The Port of Hamburg is a seaport on the river Elbe in Hamburg, Germany, 110 kilometres from its mouth on the North Sea. Known as Germany's "Gateway to the World", it is the country's largest seaport by volume. In terms of TEU throughput, Hamburg is the third-busiest port in Europe and 15th-largest worldwide. In 2014, 9.73 million TEUs were handled in Hamburg. The port covers an area of 73.99 square kilometres, of which 43.31 km2 are land areas.