Port profile · DERSK
Rostock
Rostock is a large natural river harbour on the Baltic Sea, in Germany. Its UN/LOCODE is DERSK. Pilotage is compulsory, tugs are available and it is a first port of entry. Rostock 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 Rostock
What members see for Rostock, updated as vessels move.
Heading here
MembersEvery vessel bound for Rostock, with ETA, owner, operator and the contact who decides.
In port now
MembersThe vessels alongside or at anchor at Rostock right now, and who runs them.
Arrival profile
MembersHow many vessels arrive at Rostock day by day over the next two weeks, by type.
Port calls and time in port
MembersRecent calls at Rostock and how long each vessel stayed.
Services and supplies
What Rostock 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
Waste and health
- Garbage reception
- Yes
- Dirty ballast reception
- Yes
- Medical facilities
- Yes
Largest vessel
- Length
- 330 m
- Beam
- 43 m
- Draft
- 13 m
Approach and berths
Shelter, entrance, clearance and cargo berths at Rostock, 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
- Tug assistance
- 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
- Anchorage
- Yes
- Container
- No
- Ro-ro
- Yes
- Dry bulk
- Yes
- Liquid bulk
- Yes
- Breakbulk
- Yes
- Oil terminal
- No
- LNG terminal
- No
Connections
- Rail connection
- Yes
Port state control at Rostock
Inspections of foreign ships carried out at Rostock, counted per year.
| Year | Inspections | Detentions | Detention rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 0% |
Over the last two years an inspection here found 0.7 deficiencies on average. Most often found: certificates & documentation, pollution prevention.
See which ships were inspected and detained at Rostock, and what was found.
Ports near Rostock
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Questions about Rostock
What is the UN/LOCODE of Rostock?
The UN/LOCODE of Rostock is DERSK.
Is pilotage compulsory in Rostock?
Yes. The nautical port index lists pilotage in Rostock as compulsory.
Can ships take bunkers in Rostock?
Yes. Rostock offers fuel oil and diesel, according to the nautical port index.
Does Rostock have a dry dock?
Yes. Rostock has a small dry dock and major ship repairs.
What is the largest vessel Rostock can take?
The nautical port index gives a largest vessel of 330 m long, 43 m wide, 13 m draft for Rostock.
Is Rostock a first port of entry?
Yes. Ships arriving from abroad can clear in at Rostock.
How many port state control inspections are there in Rostock?
4 port state control inspections were recorded in Rostock in 2025, and 0 of them ended in a detention.
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