Editing Transport in Germany (section)

==Water transport==
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[[File:Two Ships-Hamburg.jpg|right|thumb|[[Port of Hamburg]]]]
'''Waterways:''' 7,467&nbsp;km (2013);<ref name=ciafactbook/> major [[List of rivers of Germany|rivers]] include the [[Rhine]] and [[Elbe]]; [[Kiel Canal]] is an important connection between the [[Baltic Sea]] and [[North Sea]] and one of the busiest waterways in the world,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Stewart |first=Alison |date=2020-01-23 |title=Germany's Kiel Canal: The world's busiest man-made waterway is an engineer feat |url=https://www.smh.com.au/traveller/inspiration/lock-and-load-for-germanys-kiel-canal-20200109-h1kxge.html |access-date=2023-07-05 |website=The Sydney Morning Herald |language=en}}</ref> the [[Rhine-Main-Danube Canal]] links Rotterdam on the North Sea with the Black Sea. It passes through the highest point reachable by ocean-going vessels from the sea.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Water locks on the rivers of Europe |url=http://www.darbysdestinations.com/1/post/2017/06/water-locks-on-the-rivers-of-europe.html |access-date=2023-07-05 |website=Darby's Destinations |language=en}}</ref> The Canal has gained importance for leisure cruises in addition to cargo traffic. There are also regular boat trips on [[List of lakes of Germany|lakes]], such as [[Lake Constance]] ({{lang|de|Bodensee}}).<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.urh.ch/en/ |title= Welcome to the most beautiful river journey in Europe |publisher=[[Schweizerische Schifffahrtsgesellschaft Untersee und Rhein]] (URh) |access-date=2025-02-08}}</ref>

'''Pipelines:''' oil 2,400&nbsp;km (2013)<ref>[https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/germany/ Germany]. ''[[The World Factbook]]''. [[Central Intelligence Agency]].</ref>

'''Ports and harbours:''' [[Berlin]], [[Bonn]], [[Brake, Lower Saxony|Brake]], [[Bremen (city)|Bremen]], [[Bremerhaven]], [[Cologne]], [[Dortmund]], [[Dresden]], [[Duisburg]], [[Emden]], [[Fürth, Germany|Fürth]], [[Hamburg]], [[Karlsruhe]], [[Kiel]], [[Lübeck]], [[Magdeburg]], [[Mannheim]], [[Nuremberg]], [[Oldenburg (city)|Oldenburg]], [[Rostock]], [[Stuttgart]], [[Wilhelmshaven]]

The [[Hamburg Harbour|port of Hamburg]] is the largest sea-harbour in Germany and ranks #3 in Europe (after [[port of Rotterdam|Rotterdam]] and [[port of Antwerp|Antwerpen]]), #17 worldwide (2016), in total container traffic.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.worldshipping.org/about-the-industry/global-trade/top-50-world-container-ports|title=Top 50 World Container Ports |website= World Shipping Council|access-date = 29 May 2019}}</ref>

'''Merchant marine:'''
<br>total: 427 ships 
<br>'''Ships by type:''' barge carrier 2, [[bulk carrier]] 6, [[cargo ship]] 51, [[chemical tanker]] 15, [[container ship]] 298, [[LNG carrier|Liquified Gas Carrier]] 6, [[passenger ship]] 4, [[oil tanker|petroleum tanker]] 10, refrigerated cargo 3, [[roll-on/roll-off ship]] 6 (2010 est.)<ref name=ciafactbook/>

Ferries operate mostly between mainland Germany and its islands, serving both tourism and freight transport. Car ferries also operate across the Baltic Sea to the Nordic countries, Russia and the Baltic countries. Rail ferries operate across the [[Fehmahrnbelt]], from [[Rostock]] to Sweden (both carrying passenger trains) and from the Mukran port in Sassnitz on the island of Rügen to numerous Baltic Sea destinations (freight only).