The shipping platform

Location: Heiligenhafen is situated on Germany's Baltic coast approx 50km directly E of Kiel. General overview: The port, which has a small well protected harbour, deals primarily with grain. The outer harbour is protected from E by a breakwater, 380m in length, extending NNE and N from the shore. Its N extremity is floodlit. The inner harbour lies W of the outer harbour, and is protected on its N side by a quay, 60m in width, which forms the S side of the large yacht harbour further NW. From the head of the N quay, a mole extends E for approx 150m, and a short spur extends SE, separating the inner and outer harbours. Two harbours exist, one for commercial and fishing vessels use, the other for yachts only. The channel into the commercial port area is 1.6km long (curved), without lighting, 30m wide and 3M deep. Commercial port area: the South Wharf is 291.7 meters long, and the front water depth is 4.0 meters at low water level; The West Wharf is 50.3 meters long and the front water depth is 4.0 meters at low water level. The length of the fishing port wharf is 53.9 meters, and the front water depth is 3.0 meters at low water level. The maximum draft is 8.8m. The loading density of water is 1025. No tidal change, prevailing westerly. Pilotage is not compulsory. Traffic figures: Approx 65 vessels visit the port and 75,000t of cargo handled annually. Load line zone: Summer Zone for ships over 100m in length and Winter Seasonal Area for ships of 100m or less in length, Winter Nov 1 to Mar 31, Summer Apr 1 to Oct 31. Max size: LOA: 115 m, beam: 20 m, draught: 8.8 m, approx. 3,400 DWT. The largest vessel called at the port: LOA: 90 m, draught: 3.2 m, deadweight: 3,357 t.