{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Place","additionalType":"https://schema.org/Port","name":"Ryotu Ko","identifier":"JP RYO","unlocode":"JP RYO","city":null,"country":"Japan","waterBody":"Sea of Japan; North Pacific Ocean","harborSize":"Very Small","harborType":"Coastal (Natural)","channelDepthMeters":18.6,"confidenceLevel":null,"coordinates":{"latitude":38.083333,"longitude":138.566667},"description":"Long established as the year-round gateway to Sado Island, Ryotu Ko (Ryotsu) on the Sea of Japan owes its traffic to the ferry link from Niigata rather than to cargo trades. Operator Sado Kisen runs both a roughly 67-minute jetfoil and a slower car ferry, carrying passengers, vehicles, motorcycles and the island's supplies. Freight therefore moves mainly as rolling ferry cargo; there is no dedicated container terminal or international liner call. The terminal is built around ticketing, shops and","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/seaports/ryotu-ko-port-jp-ryo","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/seaports/en/ryotu-ko-port-jp-ryo","source":null,"provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Freight Academy","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Ryotu Ko · (UN/LOCODE: JP RYO) · Japan · Very Small · 18.6 m"}