Bremerhaven's excellent seaward connection via the container ports and ocean ports offers significant logistical advantages for export-oriented industries.

• All major transhipment hubs of the world can be reached via Bremerhaven.
• More than 100 scheduled ships are landing regularly at the Container quays and overseas ports in Bremerhaven.
• The container terminal in Bremerhaven is the fourth largest in Europe. The quay has got a total length of 5km.
• With about 2 million vehicles annually Bremerhaven is the largest turntable for the automotive import and export.
• Bremerhaven can be reached by ships coming from the North Sea in about two hours over a 55 km (32 nm) long passage of the Outer Weser River.
• After the latest expansion phase of the access area to a depth of 14 m below see chart level zero (SKN) by the Federal Water and Shipping Administration, is a tide independent arrival and departure of ships with a maximum draft of 12.60 m possible.