General Description
Location: The Port of Yokkaichi is situated on the southern coast of Honshu facing Ise-Bay.
General overview: The Port of Yokkaichi is largely artificial and has been formed by extensive dredging and reclamation. To ensure the protection of the port, it is safeguarded by Yokkaichi Ko Breakwater and East Breakwater.
This port offers diverse facilities to accommodate general cargo vessels, Ro-Ro, and tankers with offshore oil berths.
It is divided into three areas to cater to the various cargo handling requirements:
The No 1 Area located in the south part of the inner harbor handles a range of commodities, including chemicals, minerals, fertilizer, grain, machinery, and steel products.
The No 2 Area is extended from the southern boundary of the harbor limit and manages Showa Yokkaichi and Cosmo Sea Berths.
The No 3 Area is situated in the northern part of the outer harbor and comprises the primary container terminal and berths that manage coal, minerals, steel aggregates, cement, and general cargo.
Handling Equipment:
- Floating Cranes
- Quay Cranes
- Container Cranes
- Ship Unloaders
Storage:
- Open Yards
- Warehouses
- Tanks
- Transit Sheds
Traffic figures: Approx. 57,500,000t of cargo, 208,400TEU and 21,660 vessels handled by the port annually.
Load line zone: Summer
Max size:
Container vessels: Draught 12m // 69,000GT
Coal vessels: LOA 250m // Draught 10.9m // 60,000DWT
Tankers: LOA 250m // Draught 11.8m // 90,000DWT
LNG: LOA 297m // Draught 11.2m // 72,557DWT
SBM: Draught 20m // 314,000DWT