General Description
Location: The port of Hamada is located in the western part of Shimane prefecture between the ports of Kammon and Sakaiminato port facing the Sea of Japan.
General overview: As a hub for the transport of goods and the development of the San'in region, the importance of the port of Hamada is ever increasing. It consists of 4 wharves (2 in Fukui - 2 in Nagahama)
Traffic figures: Imports: Approx. 250,000t of raw lumber, 20,000t of woodchips and 700,000t of domestic shipments handled annually.
Load line zone: Summer.
Max size:
- Fukui: LOA 280m // Draught 14m // 50,000DWT.
- Nagahama: LOA 186m // Draught 9m // 15,000DWT.