{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Place","additionalType":"https://schema.org/Port","name":"Himeji","identifier":"JP HIM","unlocode":"JP HIM","city":null,"country":"Japan","waterBody":"Seto Inland Sea","harborSize":"Medium","harborType":"Coastal (Breakwater)","channelDepthMeters":15.5,"confidenceLevel":null,"coordinates":{"latitude":34.75,"longitude":134.633333},"description":"Around 32 million tonnes of cargo and 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 about 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, while Aboshi focuses on boxes and the","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/seaports/himeji-port-jp-him","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/seaports/en/himeji-port-jp-him","source":null,"provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Freight Academy","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Himeji · (UN/LOCODE: JP HIM) · Japan · Medium · 15.5 m"}