Port of Chiba

Port of Chiba
千葉港
Southeast view from Chiba Port Tower
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Location
CountryJapan
LocationChiba Prefecture
Coordinates35°36′27″N 140°06′14″E / 35.607627°N 140.103836°E / 35.607627; 140.103836
Details
Opened1953
Operated byChiba Prefecture
Land area24,800 hectares (61,000 acres)
Statistics
Vessel arrivals65,200
Annual cargo tonnage166,964,000 metric revenue tons
Annual container volume41,780 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU)
Website
http://www.pref.chiba.lg.jp/cs-chiba-k/index.html(in Japanese)

The Port of Chiba (千葉港, Chiba-kō) is the largest seaport in Japan, located in Chiba Prefecture on the interior of Tokyo Bay. The Port spans 24,800 hectares (61,000 acres) across the cities of Ichikawa, Funabashi, Narashino, Chiba, Ichihara, and Sodegaura.[1][2]

  1. ^ Lloyd's list ports of the world. London: Informa Pub. Group, 2011. P. 738-739.
  2. ^ "千葉港" [Port of Chiba]. Dijitaru daijisen (in Japanese). Tokyo: Shogakukan. 2012. OCLC 56431036. Archived from the original on 2007-08-25. Retrieved 2012-06-15.