The shipping platform

Location: Helgoland Island, one of the North Frisian Islands, is located in the German Bight and is approx 60km from the port of Busum. General overview: The port handles foreign trade, is a holiday resort and has a local fishing industry. Helgoland consists of a mass of red sandstone rising almost vertically to a height of 60m. On the S side the cliffs terminate in a moderate incline with a crater like depression; the principal harbours extend SSE from this area. Unterland, a low foreland, extends from the cliffs on the SE side of the island. The moles and quays of the outer and southern harbors were largely blown up, only the west wall, 350 m long and the current east mole/east quay, approx. 500 m long, as well as the east mole head remained. Due to its exposed location in front of the North Sea coast, the state-owned port is important for traffic safety at sea. Among other things, pilot transfers are carried out from here, and a rescue cruiser of the German Society for the Rescue of Shipwrecked Persons also has its berth in the port. Traffic figures: Approx 385,000 passengers handled annually. Load line zone: North Atlantic Winter Seasonal Zone II, Winter Nov 1 to Mar 31, Summer Apr 1 to Oct 31. Max. size: draught: 6 m. The largest vessel called at the port: LOA: 254 m, draught: 5.4 m, deadweight: 1,907 t.