
- Breakbulk
- Yes
- Oil terminal
- No
- LNG terminal
- No
- Fixed cranes
- Yes
Connections
- Airport nearby
- Yes
- Rail connection
- Yes
Port state control at Kiel
Inspections of foreign ships carried out at Kiel, counted per year.
| Year | Inspections | Detentions | Detention rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 0% |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | 0% |
Over the last two years an inspection here found 0.0 deficiencies on average.
See which ships were inspected and detained at Kiel, and what was found.
Ports near Kiel
Other Germany ports on the same stretch of coast.
- EckernfoerdeGermany · DEECK
- KappelnGermany · DEKAP
- RendsburgGermany · DEREN
- NeustadtGermany · DENDT
- LubeckGermany · DELBC
- ItzehoeGermany · DEITZ
- TravemundeGermany · DETRV
- HeiligenhafenGermany · DEHHF
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Questions about Kiel
What is the UN/LOCODE of Kiel?
The UN/LOCODE of Kiel is DEKEL.
Is pilotage compulsory in Kiel?
Yes. The nautical port index lists pilotage in Kiel as compulsory.
Can ships take bunkers in Kiel?
Yes. Kiel offers fuel oil and diesel, according to the nautical port index.
Does Kiel have a dry dock?
Yes. Kiel has a medium dry dock and major ship repairs.
What is the largest vessel Kiel can take?
The nautical port index gives a largest vessel of 315.7 m long, 37.6 m wide, 10.5 m draft for Kiel.
Is Kiel a first port of entry?
Yes. Ships arriving from abroad can clear in at Kiel.
How many port state control inspections are there in Kiel?
3 port state control inspections were recorded in Kiel in 2025, and 0 of them ended in a detention.
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