Wilhelmshaven · JadeWeserPort and LNG terminal

A ship in port (riding along, key F)

1. 01

   waiting at anchor

2. 02

   coming in

3. 03

   at the quay: being unloaded and loaded

4. 04

   leaving

What is shown – why – for whom

Facilities and areas in the model

• JadeWeserPort container quay

  About 1.7 km of quay right on the deep Jade channel: even the largest container ships come in regardless of the tide. About 843,000 TEU in 2024, over one million for the first time in 2025.

• Container yard

  Straddle carriers move boxes between gantry, yard and rail. Fill level follows the node’s stock (model).

• LNG terminal

  Floating terminal at the Voslapper Groden jetty: gas carriers discharge their LNG, it is regasified on board and fed into the transmission grid. Sequence of carriers schematic.

• Tank farm

  Storage for oil and oil products at the northern edge. Fill level follows the node’s stock (model).

• Terminal railway

  Container trains to the hinterland – towards Bremen, Hanover and the Ruhr.

Processes in the model

How a deep-water port can use the model

• Operations and planning

  Containers, LNG, oil and crude oil sit side by side in one model. Economy and industry change quay, container yard and tank farm at once; their fill levels follow the node’s stock.

  For whomPort operations, planning, energy industry

• Onboarding and training

  Ride along with key F: a ship from the anchorage to the quay, a container train through the terminal station, a truck from the gate to the loading point. One line says what is happening.

  For whomNew staff, port trainees

• Local authorities and economic development

  Container trains to Bremen, Hanover and the Ruhr, natural gas through the transmission grid as far as the Ruhr, crude oil to the refineries: the model shows what the site carries for its hinterland.

  For whomCity, economic development, chambers

• Schools, universities, museums

  How does liquefied gas get from the tanker into the gas grid? Why is Wilhelmshaven independent of the tide? The model explains both on the site, also as a demo without anyone at the controls.

  For whomSchools, universities, museums and exhibitions

• Public communication

  The ‘Port strike’ scenario shows at four times the speed how handling stops and ships wait at anchor. In storm and fog the cranes stand still.

  For whomPublic relations, port and energy industries

What you can change

What the model gives a deep-water port

• 01

  Energy and containers together

  LNG, oil and containers share one site. In the model, 95 % of the node’s volume is energy carriers – hardly visible in a picture of the port.

• 02

  Tide independence explained

  The quay right on the deep fairway shows why Wilhelmshaven is Germany’s only deep-water port.

• 03

  Disruptions without damage

  Trigger a port strike, storm, fog or ice, see what stops, then return to today.

• 04

  Site and map in one model

  Fill levels in the container yard and the tank farm follow the node’s stock on the Germany map.

• 05

  For visits and big screens

  Runs in the browser and on large projections; the site profile shows every part with live values.

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