Hamburg

The harbour

Hamburg lies on the Elbe River roughly 100 kilometres from the North Sea, and is Germany's largest port and one of the busiest in Europe. A leading member of the medieval Hanseatic League, it has been a major trading city for centuries.

The port handles huge volumes of containers, along with bulk cargo, oil and cruise passengers. The red-brick Speicherstadt warehouse district is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and the Elbphilharmonie concert hall rises over the harbour. Ships must time the river passage with the tides, and at Wedel the Willkomm-Höft station greets passing vessels with their national anthem.

Hamburg in PerpeNaval

Region

North Sea & Baltic

Country

Germany

Position

53.54°N 9.97°E

Size in the game

a major port (tier 2)

Fuel

about $241 a tonne at full stock

Trades

Grain, Machinery, Textiles, Consumer goods, Steel, Fresh produce, Wine, Coffee, Cocoa, Medicine

On the quay

warehouses · a cruise call (appeal 3.4 of 5)

Waters

near pirate water: Gulf of Gdańsk

The album

stamp, postcard, grey seal, amber pendant

The nearest harbours by sea

Routed on the game's sea grid with the canals open, the way a ship sails it.

Lately at Hamburg