{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Place","additionalType":"https://schema.org/Port","name":"Sasebo","identifier":"JP SSB","unlocode":"JP SSB","city":null,"country":"Japan","waterBody":"East China Sea; North Pacific Ocean","harborSize":"Medium","harborType":"Coastal (Natural)","channelDepthMeters":11,"confidenceLevel":null,"coordinates":{"latitude":33.166667,"longitude":129.716667},"description":"Now a wholly owned subsidiary of Namura Shipbuilding, Sasebo Heavy Industries (SSK) keeps this port on the west coast of Kyushu an industrial and repair centre rather than a container gateway. New shipbuilding was halted in 2022; the yard today concentrates on ship repair and conversion, with four repair docks — one able to take vessels up to 400,000 dwt — serving commercial vessels as well as Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force and U.S. Navy ships based in Sasebo. The Miura quay, opened in 2014, ","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/seaports/sasebo-port-jp-ssb","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/seaports/en/sasebo-port-jp-ssb","source":null,"provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Freight Academy","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Sasebo · (UN/LOCODE: JP SSB) · Japan · Medium · 11 m"}