The web camera in real time broadcasts the Kiel Canal - one of the busiest shipping routes in Europe, more than 250 ships a day on it, and for a year more than 85,000.
The route from the Baltic Sea to the North lies through the Danish Straits, around the Jutland Peninsula or directly, through the Kiel Canal. The path through the Kiel Canal is much shorter, so many ships use this way. Passage of the Kiel Canal saves about a day of running. Therefore, many shipowners find it appropriate to pay for passage through the canal. In addition to saving time, it happens that the passage of the channel allows you to avoid stormy weather.
The Nile Canal (Nord-Ostee-Kanal) is a shipping channel that crosses the southern part of the Jutland Peninsula and connects the North Sea with the Baltic Sea. The canal runs through Germany from Kiel Bay to the mouth of the Elbe River. The Kiel Canal was built in 1887-1895 and is 98.7 km long. or 53.2 miles. Depending on the number of ships, the passage of the Kiel Canal takes 7-8 hours. Almost all vessels pass the channel under the pilot's wiring, except for ships whose captains have the right to a sloth-free passage through the canal. The Kiel Canal ranks first in the world in terms of the number of ships flowing. More than 250 ships pass through the canal every day. The maximum length of ships passing the Kiel Canal is 235.5 meters, with a maximum width of 32.5 meters. The siege of these vessels should not exceed 7 meters. Vessels up to 160.00 meters long can have precipitation of up to 9.50 meters.