Port of Wörth
Cargo handling at the State Port of Wörth
is strongly shaped by the automotive and paper industries, which represent key sectors in the region.
The Rhine, as one of Europe’s principal waterways for large-scale shipping, enables direct access to the port even for seagoing coastal motor vessels. This enhances the port’s connectivity and supports efficient international transport operations.
With its trimodal infrastructure and high-performance container terminal—one of the most significant along the Rhine corridor—the Port of Wörth plays a vital role in global supply chains. In particular, automotive components are handled and dispatched from here to destinations worldwide.
Statistics 2025
| Cargo handling by ship | 482,729 t |
| Container throughout (vessel) | 101,237 TEU |
| Container throughout (rail) | 62,115 TEU |
| Truck handling (RoRo traffic) | 6,343 units |
| Inland vessels | 758 |
The modern container terminal benefits from its advantageous location upstream of the first Rhine lock at Iffezheim, enabling particularly efficient vessel turnaround times.
The Port of Wörth operates its own railway infrastructure, ensuring seamless integration into multimodal transport chains. In combination with excellent connections to the regional and national road and rail networks, this supports the port’s continued development as a logistics hub of supra-regional importance along the Upper Rhine.
| Location | Rhine km 365.77 (left bank) |
| Road access | A 65, B 9, B 10 |
| Port Area | 186 ha |
| Quay length | 1.9 km |
| Port railway | 5.1 km |
| Handling facilities | 3 container gantry cranes 47 t and 40 t lifting capacity Specialized ramp for Papierumschlag RoRo ramp for passenger cars RoRo ramp for trucks |
| Storage areas | 153,000 m² open storage 27,734 m² covered warehouse space |
| Terminal operators | Contargo Wörth Karlsruhe GmbH Papierfabrik Palm GmbH & Co. KG |
| Other | Heavy-lift cargo handling |
WARNING NOTICE / WINTER CONDITIONS
Häfen Rheinland-Pfalz GmbH expressly notes that, due to the extensive size of the port areas, comprehensive winter maintenance including roads, pathways, quay walls, gangways, embankments, and stairways cannot be fully ensured and is therefore carried out only to a limited extent.
In particular, shipping operators are requested to take these conditions into account.
