Japan ports - status update - 16th March 1200 GMT
The entire damaged areas, the northeast Japanese coasts are in the state of chaos. Earthquakes have still repeatedly been shaking the areas. It is extremely difficult to communicate with the local people there and obtain information and updates due to the communication system break-down.
However, the following ports in south to north order have reportedly been all seriously damaged; Kashima, Hitachinaka, Hitachi, Onahama, Soma, Sendai, Shiogama, Ishinomaki, Kesennuma, Ofunato, Kamashi, Miyako and Hachinohe. Please find these ports on the attached map. They will not be able to be operational at least months or even years.
All the others ports are working normally but please recheck with us for any particular port concerned.The major steel mills such as Nippon Steel, JFE and Sumitomo Metal are located at ports of Muroran, Kashima, Kimitsu (Kisarazu), Kawasaki, Nagoya, Wakayama, Kakogawa, Mizushima, Fukuyama, Oita, etc. and are not directly affected by the disaster except for Sumitomo Metal terminal at Kashima which has been damaged. Most of the major shipyards are located outside the damaged areas especially southern part of Japan, thus no damage by the earthquakes or tsunami.
The JX Group has suspended the export of petroleum products to meet domestic demand.
Port | Status | Terminal | Status |
Akita | Open | Tohoku Elect | Working in normal |
Atsumi | Open | Chubu Elect | Working in normal |
Chiba | Open | Cosmo Oil (14-A Pier) | Working in normal |
Chiba | Open | Cosmo Oil (Main) | Terminal on fire / Closed / Checking available shore facilities to resume operation partly |
Chiba | Open | Fuji Oil | Working in normal |
Chiba | Open | Idemitsu Kosan | Working in normal |
Chiba | Open | Keiyo Sea Berth | Working in normal |
Chiba | Open | KPI | Working in normal |
Chiba | Open | Marubeni Ennex | Working in normal |
Chiba | Open | Sumitomo Chem | Working in normal |
Etajima | Open | Itochu Enex | Working in normal |
Imari | Open | Kyushu LPG | Working in normal |
Iwakuni | Open | JXNOE (Marifu) | Working in normal |
Kanokawa | Open | Kanokawa Terminal | Working in normal |
Karatsu | Open | LGT | Working in normal |
Kashima | Closed / Aground vessels in port / Restoration under process (for aid supply only) | Kashima Denkai | Closed / Unknown when to resume operation |
Kashima | Closed / Aground vessels in port / Restoration under process (for aid supply only) | Kashima Kyobi | Closed / Unknown when to resume operation |
Kashima | Closed / Aground vessels in port / Restoration under process (for aid supply only) | Kashima Oil | Closed / Unknown when to resume operation |
Kashima | Closed / Aground vessels in port / Restoration under process (for aid supply only) | Mitsubishi Chem | Closed / Unknown when to resume operation |
Kashima | Closed / Aground vessels in port / Restoration under process (for aid supply only) | Shin-Etsu Chem | Closed / Unknown when to resume operation |
Kawasaki | Open | JXNOE (Kawasaki Plant) | No damage |
Kawasaki | Open | JXNOE (LPG) | Working in normal |
Kawasaki | Open | Keihin Kawasaki Sea Berth | Working in normal |
Kawasaki | Open | MC Terminal | Working in normal |
Kawasaki | Open | Nippon Vopak | Working in normal |
Kawasaki | Open | TGSK | Working in normal |
Kawasaki | Open | Toa Oil | Working in normal |
Kawasaki | Open | Tokyo Yuso | Working in normal |
Kiire | Open | NOST | Working in normal |
Kikuma | Open | Taiyo Oil | Working in normal |
Kinoe | Open | Kinoe Terminal | Working in normal |
Kinuura | Open | Showa Shell Sekiyu | Working in normal |
Kinwan | Open | Okinawa CTS | Working in normal |
Kinwan | Open | Okinawa Idemitsu | Working in normal |
Kobe | Open | TM Terminal | Working in normal |
Mizushima | Open | JXNOE A Factory | Working in normal |
Mizushima | Open | JXNOE B Factory | Working in normal |
Moji | Open | Marubeni Ennex | Working in normal |
Muroran | Open | JXNOE | Working in normal |
Mutsure | Open | Daitoh Tank Terminal | Working in normal |
Nagoya | Open | Idemitsu Kosan (Aichi) | Working in normal |
Nagoya | Open | Isewan Sea Berth | Working in normal |
Nagoya | Open | JXNOE (Chita) | Working in normal |
Nakagusuku | Open | Nansei Sekiyu | Working in normal |
Namikata | Open | Namikata Terminal | Working in normal |
Naoshima | Open | Mitsubishi Materials | Working in normal |
Niigata | Open | Tohoku Elect | Working in normal |
Niihama | Open | Sumitomo Metal Mining | Working in normal |
Oita | Open | JXNOE | Working in normal |
Oita | Open | Showa Denko | Working in normal |
Onahama | Closed / Berths/Port facilities destroyed | Onahama Petroleum | Closed / Unknown when to resume operation |
Osaka | Open | Sakurajima Futo | Working in normal |
Owase | Open | Chubu Elect | Working in normal |
Saganoseki | Open | Pan Pacific Copper | Working in normal |
Sakai | Open | Cosmo Oil | Working in normal |
Sakai | Open | Marubeni Ennex | Working in normal |
Sakai | Open | Mitsui Chem | Working in normal |
Sakai | Open | OIREC (ex JXNOE Osaka) | Working in normal |
Sakai | Open | TGSK | Working in normal |
Sakaide | Open | Cosmo Oil | Working in normal |
Sendai | Closed / Restoration under process (aid supply only) | JXNOE | Fire extinguished / Closed / Unknown when to resume operation |
Shimizu | Open | TGSK | Working in normal |
Shimotsu | Open | TGSK (Wakayama) | Working in normal |
Tokuyama | Open | Idemitsu Kosan | Working in normal |
Tokuyama | Open | Nippon Seiro | Working in normal |
Tomakomai | Open | Idemitsu Kosan | Working in normal |
Ube | Open | Seibu Oil | Working in normal |
Wakayama | Open | Wakayama Petroleum Refining | Working in normal |
Yokkaichi | Open | Cosmo Oil | Working in normal |
Yokkaichi | Open | Showa Yokkaichi Sekiyu | Working in normal |
Yokohama | Open | ExxonMobil (Tsurumi) | Working in normal |
Yokohama | Open | JXNOE (Negishi) | To resume operation next week |