Port of Wilhelmshaven
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The Port of Wilhelmshaven is Germany’s only deep-water container port and a major North Sea harbor handling crude oil, containers, and naval operations.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Port of Wilhelmshaven canonical | 2 |
| port of Wilhelmshaven | 2 |
| Wilhelmshaven harbor | 1 |
| harbor of Wilhelmshaven | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7780807 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Port of Wilhelmshaven Context triple: [Jade Bight, hasNearbyPort, Port of Wilhelmshaven]
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A.
Port of Flensburg
The Port of Flensburg is a small commercial and ferry harbor on the Flensburg Fjord near the German-Danish border, serving regional maritime trade and tourism.
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B.
Port of Hamburg
The Port of Hamburg is Germany’s largest seaport and a major European logistics hub, known as the country’s “Gateway to the World.”
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C.
Port of Kiel
The Port of Kiel is a major Baltic Sea seaport and ferry hub known for passenger and cargo traffic, particularly on routes between Germany and Scandinavia and the Baltic states.
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D.
Emder Hafen
Emder Hafen is the historic seaport of the city of Emden in northwestern Germany, serving as an important maritime and commercial hub on the North Sea coast.
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E.
Bremerhaven
Bremerhaven is a major German port city on the North Sea, known for its maritime industry, shipbuilding, and role as a key hub for trade and logistics.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Port of Wilhelmshaven Target entity description: The Port of Wilhelmshaven is Germany’s only deep-water container port and a major North Sea harbor handling crude oil, containers, and naval operations.
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A.
Port of Flensburg
The Port of Flensburg is a small commercial and ferry harbor on the Flensburg Fjord near the German-Danish border, serving regional maritime trade and tourism.
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B.
Port of Hamburg
The Port of Hamburg is Germany’s largest seaport and a major European logistics hub, known as the country’s “Gateway to the World.”
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C.
Port of Kiel
The Port of Kiel is a major Baltic Sea seaport and ferry hub known for passenger and cargo traffic, particularly on routes between Germany and Scandinavia and the Baltic states.
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D.
Emder Hafen
Emder Hafen is the historic seaport of the city of Emden in northwestern Germany, serving as an important maritime and commercial hub on the North Sea coast.
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E.
Bremerhaven
Bremerhaven is a major German port city on the North Sea, known for its maritime industry, shipbuilding, and role as a key hub for trade and logistics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | seaport ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
inland distribution centers in Germany
ⓘ
rail network ⓘ road network ⓘ |
| country | Germany ⓘ |
| handles |
containers
ⓘ
crude oil ⓘ dry bulk cargo ⓘ liquid bulk cargo ⓘ naval vessels ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
cargo handling
ⓘ
energy import logistics ⓘ naval operations ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure |
container cranes
ⓘ
deep-water berths ⓘ naval docks ⓘ tank farms ⓘ |
| hasPart |
JadeWeserPort
ⓘ
Ro-Ro terminal ⓘ bulk cargo facilities ⓘ container terminal ⓘ naval base facilities ⓘ oil terminal ⓘ |
| is | Germany’s only deep-water container port ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Lower Saxony
ⓘ
Wilhelmshaven ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Jade Bight
ⓘ
North Sea ⓘ |
| maximumDraft | about 18 meters ⓘ |
| near |
city of Wilhelmshaven
ⓘ
linked to:
Wilhelmshaven
|
| notableFor |
ability to handle ultra-large container vessels
ⓘ
deep natural water depth ⓘ strategic importance for German energy imports ⓘ |
| operator | various terminal operators ⓘ |
| partOf | German North Sea port system ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Central Europe
ⓘ
Germany ⓘ |
| servesAs |
base for German Navy operations
ⓘ
important crude oil import hub for Germany ⓘ major North Sea harbor ⓘ |
| usedBy |
German Navy
ⓘ
commercial shipping lines ⓘ container ships ⓘ oil tankers ⓘ |
| waterway | Jade Bay ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Port of Wilhelmshaven Description of subject: The Port of Wilhelmshaven is Germany’s only deep-water container port and a major North Sea harbor handling crude oil, containers, and naval operations.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Port of Wilhelmshaven
linked to: Port of Wilhelmshaven
linked to: Port of Wilhelmshaven
linked to: Port of Wilhelmshaven