{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Place","additionalType":"https://schema.org/Port","name":"Shimoda Ko","identifier":"JP SMD","unlocode":"JP SMD","city":null,"country":"Japan","waterBody":"North Pacific Ocean","harborSize":"Very Small","harborType":"Coastal (Breakwater)","channelDepthMeters":3.4,"confidenceLevel":null,"coordinates":{"latitude":34.666667,"longitude":138.95},"description":"Once the very first Japanese port opened to foreign trade after Perry's 1854 arrival, Shimoda today plays a far quieter commercial role. At the southern tip of the Izu Peninsula, it serves passenger ferries to the Izu Islands, a fishing fleet and tourist cruises, with a single berth and shallow depths that keep freight relevance limited. Forwarders handling containers, bulk or project cargo should route through Shimizu, Shizuoka Prefecture's main container port, or Yokohama.","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/seaports/shimoda-ko-port-jp-smd","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/seaports/en/shimoda-ko-port-jp-smd","source":null,"provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Freight Academy","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Shimoda Ko · (UN/LOCODE: JP SMD) · Japan · Very Small · 3.4 m"}