Port of Chiba 千葉港 | |
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Location | |
Country | Japan |
Location | Chiba Prefecture |
Coordinates | 35°36′27″N 140°06′14″E / 35.607627°N 140.103836°E |
Details | |
Opened | 1953 |
Operated by | Chiba Prefecture |
Land area | 24,800 hectares (61,000 acres) |
Statistics | |
Vessel arrivals | 65,200 |
Annual cargo tonnage | 166,964,000 metric revenue tons |
Annual container volume | 41,780 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]