# Himeji (JP HIM)

**UN/LOCODE:** JP HIM  
**Country:** Japan  
**Water Body:** Seto Inland Sea  
**Harbor Size:** Medium  
**Harbor Type:** Coastal (Breakwater)  
**GPS:** 34.7500, 134.6333

Roughly 32.4 million tonnes of cargo across about 36,000 vessel calls a year define Himeji, an industrial and bulk port on Japan's Seto Inland Sea rather than a container gateway. Sitting some 60 km west of Kobe in Hyogo Prefecture, it handles crude oil, LNG, steel, coal, ores, timber and chemicals across several specialised districts. The Hirohata area, built by Nippon Steel and fitted with gantry cranes on 14-metre berths, manages steel, coal, bulk and some containers; Aboshi focuses on boxes, while the eastern industrial zone centres on Kansai Electric's Himeji LNG terminal, which receives liquefied natural gas by dedicated LNG carriers for the Himeji No. 1 and No. 2 power stations. Kansai Electric is preparing hydrogen co-firing at the Himeji site from 2030, together with a regional hydrogen supply chain in Hyogo — a cargo segment worth watching. For freight forwarders, Himeji suits project, steel and dry-bulk consignments far more than scheduled international container liners. Road and rail links feed the wider Kansai hinterland, with Kobe about an hour away by truck. Shippers needing frequent container services should route via Kobe or Osaka.

## Transit Times & Routes

- [Tokyo → Singapore](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/tokyo-singapore)
- [Tokyo → Bangkok](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/tokyo-bangkok)
- [Tokyo → Ho Chi Minh City](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/tokyo-ho-chi-minh-city)
- [Tokyo → Jakarta](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/tokyo-jakarta)
- [Tokyo → Kuala Lumpur](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/tokyo-kuala-lumpur)
- [Tokyo → Manila](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/tokyo-manila)

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