{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Place","additionalType":"https://schema.org/Port","name":"Elsfleth","identifier":"DE ELS","unlocode":"DE ELS","city":null,"country":"Germany","waterBody":"North Sea; North Atlantic Ocean","harborSize":"Very Small","harborType":"River (Tide Gates)","channelDepthMeters":3.4,"confidenceLevel":null,"coordinates":{"latitude":53.233333,"longitude":8.466667},"description":"Elsfleth owes its profile less to cargo throughput than to the maritime players based here – a nautical college, resident shipping companies and a small yard offering a compact dry dock and limited repairs. The town sits where the River Hunte meets the Lower Weser and forms the seaward gateway to the inland port of Oldenburg, a route closed to seagoing vessels since the 2024 Hunte railway-bridge collision and not expected to reopen before late 2027. Its own commercial handling is modest. For bre","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/seaports/elsfleth-port-de-els","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/seaports/en/elsfleth-port-de-els","source":null,"provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Freight Academy","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Elsfleth · (UN/LOCODE: DE ELS) · Germany · Very Small · 3.4 m"}