Location
Profile
City of Wilhelmshaven
General
Administration¹
Street address: WFG Wirtschaftsförderung in Wilhelmshaven GmbH
Luisenstraße 8
26382 Wilhelmshaven
Telephone: 04421/ 910625
Fax: 04421/ 910627
E-mail: juergen.janssen@wfg-whv.de
Homepage: http://www.wfg-whv.de 
Contact: Mr. Jürgen Janßen
Telephone: 04421 / 910 625
Fax: 04421 / 910 627
E-mail: juergen.janssen@wfg-whv.de
Special
location features¹
Wilhelmshaven, with a population of around 80,000, is the major business and cultural centre in the region with a broad spectrum of leisure offerings on the North Sea coast; more precisely expressed: in the "Southern North Sea" region. It is a dynamic coastal city that offers a high quality of life.

As a prime location for port-oriented industrial facilities, the economic profile of Wilhelmshaven is marked by industry and the seaport, as well as a diverse range of service companies (in particular from the IT sector), skilled trade and craft enterprises, and commercial trading firms. With the Jade University of Applied Sciences, the Jade Innovation Centre and numerous further research institutes, Wilhelmshaven can boast a high innovation potential.

Directly situated on the North Sea coast on the deep navigable waterway of the "Jade", Wilhelmshaven has been the most important port of transshipment for oil in Germany for decades. The natural depth of the shipping channel, 18 metres, is now also the key reason why Germany's only deepwater container port, the JadeWeserPort, is being built in Wilhelmshaven at a cost of around one billion euros. In August 2012, the EUROGATE Container Terminal Wilhelmshaven (CTW) will start operations.

Larger and larger vessels are being built with larger and larger draughts. The direct access to waters suitable for sea-going vessels (-18 metres) and the short approach channel of only 23 nautical miles are the decisive advantages of Wilhelmshaven as opposed to other German ports. Lower Saxony is fully backing this port, which is the only German seaport to be able to receive the future mega-carriers fully laden at any time.
With the JadeWeserPort, Germany can build up a competitive position with regard to the ARA ports along the "North Range" for the first time in the segment of the largest container ships as well.
A further massive advantage for the location is the fact that there is a logistics zone of 160 hectares directly adjacent to the container terminal. These are ideal conditions for establishing a freight village, which, by the way, would then be the only freight village next to a seaport in Germany.

Advantaged by the decision to build the JadeWeserPort, further investment projects from the industrial sector are taking concrete shape for the short to medium term.
A 800 MW coal-fired power plant from GDF Suez is under construction, which will enter the grid in 2012.

Wilhelmshaven is therefore on its way to becoming a logistics and energy hub of international significance.

Expansive industrial and commercial estates in various locations and in various qualities give investors the chance to take part in the economic development in Wilhelmshaven.

The existing structures represent an ideal basis to complement the maritime economic cluster.
Companies can draw upon a large pool of human resources within the region; special requirements are covered quickly and reliably through a tried-and-tested qualification network.
Further arguments in favour of our business location are the exemplary coexistence of industry, leisure and tourism, the multifaceted cultural offerings, excellent opportunities for shopping (North Sea Passage with its 28,000 square metres of covered sales space), and attractive sport facilities.

Further information is available at www.wilhelmshaven.de
Business sites, 
real estates
Business sites: 11   View
Real estates: 5   View
Population
Population²
As of: 31.12.2010
TotalFemaleMale
Inhabitants: 81,324   40,278  (49.5 %)    41,046  (50.5 %)

Age structure:		Age structure
Population density²
As of: 31.12.2010
Inhabitants/km²: 760.7
Infrastructure
Educational institutions²
Elementary schools: 15
Secondary schools: 3
Secondary modern schools: 3
Grammar schools: 3
Special schools: 4
Vocational schools: 3
Other educational 
facilities¹: 		Wilhelmshaven is a location of the Jade University of Applied Sciences with up to 3,800 students.
Alongside all the usual types of schools, there are also:
vocational schools
a Europa School
an Out-of-School Learning Location
an adult education college
a school of music

Scientific facilities in the local area:
DEWI Deutsches Windenergie-Institut GmbH (German Wind Energy Institute)
German Centre for Marine Biodiversity Research (DZMB)
Institute for Marine Chemistry and Biology at the Carl von Ossietzky University in Oldenburg (ICBM-Terramare)
Lower Saxony Institute for Historical Coastal Research
Senckenberg Research Institute
"Vogelwarte Helgoland" Institute for Bird Research
Health care¹ 
Hospitals: 2
Other medical health 
facilities: 		- Reinhard-Nieter-Krankenhaus (hospital)
- St. Willehad-Hospital
- Reha Zentrum Wilhelmshaven Klinik am Park (rehab centre)
Leisure/culture/sport¹ 
Leisure 
facilities: 		- Over ca. 300 hectares of parkland area
- Südstrand (South Beach)
- Banter See (inland lake)
- "nautimo" indoor swimming baths
- Nordsee-Welten 5D (North Sea Worlds 5D - 3D experience + moving seats)
- Diverse shopping facilities
- "Nordseepassage" (North Sea Passage") with a covered sales area of 28,000 square metres
- "Wochenende an der Jade" ("Weekend on the Jade") city festival on the first July weekend of the year
- Windjammer regatta "JadeWeserPort-Cup"
- "Fun-Sport-Festival"
- Festival of Sea Music
- Maritime Film Festival
- "Kulturkarussell" ("Culture Carousel")
- Festival of cabaret, vaudeville and variety acts
Cultural 
facilities: 		- Deutsche Marinemuseum ("German Marine Museum")
- Küstenmuseum ("Coastal Museum") - city settlement and urban history
- JadeWeserPort InfoCenter
- Wattenmeerhaus ("Wadden Sea House")
- Lower Saxony Wadden Sea National Park Centre
- Seawater aquarium
- Kunsthalle ("Art Hall")
- Municipal Theatre (Landesbühne Niedersachsen Nord)
- "Pumpwerk" cultural centre
- Niederdeutsche Bühne (theatre specialising in the Low German dialect)
- Botanic Gardens.
Sport 
facilities: 		- Large number of sports clubs
- Nordfrost Arena (handball)
- Jade Stadium (football)
- 18-hole golf course in Mennhausen
Special amenities on offer: WTF Wilhelmshaven Touristik & Freizeit GmbH 
http://www.wilhelmshaven-touristik.de/
Living space¹ 
Price of residential building land: 65.00 €/m²
Transport¹ 
TypeDesignationDistance
MotorwayA 29   0 km
Trunk road / A-roadB 210   0 km
Regional airportJadeWeser AIRPORT, Mariensiel   5 km
SeaportWilhelmshaven   0 km
Special infrastructurer: NPorts - state port authority 
http://www.wilhelmshaven.niedersachsenports.de
Stadtwerke Verkehrsgesellschaft Wilhelmshaven - municipal port authority 
http://swwv.de
HBG Hafenbetriebsgesellschaft Wilhelmshaven 
http://www.sww-gmbh.de/stw_whv/index_164.php
Wilhelmshavener Hafenwirtschafts-Vereinigung 
http://www.hafenwirtschaft-whv.de
JadeWeserPort Realisierungs GmbH & Co. KG 
http://www.jadeweserport.de
JadeWeserPort Logistics Zone GmbH 
http://www.jadeweserport.de
Economics
Economic strength² Notes on the location indicators
€ per inhabitant
(City of Wilhelmshaven) 		    National comparison
(Germany=100 %)
Gross domestic product 2009: 33,723115 %
€ per employed person
(City of Wilhelmshaven) 		    National comparison
(Germany=100 %)
Gross value added 2009
   - Production sector:88,954157 %
   - Service sector:48,48692 %
€ per inhabitant
(City of Wilhelmshaven) 		    State comparison
 (State=100 %)
Net revenue from local business tax 2010: 196.3741 %
Municipal share of income tax 2010: 220.5580 %
Employment³ Notes on the location indicators
As of: 30.06.2010
TotalFemaleMale
Employed persons: 26,48111,851  (44.8 %) 14,630  (55.2 %)
Change over previous year:+669  (+2.6 %)
Employment rate:43.3 %

Employed persons acc. to
economic sectors: 		Economic sectors
In-commutersOut-commutersBalance
Commuters:10,9296,093+4,836
Unemployment³ Notes on the location indicators
Number of unemployed
Unemployment rate
Major
companies¹ 
Company: E.ON Kraftwerke GmbH
Branch(es): Coal-fired power station
Link: http://www.eon-energie.com 
Company: GEW Wilhelmshaven GmbH
Branch(es): Gas, electricity and water supply
Link: http://www.gew-wilhelmshaven.de 
Company: Manitowoc Crane Group Deutsche Grove GmbH
Branch(es): Mobile crane construction
Link: http://www.manitowoccranegroup.com/home/DE/home.asp 
Company: HBV Holz- und Baustoff-Vertrieb GmbH & Co. KG
Branch(es): Planing works, specialist wood dealer
Link: http://www.hbv-wilhelmshaven.de 
Company: INEOS Chlor Atlantik GmbH
Branch(es): Chlorine gas production
Link: http://www.ineos.com 
Company: INEOS Vinyls Deutschland GmbH
Branch(es): PVC (polyvinyl chloride) and VCM (vinyl chloride monomer) production
Link: http://www.ineos.com 
Company: Jade-Stahl GmbH
Branch(es): Scrap recycling
Link: http://www.jade-stahl.de 
Company: Neue Jadewerft GmbH
Branch(es): Shipbuilding and ship repairs
Link: http://www.neue-jadewerft.com 
Company: Firmengruppe Nietiedt
Branch(es): Painting, industrial paintwork, scaffold construction, insulation technology
Link: http://www.nietiedt.com 
Company: Nord-West-Oelleitung GmbH
Branch(es): Crude oil transhipment
Link: http://www.nwowhv.de 
Company: Peine Gruppe
Branch(es): Clothing
Link: http://www.peine-gruppe.de 
Company: Rhenus Midgard GmbH & Co. KG Niederlassung Wilhelmshaven
Branch(es): Port handling, warehousing, seaport services
Link: http://www.rhenus-midgard.de 
Company: Royal Greenland Seafood GmbH
Branch(es): Frozen foods
Link: http://www.royalgreenland.com 
Company: THALES Defence Deutschland GmbH / Naval
Branch(es): Software services
Link: http://www.thales-naval.com 
Company: Ulmer Schokoladen GmbH
Branch(es): Chocolate decoration products
Link: http://www.ulmer-schokoladen.de 
Company: Wessel-Hydraulik GmbH
Branch(es): Mechanical engineering
Link: http://www.wessel-hydraulik.de 
Company: JadeWeserPort Realisierungs GmbH & Co. KG
Branch(es): Infrastructure company
Link: http://www.jadeweserport.de 
Company: JadeWeserPort Logistics Zone GmbH & Co. KG
Branch(es): Business settlement and marketing company
Freight village development
Link: http://www.jwplz.de/cms_gvz/ 
Company: GDF SUEZ Kraftwerk Wilhelmshaven GmbH & Co. KG
Branch(es): Coal-fired power plant (currently still under construction, commissioning scheduled for 2012)
Link: http://www.gdfsuez-energie.de 
Company: Turbo-Technik Reparatur-Werft GmbH & Co. KG
Branch(es): Worldwide repair of ships and industrial plant
Link: http://www.turbotechnik.com 
Company: Navitek GmbH
Branch(es): Repair of ships and technical plant
Link: http://www.navitek.de 
Company: Eurogate Containerterminal Wilhelmshaven GmbH & Co. KG
Branch(es): Port industry; future operator of the Container Terminal Wilhelmshaven CTW (JadeWeserPort)
Link: http://www.eurogate.de/live/eg_site_de/show.php3?id=...e=de 
Company: HIS Sicherheitsdienst GmbH
Branch(es): Security services
Link: http://www.his-sicherheitsdienst.de 
Company: HPKJ Hydraulik-Pneumatik-Kontor Jade GmbH
Branch(es): System provider for hydraulics and pneumatics
Link: http://www.hpkj.de/ 
Company: Nordfrost GmbH & Co. KG
Branch(es): Full-service refrigerated logistics
Link: http://www.nordfrost.de/ 
Company: Oldenburger Zahnradwerke und Maschinenbauanstalt Kurt Rust GmbH & Co. KG
Branch(es): Production of machined parts for the aerospace industry
Link: http://www.ozwrust.de 
Company: SVG AG Unternehmensgruppe
Branch(es): Security services, transport of valuables, money processing, plant security
Link: http://www.eurosecurity.de 
Company: Hermann Geithner Söhne GmbH & Co.KG
Branch(es): Construction company, building construction and civil engineering
Link: http://www.geithnerbau.de 
Company: Mindfactory AG
Branch(es): Retail and wholesale trading (online shop) with communications electronics, in particular with computers, computer parts, EDP/IT accessories
Link: http://www.mindfactory.de 
Company: MIZ Materialinformationszentrum Gesellschaft für Logistik mbH
Branch(es): Technical and logistical planning of and support for military and civil facilities, conception and introduction of information systems and production logistics
Link: http://www.mizlog.com 
Local
company list: 		RegIS online 
http://www.regis-online.de
Collection rates¹ Notes on the collection rates
Local business tax: 430 %
Local property tax A: 410 %
Local property tax B: 430 %
Business promotion schemes¹ 
The entire urban region of Wilhelmshaven is an assisted region with "C-area" designation within the framework of the federal/state Joint Task (Gemeinschaftsaufgabe or GA) for the "improvement of the regional economic structure". In addition, the entire urban area also falls within the target area for "Regional Competitiveness and Employment" funding from the European Union.
Link to promotion info: Local government promotion programme for SMEs  
http://www.wilhelmshaven.de/wirtschaft_verkehr/363.htm
Business promotion 
agencies¹
Street address: WFG Wirtschaftsförderung in Wilhelmshaven GmbH
Luisenstraße 8
26382 Wilhelmshaven
Telephone: 04421/ 910625
Fax: 04421/ 910627
E-mail: juergen.janssen@wfg-whv.de
Homepage: http://www.wfg-whv.de 
Contact: Mr. Jürgen Janßen
Telephone: 04421 / 910 625
Fax: 04421 / 910 627
E-mail: juergen.janssen@wfg-whv.de
Street address: Stadt Wilhelmshaven - Referat für Wirtschaft und Regionalmanagement
Rathausplatz
26382 Wilhelmshaven
Telephone: 04421/9106-25
Fax: 04421/9106-27
E-mail: juergen.janssen@wfg-whv.de
Homepage: http://www.wilhelmshaven.de 
Contact: Mr. Jürgen Janßen
Telephone: 04421/9106-25
Fax: 04421/9106-27
E-mail: juergen.janssen@wfg-whv.de
Street address: JadeBay GmbH Entwicklungsgesellschaft
Kutterstraße 3
26386 Wilhelmshaven
Telephone: 04421 7789072
Fax: 04421 7789073
E-mail: info@jade-bay.com
Homepage: http://www.jade-bay.de 
Contact: Mr. Detlef Breitzke
Telephone: 04421 7789072
E-mail: d.breitzke@jade-bay.com

Sources: ¹ KomSIS - Kommunales Standort-Informations-System Niedersachsen (As of: 2.10.2011)
² LSKN  - State Statistical Office of Lower Saxony,
  State Statistical Office of Bremen  (As of: date specified)
³ Statistics from the German Federal Employment Agency  (As of: date specified), Note on Data Use