The shipping platform

Location: The Port of Hakata is situated in Fukuoka prefecture, facing Hakata Bay. General overview: The Port of Hakata is a natural port which is enclosed on three sides, on the fourth side is the island of Nokonoshima. Hataka is both a commercial port and a fishing port. The port consists of 71 berths for handling passengers, rubber products, vehicles, fertilizers, wheat, chemicals, etc. The Port of Hakata also consists of the following areas: - Aratsu Area (Handling LPG, petroleum products, heavy oil, etc.) - Suzaki Wharf (Handling beans, wheat, corn, wood & steel products) - Hakata Pier (Handling mostly fertilizers) - Chuo Wharf (Passenger Terminal) - Higashihama Wharf (Handling LPG, LNG) - Hakozaki Wharf (Handling general cargoes, timber) Storage: - Transit Sheds (For General Cargo & Vegetables) - Open Sheds - Freight Sorting Yards Traffic figures: Approx. 30,730 vessels 29,700,000t of cargo including 800,000TEU and 1,750,000 passengers handled annually. Load line zone: Summer. Max size: LOA 320m // Draught 15m // 80,000DWT.