Ordinances

Prohibition of berthing and/or mooring at the Rheinkai

Shipping Police Ordinance for the Mannheim port area,Rheinkai from Rhine marker 424km-760m to 425km-360m, located geographicallyon the right bank

Pursuant to Section 3 (1) of the Order of the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure on ports, loading and unloading areas – Port Order (HafenVO) – of 10.01.1983, the Port Authority Mannheim issues the following:

Heaving to (including at short notice) and berthing with bow downstream from Rhine marker 424km-760m to 425km-060m, right bank, is prohibited. Berthing, loading or unloading inside the above-named points requires authorisation from the Port Authority Mannheim.

From Rhine marker 425km-060m to 425km-360m, right bank, temporary heaving to and berthing is permitted. All berthing between the above-named points is prohibited.

The ordinance is valid until revoked.

Mannheim, 21.05.2015
Staatliches Hafenamt Mannheim
in the state leasing company
– Port Authority –

Shipping Police Ordinance for passenger vessels with passengers on board

Pursuant to Section 3 (1) of the Order of the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure on ports, loading and unloading areas – Port Order (HafenVO) – of 10.01.1983, the Port Authority Mannheim issues the following:

Passenger vessels with passengers on board must berth at the designated points on the Rhine (marker 424km-700m to 425km-060m). Berthing without prior notification is prohibited. The terms of use of the State Rhein-Neckar-Hafengesellschaft Mannheim mbH (HGM) for the use of berths by passenger vessels of 29.05.2013 are applicable.

Berthing at other points is not allowed.

The ordinance is valid until revoked.

Mannheim, 02.11.2017
Staatliches Hafenamt Mannheim
in the state leasing company
– Port Authority –

Conditions of use for berths by passenger cabin vessels

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Port Police Ordinance SV Container Terminal

Until further notice, the State Port Authority Mannheim grants the general right to navigation

in Hafenbecken 12 (Mühlauhafen) to vessels that, at the Mannheim Container Terminal,
in Stromhafen Neckar, to vessels that, at the container terminal
of Hafenbecken 24, to vessels that, on the RoRo facility, Hafenbecken 24

must handle goods and carry signs according to Section 3.14, No. 1–3 of the Police Regulations for the Navigation of the Rhine or Inland Waterways Regulations.The provisions of the order of the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure on ports, loading and unloading points – Port Order (HafenVO) – the Police Regulations for the Navigation ofthe Rhine (RheinSchPV) and Inland Waterways Regulations (BinSchStrO) as well as the Hazardous Goods Order for Road, Rail and Inland Waterway Transport (GGVSEB) in the current version, must be observed without restriction

Stipulations

The headquarters for police operations, Harbour Police Mannheim, Werfthallenstraße 41, 68159 Mannheim must be notified in writing or by phone (+49 621 1687-0) or fax (+49 621 1687-229) by the operator of the handling facility before beginningthe handling of dangerous goods with vehicles that must be marked according to the signspursuant to Section 3.14, No. 3 RheinSchPV.
In cases where it is equally possible to depart from the port travelling in reverse andforwards, Section 34 (1) Port Ordinance (HafenVO) (bow in the direction of the port exit) does not apply
Notwithstanding Section 55 of the Port Order (HafenVO), the provisions of Section 7.07 of the Rhine Order on Maritime Rules (RheinSchPV) apply to vessels that carry signs according to Section 3.14 of Rhine Order on Maritime Rules (RheinSchPV). At the transhipment point located on the Neckar, contrary to Section 55 of the Port Order (HafenVO), the provisions of Section 7.07 Order on Inland Waterways (BinSchStrO) apply to vehicles that must carry the signs pursuant to Section 3.14 Order on Inland Waterways (BinSchStrO).

This Port Police Ordinance takes the place of the Port Police Ordinance of 07.02.2006 for the Mannheim port area.

Mannheim, 09.12.2019
Staatliches Hafenamt Mannheim
in the state leasing company
-Port Authority-

Stopping vehicles

Skippers and pilots must ensure that vehicles, formations, push barges and floating platforms are safely moored only to the specifically provided facilities or to the vessels that are moored to those facilities. The mooring must be monitored and adjusted for the fluctuations in water level and the immersion and emersion during loading and/or unloading. Stopping vehicles, formations, push barges and floating platforms on mooring devices or vehicles moored to them is prohibited.

Port Police Ordinance for the port area of Mannheim

Pursuant to Section 3 (1) of the Order of the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure on ports, loading and unloading areas – Port Order (HafenVO) – of 10.01.1983, the Port Authority Mannheim issues the following:
Entry on watercraft and floating facilities by unauthorized persons is prohibited.

The ordinance is valid until revoked.

Violations of this ordinance constitute an administrative offence and may be punished with a fine (Section 71 (1) No. 2 HafenVO).

Mannheim, 29.06.2020
Staatliches Hafenamt Mannheim
in the state leasing company
-Port Authority-

Prohibition of berthing and/or mooring at the Rheinkai

Shipping Police Ordinance for the Mannheim port area,Rheinkai from Rhine marker 424km-760m to 425km-360m, located geographicallyon the right bank

Shipping Police Ordinance for passenger vessels with passengers on board

Conditions of use for berths by passenger cabin vessels

Port Police Ordinance SV Container Terminal

Stopping vehicles

Port Police Ordinance for the port area of Mannheim

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