{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Place","additionalType":"https://schema.org/Port","name":"Kamaishi Ko","identifier":"JPKIS","unlocode":"JPKIS","city":null,"country":"Japan","waterBody":"North Pacific Ocean","harborSize":"Small","harborType":"Coastal (Natural)","channelDepthMeters":14,"confidenceLevel":null,"coordinates":{"latitude":39.266667,"longitude":141.9},"description":"Steel and iron ore, not containers, define Kamaishi Ko on the Sanriku coast of Iwate Prefecture. A centre of Japan's iron and steel industry since the 19th century and home to a Nippon Steel works, the town's port leads freight turnover in the Tohoku region. It imports roughly 1.8 million tonnes of iron ore and about 625,000 tonnes of coking coal a year, while exporting some 114,000 tonnes of steel products; fishing and grain handling via dolphin berths add further traffic. The deep natural harb","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/seaports/kamaishi-ko-port-jpkis","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/seaports/en/kamaishi-ko-port-jpkis","source":null,"provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Freight Academy","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Kamaishi Ko · (UN/LOCODE: JPKIS) · Japan · Small · 14 m"}