A Route Network Connecting Japan and Overseas

Hanshin Port (Kobe Port and Osaka Port) has a route network of regular-service international container ships connecting each part of the world, and also a coastal feeder service network and ferry route network connecting each port in Japan.

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.

Hanshin Port where containers are piled up
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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.

Ship departing from Hanshin Port

Coastal route network

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Japan map All routes Kyusyu Shikoku Chugoku Kinki Tokai Kanto Sea of ​​Japan Coastal ferry Coastal ferry Hanshin port
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
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.

Seamless transportation by connecting ocean-going ships and domestic ships
Seamless transportation by connecting ocean-going ships and domestic ships