Port of Fukuyama, Commercial port in Fukuyama, Japan.
The Port of Fukuyama serves as the main maritime gateway for eastern Hiroshima Prefecture, with two container terminals equipped with quays roughly 170 meters long. The harbor basin reaches about 10 meters in depth and accommodates both commercial cargo vessels and smaller fishing boats.
The modern port was designated a major port under the Port and Harbour Law on 1 April 1963. The Tomo district, a harbour opened in the Edo period, was incorporated into the Port of Fukuyama in June 1961; the older inner harbour now has no port function and survives only as a district name. Scheduled container links to South Korea and China opened in 1997, and the prefecture-run international container terminal's first berth was completed in March 2005.
The port is split into the Minoshima, Minooki and Tomo districts, and Tomo was incorporated into the Port of Fukuyama in June 1961. From Tomo port, Tomo Kisen ferries run to the island of Hashirijima, and a municipal ferry crosses to Sensuijima. Setouchi Cruising also links Tomo with the Juyon-nichi Motomachi pier and Onomichi Station pier on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays from spring to autumn.
The port is split into the Minoshima, Minooki and Tomo districts, with Tomo incorporated in June 1961. The Tomo district has passenger links: a ferry to Hashima island, a municipal boat to Sensuijima, and a seasonal Setouchi cruising service to Onomichi run on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays from spring to autumn. The ferry to Tadotsu in Kagawa was discontinued on 1 September 2008.
The port area hosts major operations of JFE Steel Corporation, making it a key center for steel product handling. Steel products and dry bulk cargo are processed and distributed here on a large scale.
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