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Kobe

Port of Kobe

PORT CODEJPUKB
COUNTRYJapan
PORT TYPESeaport
PORT SIZELarge
COORDINATES34.6867 / 135.2671

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General
Local port name
Port of Kobe
Type
Seaport
Inland (ICD)
No
Port authority
Kobe Port Terminal Corporation
Latitude
34.6867
Longitude
135.2671
Currency
JPY
Port size
Large
First port of entry
Yes
ETA message required
Yes
USA representative
Yes
Medical facilities
Yes
Harbor
Harbor size
Large
Harbor type
Coastal Breakwater
Shelter
Good
Max vessel size
Over 500 feet in length
Turning area
Yes
Entrance restrictions
Tide
No
Swell
No
Ice
No
Other
Yes
Water depth
Channel
36 - 40 feet, 11 - 12.2 meters
Cargo pier
21 - 25 feet, 6.4 - 7.6 meters
Mean tide
3 feet
Anchorage
36 - 40 feet, 11 - 12.2 meters
Oil terminal
31 - 35 feet, 9.4 - 10 meters
Pilotage
Compulsory
Yes
Advisable
Yes
Tugs
Assist
Yes
Salvage
No
Quarantine / documents
Pratique
Yes
Deratt certificate
Yes
Contact
Address
Kobe C.I.T. Bldg,16F, 1-14,Hamabe-Dori 5-chome,, Chuo-ku, Kobe 651-0083, Japan
Phone
+81-(0)78-231-2401
Fax
+81-(0)78-231-2960
Email
shionkou@kptc.co.jp
Website
www.kptc.co.jp
Communications
Telephone
Yes
Radio
Yes
Radio tel
Yes
Air
Yes
Telegraph
Yes
Rail
Yes
Loading & unloading
Wharves
Yes
Lift cranes
100+ ton lifts
Yes
50-100 ton lifts
Yes
25-49 ton lifts
Yes
0-24 ton lifts
Yes
Fixed cranes
Yes
Mobile cranes
Yes
Floating cranes
Yes
Port services
Longshore
Yes
Electrical repair
Yes
Steam
Yes
Electrical
Yes
Navigation equipment
Yes
Supplies
Provisions
Yes
Fuel oil
Yes
Deck
Yes
Water
Yes
Diesel oil
Yes
Engine
Yes
Other services
Ship repairs
Major
Marine railroad size
Very Small
Drydock size
Medium
Garbage disposal
Yes
Dirty ballast
Yes

Source: Japan / JPUKB · Owner-supplied World Port Info archive.

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