JadeWeserPort

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JadeWeserPort is Germany's largest harbour project. It is supported by the states of Lower Saxony and Bremen. This new container port is located at Wilhelmshaven at the Jade Bight, a bay on the North Sea coast. It has a natural water depth in excess of 18 m. Container ships with a length of 430 m and 16,5 m draught will be able to call the JadeWeserPort at any tide. Construction work was begun in March 2008. The port was opened on 21 September 2012. However, due to the Great Recession, the port wasn't given the warmest of welcomes, and very little TEU traffic flowed through the brand new harbour. But the container handling could be raised from 60,000 in 2014 to 426,700 twenty-foot equivalent unit in 2015. The yearly capacity of the port is 2,700,000 TEU. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 53°35'31"N, 8°8'21"E

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Nearby attractions include: Kaiser-Wilhelm-Brücke, Voslapp Range Rear Light, NordseePassage, Wasserturm Wilhelmshaven.

5.4 miS
Bridge
Kaiser-Wilhelm-Brücke, Wilhelmshaven
138 min walk • The Kaiser Wilhelm Bridge is a swing bridge in Wilhelmshaven, Germany, and the town's landmark.
0.8 miSW
Lighthouse
Voslapp Range Rear Light
21 min walk • The Voslapp Range Rear Light is an integral part of maritime navigation along the German North Sea coast. This towering lighthouse, located in the Voslapp region of Germany, serves as a beacon of safety for vessels navigating the challenging waters of the Jade Bight.
5.1 miS
53°31'8"N • 8°7'0"E
NordseePassage, Wilhelmshaven
131 min walk • Shopping, Shopping centre
4.6 miS
Tower
Wasserturm Wilhelmshaven, Wilhelmshaven
117 min walk • Wasserturm Wilhelmshaven is a 42 meters tall landmark of Wilhelmshaven in Lower Saxony, Germany. The tower was built in the years of 1910-11 as the third water tower of Wilhelmshaven, and still functions as an important part of the town's water supply.
3.7 miS
Botanical garden, Park
Botanischer Garten der Stadt Wilhelmshaven, Wilhelmshaven
94 min walk • The Botanischer Garten der Stadt Wilhelmshaven is a municipal botanical garden located at Gökerstraße 125, Wilhelmshaven, Lower Saxony, Germany. It is open daily in the warmer months; admission is free. The garden was established in 1947 as a school garden.
5.4 miS
Ship
German destroyer Mölders, Wilhelmshaven
138 min walk • D186 Mölders was one of three Lütjens-class guided-missile destroyers, a modified version of the American Charles F. Adams class, built for the Bundesmarine during the 1960s.
3.5 miSW
Cemetery
Ehren-Friedhof, Wilhelmshaven
89 min walk • The cemetery of honor in Wilhelmshaven is located on the edge of the Rüstringer Stadtpark and was established between 1912 and 1914 as a burial place for the naval garrison.
4.9 miS
Museum
Kunsthalle Wilhelmshaven, Wilhelmshaven
125 min walk • Kunsthalle Wilhelmshaven is a museum in Wilhelmshaven. It was opened in 1913 as the Kaiser-Friedrich-Kunsthalle. It was founded on the initiative of the then Chief of Naval Station of the North Sea, Admiral Friedrich Graf von Baudissin, and was...
5.2 miNW
53°37'41"N • 8°1'40"E
Hooksieler Muschelmuseum, Wangerland
133 min walk • Specialty museum, Museum
4.6 miSW
Forts and castles
Burg Kniphausen
117 min walk • Kniphausen Castle in Fedderwarden in the urban area of Wilhelmshaven in Lower Saxony was built in 1438 and eventually had "the typical appearance of a noble seat of the late Renaissance".
4.6 miSW
Church
St.-Jakobi-Kirche, Wilhelmshaven
118 min walk • The Evangelical Lutheran St. Jacobi Church is the church of the former parish of Neuende, now the oldest church in the Wilhelmshaven district of Neuende.