# Kanda (JP KND)

**UN/LOCODE:** JP KND  
**Country:** Japan  
**Water Body:** Korea Strait; North Pacific Ocean  
**Harbor Size:** Very Small  
**Harbor Type:** Coastal (Natural)  
**GPS:** 33.7833, 131.0167

A dedicated factory pier, RoRo ramps and a roughly 12.5-metre berth define Kanda's role as an automotive outport in Japan's Fukuoka Prefecture. The port sits in northern Kyushu near the industrial city of Kitakyushu on the Suo-nada coast, alongside Nissan's Kyushu plant, which has built vehicles here since 1975 and ships finished cars from its own quay. Specialised car carriers such as the Nichioh Maru link Kanda with Oppama and Kobe on Nissan's internal logistics routes. Road and rail connect the port to the wider Kitakyushu-Fukuoka manufacturing belt, and on-site repair capacity is available. Kanda is less suited to mainstream container traffic, which is better served by nearby Kitakyushu (Moji/Hibiki) and Hakata in Fukuoka. For shippers in the automotive sector it is a specialised port focused tightly on RoRo and vehicle logistics.

## 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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