# Iwakuni Ko (JP IWK)

**UN/LOCODE:** JP IWK  
**Country:** Japan  
**Water Body:** Seto Inland Sea; North Pacific Ocean  
**Harbor Size:** Medium  
**Harbor Type:** Open Roadstead  
**GPS:** 34.1833, 132.2500

Iwakuni Ko (JP IWK) is best understood as an industrial port rather than a container gateway, built around the chemical, paper and petroleum plants of the Setonaikai industrial belt near Iwakuni and neighbouring Otake. Four specialised wharves divide the work: Shozoku for chemicals, sand and stone, Shoko for oil products, Shinminato for containers, paper and spinning products, and Muronoki for timber and paper. Deep water in the sheltered Hiroshima Bay lets large crude-oil tankers berth comfortably. The port records around 17 million tonnes of cargo and some 12,000 vessel calls a year, mostly industrial, bulk and liquid cargoes. Container handling exists but is tied to local industry and general cargo, not comparable to Japan's major box ports. Expressway, rail and the nearby Seto Inland Sea routes give solid hinterland and coastal access. For forwarders, Iwakuni suits chemicals, petroleum, paper and project or bulk shipments, while pure container volume is better consolidated via Hiroshima or Kobe.

## 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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