Editing Pirates of the Baltic Sea (section)

====Hamburg====

Known as Germany's "Gateway to the World" The Port of Hamburg is on the river Elbe in Hamburg, Germany, 110 kilometres (68 miles) from its mouth on the North Sea. The mouth has a wall with a lock system, a smaller version of the Danish Seawall, that protects Elbe and Hamburg from the higher sea level of the Atlantic. 

Hamburg is difficult for the Buccaneers to reach unless they can access the German canals and rivers. It is the third-busiest port in Europe and Germany's largest seaport by volume. The Port of Hamburg is also one of Hamburg's largest attractions, both as a living, industrial and logistic center but also as a backdrop for modern culture and the port's history. Among these are various museum ships, musical theaters, bars, restaurants and hotels - and even a floating boat church.

The fact that trade and traffic from Hamburg continues unimpeded is a big reason why the German government considers Ålandic Buccaneers and the Raiders of Thule to be largely problems for the corporations.