▁time - abs or bing ▁lock ing , ▁has ▁been ▁transferred ▁into ▁a ▁cru ise ▁terminal ▁( Col umb us ▁Cru ise ▁Center ▁Bre mer h aven / CC CB ). ▁Also ▁three ▁mar inas ▁are ▁available , ▁the ▁latest ▁accessible ▁through ▁a ▁new ▁lock ▁at ▁Ne uer ▁H afen . ▁ ▁Polit ics ▁ ▁Bre mer h aven ▁has ▁a ▁city ▁council ▁with ▁ 4 9 ▁members . ▁It ▁also ▁elect s ▁ 1 5 ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Bür gers ch aft ▁of ▁Bre men . ▁ ▁Sport ▁▁ ▁The ▁F isch town ▁P ingu ins , ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁RE V ▁Bre mer h aven , ▁are ▁a ▁professional ▁ice ▁hockey ▁team ▁in ▁the ▁DE L , ▁Germany ' s ▁top ▁ice ▁hockey ▁league . ▁ ▁E is b ären ▁Bre mer h aven ▁( Pol ar ▁B ears ), ▁founded ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁is ▁a ▁basketball ▁team ▁playing ▁in ▁the ▁German ▁second - t ier ▁level ▁league ▁Pro A . ▁ ▁The ▁American ▁Football ▁team ▁is ▁the ▁Bre mer h aven ▁Se ah aw ks ▁which ▁play ▁in ▁the ▁German ▁Reg io ▁Nord ▁of ▁the ▁ 3 rd ▁League . ▁The ▁Se ah aw ks ▁are ▁the ▁second ▁oldest ▁team ▁in ▁Germany . ▁ ▁Research ▁and ▁education ▁▁ ▁Bre mer h aven ▁is ▁home ▁to ▁the ▁Alfred ▁Weg ener ▁Institute , ▁a ▁national ▁research ▁inst itute ▁which ▁is ▁concerned ▁with ▁mar itime ▁sciences ▁and ▁climate ▁and ▁keeps ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁research ▁vessels , ▁amongst ▁them ▁the ▁heavy