Wilhelmshaven

American  

[vil-helms-hah-fuhn] / ˈvɪl hɛlmsˌhɑ fən /

noun

1. a seaport in NW Germany, NW of Bremen, on the North Sea.

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Wilhelmshaven British  

/ vɪlhɛlmsˈhaːfən /

noun

1. a port and resort in NW Germany, in Lower Saxony: founded in 1853; was the chief German North Sea naval base until 1945; a major oil port. Pop: 84 586 (2003 est)

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Wilhelmshaven

In the wake of the war in Ukraine, the port at Wilhelmshaven has emerged as a critical hub for German efforts to break the country’s dependence on Russian energy.

From New York Times ● Aug. 1, 2023

Gundolf Schweppe, chief executive of Uniper Energy Sales said it plans to bring up to 2.6 million tonnes of green ammonia into Wilhelmshaven a year in the second half of this decade.

From Reuters ● Apr. 6, 2023

The LNG platform at Wilhelmshaven is one of three set to be completed by early this year.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 7, 2023

“When we said that, for example, such a terminal should be built here in Wilhelmshaven this year already, many said that’s never possible, that would never succeed,” the chancellor said at Saturday’s ceremony.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 17, 2022

It was approved that I should relieve Korting, whose boat, the U.59, I discovered to be refitting at Wilhelmshaven.

From The Diary of a U-boat Commander With an Introduction and Explanatory Notes by Etienne by Sir Stephen King-Hall

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