fiscal years 2015 to 2024; the Japanese fiscal year runs from April 1 of the stated year to March 31 of the following year
Special properties
including business-use and private-use vessels; excluding vessels navigating rivers or lakes only
Supplementary notes
The Coastwise Shipping Business Act (Act No. 151 of 1950) obliges shipowners to register/report vessels used for domestic port-to-port freight shipping businesses, as defined by this act, at/to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. Moreover, shipowners must report their vessels for private use even if they do not employ them for such businesses but utilize vessels of at least 100 gross tons or 30 meters in length for coastwise shipping.
This survey limited its scope of freight on business-use vessels to that on vessels of at least 20 gross tons.
Values have been rounded.
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Domestic coastal freight shipping volume in Japan FY 2015-2024
In the fiscal year 2024, around * million tons of cargo were transported via coastwise shipping in Japan. Commercial shipping accounted for the majority of domestic maritime freight, private shipping for the rest.
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e-Stat (Japan). (June 26, 2025). Volume of freight transported domestically via coastwise vessels in Japan from fiscal year 2015 to 2024 (in million metric tons) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 23, 2026, from /statistics/1053414/japan-coastwise-cargo-freight-shipping-volume/
e-Stat (Japan). "Volume of freight transported domestically via coastwise vessels in Japan from fiscal year 2015 to 2024 (in million metric tons)." Chart. June 26, 2025. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 23, 2026. /statistics/1053414/japan-coastwise-cargo-freight-shipping-volume/
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