General Description
Location: The Port of Hitachi is situated 24km NE of Mito City, Ibaraki Prefecture, on the Pacific coast of Honshu.
General overview: The Port of Hitachi is considered a natural deep water port consisting 3 large container berths and 2 general cargo berths. The terminals it contains are:
- Futaba Terminal
- Kashima Terminal
- Mito Terminal
The Tokyo Gas Hitachi LNG/LPG can also be found, consisting of an off-loading berth, 2 LNG Tanks and a LPG Tank.
Storage:
- Transit Sheds
- Warehouses
- Timber Pool
Traffic figures: Approx. 2,300 vessels and 5,700,000t of cargo handled annually.
Load line zone: Summer.