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Bre·mer·ha·ven

(brĕm′ər-hä′vən, -hā′-, brā′mər-hä′fən)

A city of northwest Germany at the mouth of the Weser River near the North Sea. It has a deep natural harbor and is an important shipping center. Transatlantic service to the United States was inaugurated here in 1847.

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Bremerhaven

(German breːmərˈhaːfən)

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

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Brem•er•ha•ven

(ˈbrɛm ərˌheɪ vən, -ˌhɑ-, ˈbreɪ mər-)

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a seaport in NW Germany, at the mouth of the Weser River. 132,200.

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Bremerhaven - a port city in northwestern Germany at the mouth of the Weser River on the North Sea; has a deep natural harbor and is an important shipping center

Deutschland, FRG, Germany, Federal Republic of Germany - a republic in central Europe; split into East Germany and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990

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1 / 19 Artists spray Graffiti on a wall in the harbor in Bremerhaven, northern Germany, on August 24, 2019.

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Lloyd Werft Bremerhaven AG was founded in 1857 and initially focused on the general ship repair business, moving into the conversion and newbuilding businesses in the 1970s.

Lloyd Werft

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BREMERHAVEN: The Royal Navy of Oman (RNO) ship Shabab Oman, yesterday left the German port of Bremerhaven after five days anchor during which she took part in Bremerhaven International Tall Ship Festival's activities.

Shabab Oman sets sail again

The Royal Navy of Oman (RNO) Ship "Shabab Oman," today left the German Port of Bremerhaven after five days anchor during which she took part in Bremerhaven International Tall Ship Festival's activities "Bremerhaven Sail 2010," which was visited by over one million visitors in which 226 different types and sizes of tall ships took part.

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