{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Place","additionalType":"https://schema.org/Port","name":"Niigata Ko","identifier":"JPKIJ","unlocode":"JPKIJ","city":null,"country":"Japan","waterBody":"Sea of Japan; North Pacific Ocean","harborSize":"Medium","harborType":"River (Basins)","channelDepthMeters":9.4,"confidenceLevel":null,"coordinates":{"latitude":37.916667,"longitude":139.05},"description":"Busan is the pivot for Niigata's box trade: eight scheduled international sailings a week run through the South Korean hub, the largest foreign-trade container programme on Japan's Sea of Japan coast (UN/LOCODE JP KIJ). Opened in 1969, the East Port (Higashi) carries the cargo load with about 915 metres of quay at up to 12 metres depth, two super gantry cranes and capacity for roughly 250,000 TEU a year handling 1,000-TEU-class vessels. Services reach Korea and the north Chinese ports of Dalian ","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/seaports/niigata-ko-port-jpkij","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/seaports/en/niigata-ko-port-jpkij","source":null,"provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Freight Academy","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Niigata Ko · (UN/LOCODE: JPKIJ) · Japan · Medium · 9.4 m"}