General Description
Location: The Port of Kawasaki is situated on the western shoreline of Tokyo Bay, between Tokyo and Yokohama in the picturesque Kanagawa Prefecture.
General overview: The Port of Kawasaki is a vital hub for industry and commerce in the Tokyo metropolitan area. Boasting a vast harbour area of 3,982 hectares, including 3,340 meters of quayage within its breakwaters, the port offers ample space for shipping and logistics.
Its strategic location on the western side of Tokyo Bay, between Tokyo and Yokohama, and its role as the central port of the Keihin Industrial Zone make it a key player in the region's economic development.
Additionally, the port serves as the city's base for supplying energy, further solidifying its importance in the region.
Kawasaki is known for handling a diverse range of cargoes including general goods, bulk materials, petroleum, LNG, LPG and chemicals.
With state-of-the-art container facilities and deep-water crude oil sea berths, the port has been able to expand its commercial functions and role as an international trade harbor.
Handling Equipment:
- Transtainers
- Container Cranes
Storage:
- Transit Tanks
- Warehouses
- Silos
- Oil Tanks
Traffic figures: Approx. 86,300,000t of both foreign and domestic cargo, 37,000TEU and 32,610 vessels handled annually.
Load line zone: Summer.
Max size:
Keihin Sea Berth (SBM): LOA 348m // Draught 21m // BCM 172m // 315,000DWT
Ohgishima East Sea Island Berth: LOA 348m // Beam 60m // Draught 21m // 265,000DWT
Ohgishima LNG Berth: LOA 297m // Beam 48m // Draught 12m // 76,100DWT
Kawasaki Container Terminal: LOA 380m // Draught 14m