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Bremerhaven

American  
[brem-er-hey-vuhn, brey-muhr-hah-fuhn] / ˈbrɛm ərˌheɪ vən, ˌbreɪ mərˈhɑ fən /

noun

  1. a seaport in northwestern Germany, at the mouth of the Weser River.


Bremerhaven British  
/ breːmərˈhaːfən /

noun

  1. Former name (until 1947): Wesermünde.  a port in NW Germany: an outport for Bremen. Pop: 118 276 (2003 est)

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A collaborative team from the University of Vienna, the Alfred Wegener Institute in Bremerhaven, and the University of Oldenburg set out to investigate this question and uncovered findings that challenge traditional assumptions.

From Science Daily • Dec. 2, 2025

Salvage crews on Saturday attached a second towing cable to the ship, which is transporting 3,783 new vehicles, including 498 electric vehicles, from the German port of Bremerhaven to Singapore.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 30, 2023

The Fremantle Highway was sailing out of the German port of Bremerhaven on the way to the Suez Canal in Egypt and from there to Singapore.

From Washington Times • Jul. 27, 2023

The cargo ship left the port of Bremerhaven in northern Germany at around 15:00 local time on Tuesday on course for Port Said in Egypt.

From BBC • Jul. 26, 2023

We took the train to Bremerhaven, Germany, and then traveled on a former troopship for nine days across the Atlantic Ocean to Boston, Massachusetts.

From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson