The first years proved a difficult start for Germany’s only deep water port, Wilhelmshaven’s Jade-Weser-Port container hub, inaugurated in 2012, but its operators are now seeking to make it a top terminal for supersize ships.

With the nearby ports of Hamburg and Bremerhaven unable to handle the new supersize ships, Wilhelmshaven is seeking to give Rotterdam and Antwerp a run for their money, and become the main stopping point in Europe for giant container vessels arriving from Asia.

Since February, three long-distance services leave from Wilhelmshaven every week for ports in China, Japan, the Middle East or India.

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