Port profile · Maritime Radar

Port of Kobe daily activity

Kobe handled an estimated average of 110 kt a day in the week ending 25 September 2026 (+4.3% year on year), with an average of 26 port calls a day, according to IMF PortWatch AIS data. This is an estimate, not the official statistic.
Japan · LOCODE JPUKB · Main cargo sectors: Mineral Products, Vegetable Products, Wood & Wood Products

Data up to · 25 September 2026

7-day average · Estimated total volume

110 kt

28-day average

106 kt

Vs 28-day average

+3.4%

Year on year (same week)

+4.3%

Estimated total volume — daily series

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AIS estimates from IMF PortWatch; they may include transhipment and are not equivalent to the port’s official statistics.

By vessel type

Last 28 days
TypePort callsEst. importsEst. exports
Container288787 kt970 kt
Dry bulk74740 kt31 kt
General cargo19740 kt102 kt
Ro-Ro38866 t32 kt
Tanker188217 kt57 kt

Main connections

Average daily capacity on the route · AIS 2019-2025
Osaka: 39,221 t/day estimated with KobeOsakaNagoya: 32,348 t/day estimated with KobeNagoyaSingapore: 13,467 t/day estimated with KobeSingaporeTokyo: 10,874 t/day estimated with KobeTokyoBusan: 9,268 t/day estimated with KobeBusanYokohama: 7,616 t/day estimated with KobeYokohamaNewcastle: 6,419 t/day estimated with KobeNewcastleHakata: 5,950 t/day estimated with KobeHakataShanghai: 5,882 t/day estimated with KobeShanghaiKeelung: 4,981 t/day estimated with KobeKeelungYokkaichi: 4,893 t/day estimated with KobeYokkaichiQingdao Port: 4,272 t/day estimated with KobeQingdao PortKaohsiung: 4,252 t/day estimated with KobeKaohsiungUlsan: 3,917 t/day estimated with KobeUlsanShanghai (Yangshan): 3,624 t/day estimated with KobeShanghai (Yangshan)Sakai-Semboku: 3,560 t/day estimated with KobeSakai-SembokuMizushima: 3,436 t/day estimated with KobeMizushimaTaipei: 3,435 t/day estimated with KobeTaipeiMoji: 3,260 t/day estimated with KobeMojiChiba: 2,501 t/day estimated with KobeChibaHigashiharima: 2,488 t/day estimated with KobeHigashiharimaOakland: 2,191 t/day estimated with KobeOaklandHong Kong: 2,046 t/day estimated with KobeHong KongShimizu: 1,986 t/day estimated with KobeShimizuWakayama-Shimotsu: 1,974 t/day estimated with KobeWakayama-ShimotsuTanjung Sangata: 1,904 t/day estimated with KobeTanjung SangataKashima-Ibaraki: 1,671 t/day estimated with KobeKashima-IbarakiVancouver: 1,669 t/day estimated with KobeVancouverXiamen: 1,561 t/day estimated with KobeXiamenKawasaki: 1,538 t/day estimated with KobeKawasakiLos Angeles-Long Beach: 1,478 t/day estimated with KobeLos Angeles-Long BeachTokuyama: 1,335 t/day estimated with KobeTokuyamaFukuyama: 1,326 t/day estimated with KobeFukuyamaNingbo: 1,272 t/day estimated with KobeNingboKanda: 1,155 t/day estimated with KobeKandaNew Orleans: 1,148 t/day estimated with KobeNew OrleansTianjin Xin Gang: 1,066 t/day estimated with KobeTianjin Xin GangIwakuni: 988 t/day estimated with KobeIwakuniHiroshima: 970 t/day estimated with KobeHiroshimaTaboguilla: 934 t/day estimated with KobeTaboguillaOita: 933 t/day estimated with KobeOitaSaganoseki: 889 t/day estimated with KobeSaganosekiTaichung: 865 t/day estimated with KobeTaichungSuzhou (Taicang): 808 t/day estimated with KobeSuzhou (Taicang)Niihama: 794 t/day estimated with KobeNiihamaHouston (US-TX): 785 t/day estimated with KobeHouston (US-TX)Sakaide: 762 t/day estimated with KobeSakaideDalian: 728 t/day estimated with KobeDalianHimeji: 718 t/day estimated with KobeHimejiGwangyang (Kwangyang): 650 t/day estimated with KobeGwangyang (Kwangyang)Shekou (Shenzhen): 646 t/day estimated with KobeShekou (Shenzhen)Kitakyushu (Wakamatsu): 593 t/day estimated with KobeKitakyushu (Wakamatsu)Mejillones: 574 t/day estimated with KobeMejillonesLianyungang: 546 t/day estimated with KobeLianyungangFreeport (US-FL): 529 t/day estimated with KobeFreeport (US-FL)Hitachi: 520 t/day estimated with KobeHitachiAko: 478 t/day estimated with KobeAkoSiam Seaport: 469 t/day estimated with KobeSiam SeaportZhapu: 434 t/day estimated with KobeZhapuManila: 433 t/day estimated with KobeManilaShibushi: 431 t/day estimated with KobeHannan: 421 t/day estimated with KobeUbe: 406 t/day estimated with KobeAntofagasta: 376 t/day estimated with KobePhiladelphia: 370 t/day estimated with KobeAmagasaki: 365 t/day estimated with KobeKinuura: 359 t/day estimated with KobeMatarani: 329 t/day estimated with KobeHai Phong: 328 t/day estimated with KobeNaha: 318 t/day estimated with KobeMatsuyama: 317 t/day estimated with KobeWeihai: 315 t/day estimated with KobeSuzhou (Zhangjiagang): 314 t/day estimated with KobeSubic Bay: 306 t/day estimated with KobeKalama: 294 t/day estimated with KobeMasan: 294 t/day estimated with KobeFunabashi: 293 t/day estimated with KobePort Kembla: 292 t/day estimated with KobeTsukumi: 286 t/day estimated with KobeTacoma: 271 t/day estimated with KobeTanjung Priok: 269 t/day estimated with KobeTachibana: 269 t/day estimated with KobeSaigon: 267 t/day estimated with KobeJiangyin: 251 t/day estimated with KobeBangkok: 240 t/day estimated with KobeIncheon: 236 t/day estimated with KobeHay Point: 232 t/day estimated with KobeKisarazu: 230 t/day estimated with KobeOnahama: 222 t/day estimated with KobeMumbai-Jawaharlal Nehru (Nhava Sheva): 218 t/day estimated with KobeAmamapare: 211 t/day estimated with KobeSusaki: 208 t/day estimated with KobeFremantle: 203 t/day estimated with KobeMikawa: 202 t/day estimated with KobeVancouver: 199 t/day estimated with KobeManzanillo: 195 t/day estimated with KobeHofu: 194 t/day estimated with KobeBatangas City: 190 t/day estimated with KobePascagoula: 188 t/day estimated with KobeFangcheng: 187 t/day estimated with KobeTagonoura: 181 t/day estimated with KobePyeongtaek: 180 t/day estimated with KobeGuangzhou (Nansha): 179 t/day estimated with KobeYantai: 178 t/day estimated with KobePort Klang: 176 t/day estimated with KobeKagoshima: 175 t/day estimated with KobePuerto Caldera: 172 t/day estimated with KobeMap Ta Phut: 168 t/day estimated with KobeHachinohe: 168 t/day estimated with KobeVladivostok: 167 t/day estimated with KobeHibikinada: 166 t/day estimated with KobeMackay: 166 t/day estimated with KobePort Moresby: 160 t/day estimated with KobeKomatsushima: 158 t/day estimated with KobeNanjing: 150 t/day estimated with KobeGuaymas: 149 t/day estimated with KobeZhoushan: 147 t/day estimated with KobeLongview: 144 t/day estimated with KobeLaem Chabang: 143 t/day estimated with KobeJinzhou: 139 t/day estimated with KobeAlbany: 137 t/day estimated with KobeTownsville: 136 t/day estimated with KobeSendai-Shiogama: 133 t/day estimated with KobeDaesan: 129 t/day estimated with KobeKanazawa: 129 t/day estimated with KobeBayuquan: 122 t/day estimated with KobeMailiao: 121 t/day estimated with KobeGladstone: 114 t/day estimated with KobeCairns: 111 t/day estimated with KobeSouth Louisiana: 110 t/day estimated with KobeChennai (Madras): 110 t/day estimated with KobeMarugame: 110 t/day estimated with KobeGeraldton: 109 t/day estimated with KobeJohor: 109 t/day estimated with KobeZhouliwang: 108 t/day estimated with KobeNew Westminster: 108 t/day estimated with KobePohang: 108 t/day estimated with KobeMishima: 105 t/day estimated with KobePortland, OR: 103 t/day estimated with KobeCat Lai (Saigon New Port): 103 t/day estimated with KobeManzanillo: 100 t/day estimated with KobeSaiki: 93 t/day estimated with KobeKandla: 91 t/day estimated with KobeCai Mep: 90 t/day estimated with KobeBahia De Valparaiso: 88 t/day estimated with KobeChofu: 86 t/day estimated with KobeTakamatsu: 83 t/day estimated with KobeQinhuangdao: 81 t/day estimated with KobeIsabel: 78 t/day estimated with KobePrince Rupert: 78 t/day estimated with KobeXiagong: 77 t/day estimated with KobeTauranga: 76 t/day estimated with KobeCaleta Patillos: 75 t/day estimated with KobeLyttelton: 74 t/day estimated with KobeKikuma: 74 t/day estimated with KobePortland: 72 t/day estimated with KobeTuticorin: 70 t/day estimated with KobeNantong: 70 t/day estimated with KobeEsperance: 69 t/day estimated with KobeCallao: 69 t/day estimated with KobeNiigata: 68 t/day estimated with KobeBuenaventura: 67 t/day estimated with KobeNagasaki: 67 t/day estimated with KobeHamada: 67 t/day estimated with KobeBontang LNG Terminal: 66 t/day estimated with KobeFushiki-Toyama: 65 t/day estimated with KobeVostochnyy: 65 t/day estimated with KobeGemlik: 64 t/day estimated with KobeDonghae: 63 t/day estimated with KobeLanqiao Port: 62 t/day estimated with KobeZhuhai: 61 t/day estimated with KobeNamikata: 60 t/day estimated with KobeChangzhou: 60 t/day estimated with KobeImabari: 58 t/day estimated with KobeSeattle: 58 t/day estimated with KobeKochi: 57 t/day estimated with KobeSuva: 57 t/day estimated with KobeMatsusaka: 57 t/day estimated with KobeHososhima: 57 t/day estimated with KobeMawan: 56 t/day estimated with KobeQiwei: 54 t/day estimated with KobeQinzhou: 53 t/day estimated with KobeKuantan: 53 t/day estimated with KobeDuqm: 53 t/day estimated with KobeKure: 52 t/day estimated with KobeOnomichi-Itozaki: 52 t/day estimated with KobeMuroran: 50 t/day estimated with KobeDahej: 49 t/day estimated with KobeVillanueva: 49 t/day estimated with KobeKingston: 49 t/day estimated with KobeWilmington, NC: 49 t/day estimated with KobeDumai: 49 t/day estimated with KobeTexas City: 48 t/day estimated with KobeUno: 48 t/day estimated with KobeStockton: 48 t/day estimated with KobeGunsan: 47 t/day estimated with KobeAnping: 47 t/day estimated with KobeIlo: 47 t/day estimated with KobeGeelong: 46 t/day estimated with KobeJebel Ali: 46 t/day estimated with KobeKobe
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Full footprint: all 451 connections of Kobe aggregated over the SeaRoute (Eurostat) shipping lanes — each segment glows according to the estimated capacity it carries (IMF PortWatch, AIS 2019-2025).

Where vessels arrive from

Ports of origin (upstream)

  1. 1.OsakaJapan0.2 days between calls
  2. 2.NagoyaJapan1.0 days between calls
  3. 3.TokyoJapan1.4 days between calls
  4. 4.NewcastleAustralia19.7 days between calls
  5. 5.SingaporeSingapore8.5 days between calls

Where they sail on to

Destination ports (downstream)

  1. 1.NagoyaJapan1.1 days between calls
  2. 2.OsakaJapan0.4 days between calls
  3. 3.SingaporeSingapore9.4 days between calls
  4. 4.BusanKorea2.0 days between calls
  5. 5.KeelungTaiwan Province of China2.9 days between calls

IMF connection network based on vessel capacity before and after calling at this port (AIS 2019-2025). The time shown is the average elapsed between the call at one port and the next call at the other — it includes anchorage and berthing waits, which is why it far exceeds pure sailing time on short routes such as Algeciras–Tanger Med.

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