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A commercial port, it takes on the responsibility of distribution throughout the Metropolitan area commodities essential in its industrial activities and enriching the lives of the citizens. |
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Sundry goods, foodstuffs, paper products, building materials and so forth,
these are products characteristically handled at the Port and ones that
bear directly on the livelihood of the city and its industries. |
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Fulfilling its mandated role as a transport terminal of broad scope linking
land and sea, the Port provides facilitated and consistent transport of
goods produced and consumed within the extensive range over which it dominates,
throughout the Tokyo economic region itself with a population of 40 million,
and then sweeping out beyond into the vast regions of the greater Tokyo
metropolitan area, Shinetsu and southern Tohoku. |
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Responding swiftly to the transport revolution of the 1980's, the Port
took early action to greatly enhance its accessibility and forge functionality
into its being with terminals for container, ferry and specialized cargo
use. |
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Warehouses and distribution centers, which complement terminal functions,
have been set up in the reclamation areas behind each terminal and arterial
routes and other roadways has also been developed to facilitate distribution
activities. |
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Geographical Location
The Port is located in area between the estuaries of the Arakawa and Tamagawa Rivers.
35 degrees 31-41 minutes of north latitude by 139 degrees 44-51 minutes
of east longitude. |
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Area
Port Area (Water) : 5,453 hectares
Harbor Area (Land) : 1,080 hectares |
(2001 record of performance)
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Incoming Vessels 33,368 vessels |
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Volume of Cargo Handled 82.06 million tons |
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Foregin Trade Value 9,146.1 billion yen |
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>> Detailed information |
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Breakwater Length |
7,070m |
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Mooring Facilities |
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Wharves and Piers
Buoys
Dolphins
Landing Stage
Transit Sheds
Open-air Storage Yards
Timber Basins
Container Cranes
Heliport |
24,003m
(incl. 4,498m
3
49
3,631m
233,265m2
717,114m2
1,275,711m2
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147,153m2 |
182berths
15berths
2berths
25berths
45
79
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38spots |
for container)
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