# Port of Hamburg

> A seaport in Germany, registered under UN/LOCODE DEHAM.

## Record

- Record type: Port
- Canonical page: https://admiralsatlas.com/en/ports/hamburg-de/
- Last updated: 2026-08-29
- Country: Germany
- UN/LOCODE: DEHAM
- Evidence: World Port Index characteristics available

## Article

Hamburg is a seaport in Germany, registered under the UN/LOCODE code DEHAM. Situated on the tidal Elbe roughly 100 km from the North Sea, it is Germany’s largest port and one of the busiest container ports in Europe.

## Structured port data

```json
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  "updated": "2026-08-29T00:00:00.000Z",
  "harbor": {
    "indexNumber": 30780,
    "sailingDirections": "Pub. 192",
    "chart": "37230",
    "size": "L",
    "type": "Lc",
    "shelter": "E",
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      "other": true
    },
    "overheadLimitations": true,
    "depths": {
      "channel": "K",
      "cargoPier": "M",
      "oilLngTerminal": "O"
    },
    "tidalRangeM": 3,
    "maxVessel": "M",
    "goodHoldingGround": true,
    "turningArea": true,
    "firstPortOfEntry": true,
    "usRepresentative": true,
    "etaMessage": true,
    "pilotage": {
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      "available": true,
      "advisable": true
    },
    "tugs": {
      "assist": true
    },
    "quarantine": {
      "derattCert": true,
      "other": true
    },
    "communications": {
      "telephone": true,
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      "radio": true,
      "air": true,
      "rail": true
    },
    "loadOffload": {
      "wharves": true
    },
    "medicalFacilities": true,
    "garbageDisposal": true,
    "degauss": true,
    "dirtyBallast": true,
    "cranes": {
      "fixed": true,
      "mobile": true,
      "floating": true
    },
    "lifts": {
      "over100Tons": true,
      "tons50to100": true,
      "tons25to49": true,
      "under25Tons": true
    },
    "services": {
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      "electrical": true,
      "steam": true,
      "navEquipRepair": true,
      "electricalRepair": true
    },
    "supplies": {
      "provisions": true,
      "water": true,
      "fuelOil": true,
      "dieselOil": true,
      "deck": true,
      "engine": true
    },
    "repairCode": "A",
    "drydock": "M",
    "railway": "L"
  }
}
```