{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Place","additionalType":"https://schema.org/Port","name":"Butzfleth","identifier":"DE BUZ","unlocode":"DE BUZ","city":null,"country":"Germany","waterBody":"North Sea; North Atlantic Ocean","harborSize":"Small","harborType":"Open Roadstead","channelDepthMeters":12.5,"confidenceLevel":null,"coordinates":{"latitude":53.65,"longitude":9.516667},"description":"Butzfleth, the seaport of Stade on the Lower Elbe, handled about 5.5 million tonnes in 2024 — a 45% jump that lifted it to second place among Lower Saxony's seaports. The surge came from sharply higher ore imports for Aluminium Oxid Stade (AOS), the only alumina plant in Germany using bauxite digestion. Operated by Niedersachsen Ports, the southern basin handles liquid and gaseous feedstocks for the chemical industry, including resident producer Dow, while the northern quay moves bauxite, alumin","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/seaports/butzfleth-port-de-buz","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/seaports/en/butzfleth-port-de-buz","source":null,"provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Freight Academy","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Butzfleth · (UN/LOCODE: DE BUZ) · Germany · Small · 12.5 m"}