Port of Tokyo

The Port of Tokyo is one of the largest Japanese seaports and one of the largest seaports in the Pacific Ocean basin having an annual traffic capacity of around 100 million tonnes of cargo and 4,500,000 twenty-foot equivalent units. It is located near Tokyo Haneda airport.

Port of Tokyo
Harumi passenger terminal
Location
CountryJapan
LocationTokyo
Details
Owned byTokyo Port Authority
Type of harbourNatural/Artificial
Size of harbour5,292 ha (52.92 sq km)
Land area1,033 ha (10.33 sq km)
Size6,325 ha (63.25 sq km)
No. of berths205
Employees30,000 (2007)
Statistics
Vessel arrivals31,653 vessels (2008)
Annual cargo tonnage90,810,000 tonnes (2007)
Annual container volume3,696,000 Twenty-foot equivalent units (2007)
Value of cargo¥12,012.9 billion (2006)
Website
kouwan.metro.tokyo.jp/en

The port is also an important employer in the area having more than 30,000 employees that provide services to more than 32,000 ships every year.

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