On the waterway

Mittelland Canal

The Mittellandkanal, Germany's longest man-made waterway, connects Hannover with the continent's largest seaports and inland ports.

The Mittellandkanal branches off from the Dortmund-Ems Canal at Bergeshövede, near Rheine, and ends after a run of approximately 320 km at Magdeburg on the Elbe. As the central section of northern Germany’s only east-west waterway, it connects the river basins of the Rhine, the Ems, the Weser, and the Elbe, and also provides a link to Berlin and the waterways of Eastern Europe.

In addition to the industrial areas of Ibbenbüren, Minden, Hannover, Braunschweig, and Magdeburg, which are directly connected to the Mittellandkanal, branch canals link other major industrial and commercial areas—including Osnabrück, Hannover-Linden, Hannover-Misburg, Hildesheim, and Salzgitter—to the Mittellandkanal.

Hannover at the crossroads of European transportation routes

Overview Map - The Port of Hannover at the Crossroads of Trans-European Networks — Map of the Port of Hannover

The Hanover economic region derives a significant portion of its appeal as a business location from its position at the intersection of European transportation routes.

Location on main north-south and west-east traffic routes

With their convenient access to all major north-south and east-west transportation routes, the ports of Hannover offer users optimal logistical conditions thanks to their infrastructure and superstructure.

The four ports in Hannover

The city's ports are marked with white borders on the map of Hannover — Hannover's four port locations

The ports of Nordhafen, Lindener Hafen, Brinker Hafen, and Misburger Hafen on the Mittellandkanal and the Linden Branch Canal offer excellent connections to the seaports and the hinterland.

Hannover at the crossroads of European transportation routes

Location on main north-south and west-east traffic routes

The four ports in Hannover

Hannover – centrally located in Europe