Emden port (port code: DEEME) is Germany's most western seaport. Situated on the River Ems estuary, it is well connected to the main highway, heavy lift railway systems and linked with the European inland waterways network by the Dortmund-Ems and the Ems-Jade Canals.
Having a total quay length of 9 kilometers and a total area of 730 hectares, the port is divided into two areas, the tidal Outer Harbour, Emskai/Emspier and the Inner Harbour (Binnenhafen), which is non tidal and separated by locks. Formerly a traditional bulk cargo port, it is now a modern major automobile and high-grade cargo port.
The port handles approximately 4.9 million tons of cargo annually. The main imports to this port are all types of forestry products, liquid chalk, liquid gas, vehicles, building materials, steel and iron products, grains and foodstuffs as well as different types of bulk products. And the principal exports from this port include outlet for vehicles, bulk, general and project cargoes.
The types of vessels regularly calling at this port are cargo vessels, accounting for about 49%, and tankers, taking up around 17%. The maximum length of the vessels recorded to having entered this port is 233 meters. The maximum draught is 10.5 meters. The maximum deadweight is 57,540t.