{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Place","additionalType":"https://schema.org/Port","name":"Karatsu","identifier":"JP KAR","unlocode":"JP KAR","city":null,"country":"Japan","waterBody":"Korea Strait; North Pacific Ocean","harborSize":"Small","harborType":"Coastal (Natural)","channelDepthMeters":6.4,"confidenceLevel":null,"coordinates":{"latitude":33.483333,"longitude":129.966667},"description":"On the north-west coast of Kyushu, in Saga Prefecture, Karatsu faces the Genkai Sea, its harbour split into east and west basins by Oshima island. Known from antiquity as Kara-no-Tsu, the port leading to China, it grew on coal exports during the Meiji era. Its defining scheduled service today is the ferry to Iki island in Nagasaki Prefecture, running since 2007. Cargo work is modest – coastal traffic and breakbulk – and there is no significant container terminal, so boxed freight routes through ","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/seaports/karatsu-port-jp-kar","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/seaports/en/karatsu-port-jp-kar","source":null,"provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Freight Academy","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Karatsu · (UN/LOCODE: JP KAR) · Japan · Small · 6.4 m"}