A Route Network Connecting Japan and Overseas
International route network of Hanshin Port (Kobe Port and Osaka Port)
The major shipping companies of the world have assigned direct services on regular international container ship routes connecting North America, Europe, Oceania, China and elsewhere. This connects Japan with the ports of the world with the shortest possible lead time. Efficient and smooth imports and exports are realized by using Hanshin Port, which boasts a world-leading route network and one of the highest rates of port calls.



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Coastal route network of Hanshin Port (Kobe Port and Osaka Port)
Hanshin Port has a coastal feeder service network and ferry route network that provides close connections to each port of the Chugoku, Shikoku, Kyushu and the Sea of Japan areas. HPC has positioned this coastal feeder service network as “essential major infrastructure” supporting the economy and industry of Japan.

Coastal route network
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- Coastal container feeder services
- Kyusyu
- Shikoku
- Chugoku
- Kinki
- Tokai
- Kanto
- Sea of Japan
- Coastal ferry services
- Kyusyu
- Shikoku
Port of call | Hakata | Kitakyusyu | Moji | Oita | Hosojima | Aburatsu | Shibushi | Sendai | Yatsushiro | Nagasaki | Imari | Kumamoto |
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Service frequency (Frequency/week) |
3 | 3.5 | 5.5 | 2.5 | 1 | 1 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | 1 |
Port of call | Matsuyama | Imabari | Niihama | Mishimakawanoe | takamatsu | Tokushimakomatsujima |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Service frequency (Frequency/week) |
3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1.5 | 1 |
Port of call | Ube | Mitajimanakaseki | Tokuyamakudamatsu | Iwakuni | Otake | Hiroshima | Fukuyama | Mizushima | Sakai |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Service frequency (Frequency/week) |
2.5 | 3 | 4.5 | 2 | 2 | 11.5 | 2 | 5.5 | 0.5 |
Port of call | Tsuruga | Toyama | Naoetsu | Niigata | Akita |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Service frequency (Frequency/week) |
1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
Port of call | Yokohama | Tokyo |
---|---|---|
Service frequency (Frequency/week) |
3 | 1.5 |
Port of call | Yokkaichi | Nagoya | Shimizu | Gozensaki |
---|---|---|---|---|
Service frequency (Frequency/week) |
0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 |
Port of call | Himeji | Takasago | Sakaisenboku | Wakayamashimotsu | Maizuru |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Service frequency (Frequency/week) |
2.5 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 1 | 1 |
Route | Shinmonji | Shibushi | Miyazaki | Beppu | Oita | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Frequency (Frequency/week) |
21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 49 |
Route | Toyo / Niihama | Takamatsu / Shodoshima | Total |
---|---|---|---|
Frequency (Frequency/week) |
12 | 28 | 41 |
*As of November 2024. Some counts are not whole numbers because the number of port calls is totaled over a period of two weeks to calculate the number per week.
Seamlessly connected international and coastal service routes
With its wealth of international and coastal service routes, Hanshin Port connects international and coastal routes within the same container terminal for seamless transportation each day.

