General Description
Location: The Port of Onahama is situated on the eastern coast of Honshu Island, in the Fukushima Prefecture.
General overview: The Port of Onahama is protected by an 11,200-meter long network of breakwaters and has a total of 10,100 meters of quayage. It mainly handles the importation of raw materials for local industries and serves as a significant fishing harbor. Plans are underway to expand the port's domestic and foreign container handling capabilities.
The main ports within the complex are distributed from northeast to southwest, with varying depths and capacities.
The main ports within the complex are distributed from northeast to southwest, with varying depths and capacities:
- The first wharf has 5 berths, with 3 shallow berths on the east side for coastal ships and one 7.5-meter deep berth on the west side for vessels up to 5000 DWT.
- The second wharf has 2 berths with a depth of 10 meters and a capacity of 10000 DWT, while the
- Third wharf has 4 berths, each 175 meters long and 10 meters deep, with a capacity of 15000 DWT.
- The fourth wharf has 2 berths with a depth of 10 meters and a capacity of 15000 DWT, while the seventh wharf is the largest deep-water wharf with two 270-meter long berths and a depth of 13 meters, accommodating ships up to 50000 DWT.
- The Fuji wharf and Dagjian wharf also have significant capacity, as well as the Fuji refinery wharf and 100000-ton crude oil wharf.
The port boasts over 30 major large and medium-sized wharf berths, with over half being deep-water berths with capacities of 10,000 DWT or higher, making it a major port on the east coast.
Handling Equipment:
- Multi Purpose Cranes
- Container Cranes
- Ship Unloaders
Storage:
- Transit Sheds
- Warehouses
- Stockpiling Yards
Traffic figures: Approx. 13,450,000t of cargo handled annually.
Load line zone: Summer.