{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Place","additionalType":"https://schema.org/Port","name":"Kure","identifier":"JP KRE","unlocode":"JP KRE","city":null,"country":"Japan","waterBody":"Seto Inland Sea","harborSize":"Medium","harborType":"Coastal (Natural)","channelDepthMeters":17.1,"confidenceLevel":null,"coordinates":{"latitude":34.233333,"longitude":132.55},"description":"Few Japanese ports are as defined by shipbuilding as Kure, on Hiroshima Bay in the Seto Inland Sea. Home to the naval arsenal that launched the battleship Yamato in 1940, its yard still builds merchant ships and oil tankers for export, and the surrounding coastal belt hosts steel, machinery and pulp industries that ship through dedicated berths. Depths of around 17 metres, a large dry dock and major repair capacity suit bulk carriers, tankers and project-cargo parcels. Commercial throughput is s","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/seaports/kure-port-jp-kre","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/seaports/en/kure-port-jp-kre","source":null,"provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Freight Academy","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Kure · (UN/LOCODE: JP KRE) · Japan · Medium · 17.1 m"}