# Wakamatsu Ko (JP WAM)

**UN/LOCODE:** JP WAM  
**Country:** Japan  
**Water Body:** Korea Strait; North Pacific Ocean  
**Harbor Size:** Large  
**Harbor Type:** Coastal (Natural)  
**GPS:** 33.9000, 130.8167

Iron ore, coal, coke and chemical products set the rhythm at Wakamatsu Ko, a bulk-oriented harbour within the Kitakyushu port complex on Japan's Kanmon Strait. The town grew as a coal transhipment point after an 1891 railway tied the Chikuhō coalfield to the coast, and heavy industry still shapes its trade. Quay cranes, floating cranes and ship unloaders handle dry bulk and breakbulk, with the floating crane lifting up to 500 tonnes. Open yards, tanks, warehouses and transit sheds back the cargo operation. Large-scale container liner services are not the focus here; for boxes, nearby Kitakyushu/Hibikinada (JP KKJ) is the logical call. Road and rail tie Wakamatsu into northern Kyushu's metals, machinery, shipbuilding and chemicals industries.

## 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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