Japan Nagoya Port FDC

Japan FDC
Name: The Port of Nagoya
Issue date: 2007 November 5th

The Port of Nagoya (名古屋港; Nagoya-kō) is situated at the innermost part of Ise Bay, which is located at the center of the Japanese Archipelago on the east coast facing the Pacific Ocean, the Port of Nagoya has steadily grown since it opened for international trade on November 10, 1907. The Port is an integrated international port, handling all types of cargo (general, container, bulk etc.) We are the largest port in Japan in terms of total cargo throughput, which reached 187 million tons in 2005, and counted as one of the five major ports in Japan (Ports of Tokyo, Yokohama, Nagoya, Osaka and Kobe.)

The Port of Nagoya tops all others in Japan in terms of trade value (total export/import value) in Japan, which amounted to 12.3 trillion yen in 2005. This is approximately 10% of the nation's total trade value of about 122.6 trillion yen. Of particular note is that the Port of Nagoya accounts for about 43% of Japan's total trade surplus of around 10 trillion yen.

The Port's hinterland is home to Japan's automobile industry. We are the No. 1 automobile exporting port in Japan, shipping approximately 1.4 million completed automobiles annually.

The Port of Nagoya plays a major role as a point of entry to Japan, through its connections with approximately 150 countries around the world.

Official Website of The Port of Nagoya