Dortmund–Ems Canal

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The Dortmund–Ems Canal is a major German inland waterway linking the industrial Ruhr region with the North Sea via the River Ems, serving as an important route for commercial shipping.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf canal
inland waterway
administeredBy Wasserstraßen- und Schifffahrtsverwaltung des Bundes
cargoTypes agricultural products
building materials
coal
steel
connectsIndustrialRegion Ruhr area
connectsTo Dortmund
Ems
surface form: Ems River

North Sea
Ruhr area
surface form: Ruhr industrial region
connectsToSea North Sea via Ems River
constructionStartDate 1892
country Germany
designedFor linking Ruhr area to seaports
economicImportance important route for export and import of industrial goods
endPoint Ems
surface form: Ems River
follows Ems River basin
surface form: Ems River valley
hasBridge numerous road bridges
railway bridges
hasLock multiple navigation locks
hasUpgrade sections modernized for larger vessels
historicalPeriod late 19th century industrialization
inaugurationDate 1899
languageOfName German
length approximately 269 kilometres
locatedIn Lower Saxony
North Rhine-Westphalia
Northern Germany
surface form: Northwestern Germany
nativeLabel Dortmund–Ems Canal self-linksurface differs
surface form: Dortmund-Ems-Kanal
navigationType barge navigation
openedForTraffic 1899
partOf German inland waterway network
passesThrough Meppen
Münster
Rheine
primaryTraffic commercial shipping
startPoint Dortmund
status navigable
use bulk cargo transport
container shipping
freight transport
waterwayClass major commercial shipping route
waterwayNumber Kanalstufe of the German federal waterways system

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Rhine–Herne Canal connectsTo Dortmund–Ems Canal
European inland shipping network hasComponent Dortmund–Ems Canal
German inland waterway network hasPart Dortmund–Ems Canal
Mittelland Canal connects Dortmund–Ems Canal
Steinfurt (district) traversedBy Dortmund–Ems Canal
Eems connectedTo Dortmund–Ems Canal
this entity surface form: Ems Canal network
Datteln-Hamm Canal connectsWith Dortmund–Ems Canal
this entity surface form: Dortmund-Ems Canal
Datteln-Hamm Canal waterwaySystem Dortmund–Ems Canal
this entity surface form: Dortmund-Ems Canal system
Meppen hasLandmark Dortmund–Ems Canal
this entity surface form: Ems-Hase canal area
Dortmund–Ems Canal nativeLabel Dortmund–Ems Canal self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Dortmund-Ems-Kanal
Weser–Datteln Canal connectsWith Dortmund–Ems Canal
Rhine waterway system hasPart Dortmund–Ems Canal