# Brunsbuttel Canal Terminals (DE BRB)

**UN/LOCODE:** DE BRB  
**Country:** Germany  
**Water Body:** North Sea; North Atlantic Ocean  
**Harbor Size:** Small  
**Harbor Type:** Canal or Lake  
**GPS:** 53.9000, 9.1500

Anchored in the ChemCoast Park industrial cluster, Brunsbüttel is a universal port serving the chemical, energy and bulk industries of the Hamburg metropolitan region. Operator Brunsbüttel Ports (Schramm Group) runs three sub-ports — Elbehafen, Oilport and Port of Ostermoor — together offering ten jetties for dry bulk (coal, ore, fertiliser, stone), heavy lift, timber, iron and steel, plus liquids such as crude oil and chemicals. Its position where the River Elbe meets the Kiel Canal, the world's busiest artificial waterway, makes it a natural transhipment point between the North Sea and Baltic trades. Since January 2023 the Elbehafen has also hosted a floating LNG terminal aboard the Höegh Gannet, operated by Deutsche Energy Terminal, giving Germany a national gas-import facility. Brunsbüttel runs no scheduled container line service; containerised cargo moves through nearby Hamburg. For project, energy and bulk shipments it is a well-equipped industrial gateway.

## Transit Times & Routes

- [Hamburg → Shanghai](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/hamburg-shanghai)
- [Hamburg → Shenzhen](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/hamburg-shenzhen)
- [Hamburg → Guangzhou](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/hamburg-guangzhou)
- [Hamburg → Hong Kong](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/hamburg-hong-kong)
- [Hamburg → Tokyo](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/hamburg-tokyo)
- [Hamburg → Busan](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/hamburg-busan)

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