km 229.60Mooring and waiting berth
Waiting berth Stadtbredimus lock — downstream
Official waiting berth. While waiting, keep the engine ready and the fairway clear.
- Use
- waiting berth
- Overnight stay
- no
The Moselle
Anchoring and mooring
The short answer first: anchoring is not possible on the Moselle. If you want a quiet night you need a harbour or a designated mooring place. That is not red tape — it follows from the fairway, commercial traffic and barrage operation.
Anchoring is prohibited as a matter of principle
The Moselle is a continuously impounded, internationally navigated waterway. Under the Moselle shipping police regulations, anchoring outside expressly designated places is not permitted. There is also a practical reason: cables, pipelines and structures lie in the fairway and the impounded reaches, and the water level can change at short notice through lock operation.
What counts is always the current version of the regulations and the signs on site — not this page.
Where you may lie instead
There are four options, and I would work through them in this order:
Marina or leisure harbour
The safest choice. Power, water, sanitary facilities, and in a storm or flood you are protected. Visitor berths are usually available on the Moselle; in high season a call in the morning is worthwhile. Harbours, marinas & landings
Designated mooring place
Recognisable by signs E.5, E.6 and E.7. These places are expressly released for lying still. Watch for additional signs: they often apply only to certain types of craft or a limited number of boats alongside each other.
Municipal landing stage
Many Moselle villages maintain pontoons for visitors, sometimes free, sometimes for a small fee. Quality and facilities vary widely — some have power, others just a cleat. Staying overnight is generally permitted unless signed otherwise.
What is not allowed
Waiting berths in front of locks are for waiting, not for spending the night. Transhipment points and passenger-boat landings are commercially occupied. And tying up freely to trees or bank revetments is not permitted outside designated places.
The signs in plain language
| Sign | Meaning |
|---|---|
| E.5 | Lying still permitted on the side of the waterway where the sign stands. |
| E.6 | Anchoring and dragging anchors and chains permitted here. |
| E.7 | Making fast to the bank permitted here. |
| A.5 | Lying still prohibited on the side where the sign stands. |
| A.6 | Anchoring and dragging anchors prohibited. |
| A.7 | Making fast to the bank prohibited. |
Additional plates below the main sign restrict or extend it: numbers give the permitted count of boats alongside each other, symbols the admitted type of craft.
Places recorded
Mooring and waiting berths
What we know of designated places. The list is not complete and does not replace the signs on site.
km 213.10Mooring and waiting berth
Waiting berth Grevenmacher lock — upstream
Official waiting berth before the lock. For waiting to lock through only, no overnight stays.
- Use
- waiting berth
- Overnight stay
- no
Alternative
Landing stages along the route
km 242.20Landing stage
Schengen landing stage
The tripoint of Luxembourg, Germany and France, just below Apach lock. A pontoon on the Europe promenade by the three Schengen steles.
- Pontoon
- pontoon on the promenade
- Of note
- tripoint of three countries, Musée européen
km 233.18Landing stage
Remich landing stage
The busiest riverside promenade on the Luxembourg Moselle. Moorings for leisure boats beside the passenger-boat berths — full in summer, so arrive early. Full infrastructure…
- Pontoon
- floating pontoons along the esplanade
- Power and water
- yes
- Sanitary facilities
- nearby
- Shopping
- supermarket within walking distance
- Of note
- passenger boats, a lot of traffic
km 229.50Landing stage
Stadtbredimus landing stage
Mooring below the barrage, handy as a waiting berth before locking through.
- Pontoon
- quay wall and pontoon
- Of note
- right beside the lock
km 224.75Landing stage
Ehnen landing stage
A small landing stage at the historic wine village with Luxembourg’s only round church and the wine museum.
- Pontoon
- small pontoon
- Power and water
- no
km 221.50Landing stage
Wormeldange landing stage
Landing stage in the centre of the riesling village, opposite Wincheringen. Places to eat right on the bank.
- Pontoon
- floating pontoon
- Power and water
- partly
km 216.60Landing stage
Machtum landing stage
Quiet wine village with a small pontoon. Little room, usually free outside the season.
- Pontoon
- small pontoon
- Power and water
- no
- Operator
- Service de la navigation
- Note
- The number reaches the administration in Grevenmacher, not a harbour master on site.
km 212.30Landing stage
Grevenmacher landing stage
Pontoons on the Moselle promenade just below the barrage. Short walk into town, with the butterfly garden and the wine cellars within reach on foot.
- Pontoon
- pontoons along the bank
- Power and water
- partly
- Slipway
- yes
- Shopping
- in the village
km 212.30Landing stage
Wellen landing stage
German bank opposite Grevenmacher, above the barrage.
- Pontoon
- pontoon
- Power and water
- partly
- Operator
- Konz municipality
- Note
- The number reaches the municipal citizens’ office, not a harbour master on site.
km 205.90Landing stage
Wasserbillig landing stage
The first Luxembourg mooring at the mouth of the Sûre, right by the village centre. A popular starting point, because Moselle and Sûre meet here. Take care when the Sûre is…
- Pontoon
- floating pontoon
- Power and water
- partly
- Shopping
- in the village
- Of note
- mouth of the Sûre, ferry to Oberbillig
And if there is really no other way?
There is one exception, and it is called an emergency. If the engine or steering fails, if weather or visibility make continuing impossible, you may of course stop and secure yourself — but then if possible outside the fairway, with lights set and, where possible, a VHF call to the nearest lock or the traffic centre. That is not anchoring within the meaning of the regulations but an emergency stop, and everyone will understand it.