| 1996 | 1997 | ||||||||
| Bundesland | Regio | Regiocode | EU / Int | Number | BRT | KW | Number | BRT | KW |
| of vessels | of vessels | ||||||||
| Bremen | Bremerhaven, Kreisfreie Stadt | DE502 | E | 9 | 7.176 | 11.316 | 9 | 7.176 | 11.316 |
| DE502 | T | 2 | 890 | 3.240 | 1 | 2.172 | 3.700 | ||
| Total | 11 | 8.065 | 14.556 | 10 | 9.348 | 15.016 | |||
| Hamburg | Hamburg | DE6 | E | 14 | 1.410 | 4.161 | 12 | 1.212 | 3.572 |
| Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Bad Doberan | DE807 | E | 44 | 132 | 606 | 46 | 131 | 602 |
| Greifswald, Kreisfreie Stadt | DE801 | E | 28 | 170 | 716 | 26 | 162 | 673 | |
| Nordvorpommern | DE80D | E | 134 | 423 | 1.479 | 135 | 434 | 1.527 | |
| Nordwestmecklenburg | DE80E | E | 5 | 18 | 59 | 5 | 18 | 59 | |
| Ostvorpommern | DE80F | E | 259 | 1.353 | 6.516 | 257 | 1.347 | 6.513 | |
| Rostock, Kreisfreie Stadt | DE803 | E | 19 | 7.261 | 5.673 | 19 | 7.264 | 5.673 | |
| DE803 | T | 5 | 7.845 | 8.820 | 4 | 6.276 | 7.056 | ||
| Total | 24 | 15.106 | 14.493 | 23 | 13.540 | 12.729 | |||
| Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Ruegen | DE80H | E | 392 | 3.239 | 10.070 | 413 | 3.280 | 10.480 |
| Stralsund, Kreisfreie Stadt | DE805 | E | 21 | 94 | 286 | 21 | 94 | 286 | |
| Uecker-Randow | DE80I | E | 76 | 385 | 1.456 | 76 | 381 | 1.467 | |
| Wismar, Kreisfreie Stadt | DE806 | E | 46 | 493 | 1.853 | 47 | 376 | 1.164 | |
| NN | NN | E | 74 | 223 | 1.213 | 53 | 169 | 1.071 | |
| Total | 1.127 | 21.635 | 38.747 | 1.102 | 19.933 | 36.572 | |||
| Niedersachsen | Aurich | DE947 | E | 60 | 2.004 | 10.832 | 60 | 2.192 | 11.351 |
| Cuxhafen | DE932 | E | 50 | 2.656 | 11.406 | 50 | 2.254 | 10.739 | |
| DE932 | T | 4 | 8.311 | 13.435 | 3 | 7.361 | 10.060 | ||
| Total | 54 | 10.967 | 24.841 | 53 | 9.615 | 20.799 | |||
| Emden, Kreisfreie Stadt | DE942 | E | 7 | 531 | 1.836 | 7 | 700 | 2.872 | |
| Friesland | DE94A | E | 13 | 603 | 2.867 | 11 | 493 | 2.417 | |
| Leer | DE94C | E | 11 | 1.038 | 3.658 | 11 | 1.038 | 3.658 | |
| Wesermarsch | DE94G | E | 15 | 707 | 3.343 | 16 | 811 | 3.564 | |
| Wilhelmshafen, Kreisfreie Stadt | DE945 | E | 1 | 5 | 48 | 1 | 5 | 48 | |
| Wittmund | DE94H | E | 26 | 643 | 4.337 | 25 | 608 | 4.191 | |
| Total | 187 | 16.499 | 51.762 | 237 | 15.461 | 48.900 | |||
| Schleswig-Holstein Westcoast | Dithmarschen | DEF05 | E | 103 | 4.178 | 16.536 | 97 | 3.717 | 15.817 |
| Nordfriesland | DEF07 | E | 88 | 3.483 | 12.652 | 87 | 3.242 | 12.265 | |
| Pinneberg | DEF09 | E | 32 | 193 | 1.348 | 30 | 232 | 1.489 | |
| Steinburg | DEF0E | E | 34 | 231 | 729 | 31 | 222 | 694 | |
| NN | NN | E | 1 | 2 | 33 | 3 | 6 | 59 | |
| Total | 258 | 8.087 | 31.298 | 248 | 7.418 | 30.324 | |||
| Schleswig-Holstein/Eastcoast | Flensburg, Kreisfreie Stadt | DEF01 | E | 67 | 154 | 605 | 63 | 149 | 605 |
| Kiel, Kreisfreie Stadt | DEF02 | E | 8 | 126 | 348 | 8 | 126 | 348 | |
| Luebeck, Kreisfreie Stadt | DEF03 | E | 38 | 344 | 2.074 | 40 | 182 | 1.038 | |
| Ostholstein | DEF08 | E | 260 | 3.092 | 12.606 | 256 | 2.939 | 12.923 | |
| Ploen | DEF0A | E | 134 | 1.036 | 4.780 | 134 | 1.011 | 5.033 | |
| Rendsburg-Eckernfoerde | DEF0B | E | 31 | 202 | 988 | 34 | 210 | 1.028 | |
| Schleswig-Flensburg | DEF0C | E | 204 | 801 | 4.729 | 193 | 791 | 4.800 | |
| NN | NN | E | 55 | 262 | 1.343 | 53 | 255 | 1.344 | |
| Total | 797 | 6.018 | 27.473 | 781 | 5.663 | 27.119 | |||
| Schleswig-Holstein | Total | 1.055 | 14.104 | 58.771 | 1.029 | 13.081 | 57.443 | ||
| Germany | Total | 2.370 | 61.714 | 167.997 | 2.337 | 59.035 | 161.503 |