▁North ▁Sea . ▁In ▁the ▁wet ▁dock ▁parts , ▁accessible ▁by ▁two ▁large ▁lo cks , ▁more ▁than ▁ 2 ▁million ▁cars ▁are ▁imported ▁or ▁export ed ▁every ▁year ▁with ▁ 2 , 3 ▁million ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁Bre mer h aven ▁imports ▁and ▁exports ▁more ▁cars ▁than ▁any ▁other ▁city ▁in ▁Europe . ▁Another ▁million ▁tons ▁of ▁" High - and - He avy " ▁goods ▁are ▁handled ▁with ▁ro - ro ▁ships . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁a ▁new ▁pan am ax - s ized ▁lock ▁has ▁replaced ▁the ▁ 1 8 9 7 ▁Kais ersch le use , ▁then ▁the ▁largest ▁lock ▁world wide . ▁ ▁Cl imate ▁ ▁Bre mer h aven ▁has ▁a ▁temper ate ▁mar itime ▁climate ; ▁severe ▁fro st ▁and ▁heat ▁waves ▁with ▁temper atures ▁above ▁ ▁are ▁rare . ▁On ▁average , ▁the ▁city ▁receives ▁about ▁ ▁of ▁precip itation ▁distributed ▁throughout ▁the ▁year , ▁with ▁a ▁slight ▁peak ▁in ▁the ▁summer ▁months ▁between ▁June ▁and ▁August . ▁The ▁h ott est ▁temperature ▁ever ▁recorded ▁was ▁ ▁on ▁ 9 ▁August ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁and ▁the ▁col dest ▁was ▁ ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁February ▁ 1 9 5 6 . ▁ ▁Transport ▁ ▁Ro ads ▁ ▁Due ▁to ▁its ▁unique ▁ge ographic ▁situation , ▁Bre mer h aven ▁suff ers ▁from ▁a ▁few ▁transport ational ▁difficulties . ▁The ▁city ▁has ▁been ▁connected ▁to ▁the ▁aut ob ahn ▁network ▁since ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9