per year. The German railway company DB is upgrading the Wilhelmshaven–Oldenburg railway, to provide extra capacity for freight trains. Port facilities The port area consists of the container handling zone, a logistics zone and major railway installations. There will be sixteen major cranes for the loading and unloading of ships. These cranes are at the date of their construction the largest in the world, able to handle ships with 25 parallel rows of containers. The logistics zone allows for the establishment of cargo handling facilities. The first installation is the Nordfrost fruit and reefer terminal which opened in July 2012. It also houses a number of authorities such as customs and agricultural services. A marshalling yard with 16 tracks is situated at the northern edge of the port area, whereas the goods station with six tracks for loading and unloading of trains, are located in the center of the port area between the handling and the logistics zone. References External links Official homepage Lower Saxony Ports and harbours of Germany Ports and harbours of the North Sea Wilhelmshaven