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Port of Sakaiminato

Japan

UN/LOCODEJPSMNWhat is a UN/LOCODE?35.5333° N, 133.2333° ELocal timeAsia/Tokyo, UTC+9

In short

Sakaiminato: no ships detected in port from AIS in the last 3 days (as of Oct 1, 2026, 19:46 UTC). Coverage depends on AIS reception in the area.

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Arrivals, last 24 h
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Departures, last 24 h
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Ships nearby, last 6 h
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Vessels near Sakaiminato

Ships Seadar received on AIS near the port in the last 6 hours, most recent first. Being near a port is not a port call; the board above lists calls.

No vessels detected near Sakaiminato in the last 6 hours. As our AIS coverage grows, arrivals and departures will appear here live.

Harbour & facilities

Harbour particulars for Sakaiminato from the NGA World Port Index (WPI port no. 61760). Depths in metres as charted by NGA.

Harbour size
Very small
Harbour type
Coastal (natural)
Shelter
Fair
Channel depth
8 m
Cargo pier depth
5 m
Oil terminal depth
6 m
Mean tide
1 m
Pilotage compulsory
Yes
First port of entry
Yes
Repairs
Limited

Source: NGA World Port Index (Pub. 150). Licence: US Government public domain.

Not for navigation.

Forecast

Model forecast for Sakaiminato over the next 72 hours, every 6 hours: wind, gusts, waves and visibility. Times in UTC.

Time (UTC)Wind (kn)FromGusts (kn)Waves (m)Period (s)Visibility (km)
6358°100.51024
6358°130.4824
10360°190.4724
1240°220.8624
1147°200.8624
1462°280.8624
1365°250.7624
1170°200.7624
4119°100.6624
777°130.6624

Forecast: ECMWF IFS 0.25° + ECMWF WAM, run of Oct 1, 2026, 00:00 UTC. Visibility: NOAA GFS 0.25° + GFS-Wave (WAVEWATCH III), run of Oct 1, 2026, 12:00 UTC. Waves are taken from the wave model's nearest sea point, 4 km away.

Source: ECMWF open data (IFS 0.25° forecasts, ECMWF WAM waves). This service is based on data and products of the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF). Source: www.ecmwf.int. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Licence: CC-BY-4.0 + ECMWF Terms of Use.

Source: NOAA GFS 0.25° and GFS-Wave (WAVEWATCH III) forecasts. Forecast: NOAA NCEP GFS / GFS-Wave (WAVEWATCH III). Licence: US Government work (public domain); NOAA Open Data Dissemination.

A model forecast, not an observation. Not for navigation.

Sakaiminato: global benchmarks

How Sakaiminato compares with the world's ports, from published statistics. These are the publishers' figures, not Seadar's own measurements.

Port liner shipping connectivity, 2 2026
37.9
UNCTAD index (100 = the average port in Q1 2023). Down 22% on a year earlier.
Source: UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Data Hub, port liner shipping connectivity index (CC BY 3.0 IGO). Retrieved Sep 24, 2026.

Sakaiminato: official port statistics

Figures published by national statistics offices and port authorities, shown as they publish them. They count what the publisher counts, which can differ from AIS-detected calls.

Ships arrived, 2024
9,092
Gross tonnage of arrivals, 2024
7.8 million GT

出典:国土交通省「港湾調査(港湾統計年報)」(政府統計の総合窓口 e-Stat)を加工して作成 Retrieved Sep 24, 2026.

Marine accidents investigated nearby Authority-reported

6 accidents and incidents within 100 km of the port in the published records of national accident-investigation boards since Dec 3, 2011, located where the board states a position. The most recent:

Source: 運輸安全委員会 船舶事故等調査報告書 (JTSB marine accident and incident reports). 出典:運輸安全委員会「船舶事故等調査報告書」(https://jtsb.mlit.go.jp/)。Seadar が項目を抽出・加工して作成 (Source: Japan Transport Safety Board marine accident reports; fields extracted and edited by Seadar). Licence: Public Data License 1.0 (公共データ利用規約 第1.0版, PDL1.0; compatible with CC BY 4.0).

Source: 국립해양조사원 선박사고 포인트 (KHOA marine casualty points from KMST cases). 출처: 해양수산부 국립해양조사원, 선박사고 포인트(해양안전심판원), 공공데이터포털 (Source: KHOA marine casualty points, Korean Maritime Safety Tribunal, data.go.kr). Licence: data.go.kr: 이용허락범위 제한 없음 (no restriction on the scope of use).

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