{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Place","additionalType":"https://schema.org/Port","name":"Kashima Ko","identifier":"JP KSM","unlocode":"JP KSM","city":null,"country":"Japan","waterBody":"North Pacific Ocean","harborSize":"Small","harborType":"Coastal (Breakwater)","channelDepthMeters":18.6,"confidenceLevel":null,"coordinates":{"latitude":35.933333,"longitude":140.7},"description":"Some 55 million tonnes of cargo move through Kashima each year, almost all of it tied to the heavy-industry belt the port was built to serve. Opened in 1969 and operated by Ibaraki Prefecture, this artificial harbour stretches about 17 kilometres along the Pacific coast north-east of Tokyo, lined with steel mills and petrochemical plants. Raw materials – iron ore, coal and crude oil – arrive for processing, while finished steel and chemicals ship out. Oil berths allow drafts of up to 19 metres a","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/seaports/kashima-ko-port-jp-ksm","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/seaports/en/kashima-ko-port-jp-ksm","source":null,"provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Freight Academy","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Kashima Ko · (UN/LOCODE: JP KSM) · Japan · Small · 18.6 m"}