Port of Lubeck

🇩🇪 Germany

Baltic Sea · Multi-Purpose Port

UN/LOCODE
DELBC
Country
🇩🇪 Germany
Port Type
Multi-Purpose Port
Ocean Region
Baltic Sea
Latitude
53.8700° N
Longitude
10.6900° E

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Vessels on Sanctions Lists Seen at Lubeck

None of the 17 vessels our AIS feed observed within 25 nm of Lubeck between 29 Apr 2026 and 5 Aug 2026 broadcast an IMO number on the OFAC, EU, UK or UN sanctions list today. The feed saw only part of the traffic, so this does not mean no listed vessel called here. The feed has delivered no positions since 5 Aug 2026, so these figures will not change until it resumes.

Joint War Committee listing

Not listed

Lubeck is not inside any Joint War Committee listed area (circular JWLA-035, 16 September 2026).

Source: Joint War Committee circular JWLA-035, 16 September 2026 (LMA/IUA), JWC Listed Areas for hull war, piracy, terrorism and related perils.

Regional Risk Context — Baltic Sea

Between 29 Apr 2026 and 5 Aug 2026, ArcNautical's AIS feed observed 17 distinct vessels at Lubeck, with Cargo making up 65% of those with a ship-type code — higher than the Baltic Sea regional average of 46%. Lubeck in Germany operates in a semi-enclosed shallow basin with seasonal ice and the strictest environmental regime in commercial shipping. December–April ice coverage requires vessels to meet Finnish-Swedish Ice Class for independent navigation or rely on icebreaker escort, and ice-edge position varies enough between years that conventional deterministic routing models fail. Since 2022, Russia's invasion of Ukraine has transformed the security architecture: NATO maritime presence has increased substantially, and sanctions against Russian energy exports have disrupted traditional traffic patterns. The Baltic is also a designated Particularly Sensitive Sea Area (PSSA) and Sulphur Emission Control Area (SECA), requiring low-sulphur fuel or exhaust gas cleaning systems.

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Sea Distances

Routed sea distances from Lubeck to the principal global hubs, computed by ArcNautical's routing engine — around land and through the canals a ship actually uses, not great-circle.

Top Vessel Types (AIS observations)

Our AIS feed observed 17 distinct vessels at Lubeck between 29 Apr 2026 and 5 Aug 2026; 17 carry a confirmed AIS ship-type code. The most common categories:

65%
Cargo
11 vessels
12%
Other
2 vessels
6%
Military Ops
1 vessel
6%
Sailing
1 vessel
6%
Search & Rescue
1 vessel

The feed has delivered no positions since 5 Aug 2026, so these figures will not change until it resumes.

Port State Control Context

Lubeck falls under the Paris MoU. The Paris Memorandum of Understanding does not publish a bulk per-vessel detention CSV. ArcNautical evaluates per-vessel detention probability using flag-state performance (3-year rolling rate from the 2024 Paris MoU annual report), vessel age, deficiency history, and ownership transparency. Paris MoU PSC inspections remain among the most rigorous globally.

Latest Arrivals Recorded at Lubeck

The last 10 vessels our AIS feed recorded arriving between 29 Apr 2026 and 5 Aug 2026:

ArrivedVesselFlagType
2026-08-03 TUNDRALAND 🇸🇪 SE Cargo
2026-07-30 MSC CALISTA II 🇵🇹 PT Cargo
2026-07-19 WILMA SIKORSKI 🇩🇪 DE Search & Rescue
2026-07-12 SKYWALKER 🇩🇪 DE Sailing
2026-07-12 WILSON BERGEN 🇧🇧 BB Cargo
2026-06-29 SOUTH ENABLER 🇮🇹 IT Cargo
2026-06-28 ALEXANDER B 🇦🇬 AG Cargo
2026-06-26 OCEAN CROWN 🇵🇦 PA Cargo
2026-06-24 GUARD VESSEL ARRIVER 🇩🇰 DK Other
2026-06-21 TAVASTLAND 🇸🇪 SE Cargo

The feed has delivered no positions since 5 Aug 2026, so these figures will not change until it resumes.

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