The statistic excluded mail, hand luggage, dredged sediment, construction materials disposed at the construction site, and garbage discharged from the ship.
Values have been rounded.
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Leading ports based on the volume of sea freight throughput in Japan 2023
Japan is geographically divided into four main islands and has an inland sea, providing ideal circumstances for maritime transportation. Currently, freight transport by sea is the second-largest mode of cargo transport in terms of freight volume in Japan. In 2023, Nagoya was the leading port based on sea freight volume throughput, with approximately * million metric tons handled. The port is classified as an International Hub Port by Japanese law and is crucial to the Japanese automobile industry.Â
Shipbuilding business
Japan’s high demand for ships has led to a strong shipbuilding industry. Japan is one of the global players in the shipbuilding industry, next to China and South Korea. Shipyards produce various types of ships for freight transport and passenger transport. Maritime transportation in Japan is thriving. Several thousand coastal transportation vessels, and a few thousand passenger transportation ships, currently operate on domestic routes. Leading shipbuilding companies include Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Mitsui E&S Holdings, and others.
Leading seaports
Several key performance indicators to rank seaports exist. Regarding trade, the port of Nagoya is at the forefront of freight imports, while it is also the leading in freight exports. Itsukushima, situated in the inland sea, is first in the number of passenger arrivals.
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