Ports and harbors operating in Japan today number more than 1000. Some 25% of the total length of the national coastline is controlled by port management bodies, which are units of local governments. The initiative for port and harbor improvement is taken by these bodies. Thus, ports and ...
to waves with heights exceeding 10m. Furthermore, many Japanese ports and harbors have been constructed on thick strata of cohesive soil deposited on the sea bottom. Because Japan is also one of the world’s most earthquake-prone nations, the facilities of ports and harbors are exposed to seve...
Ports and harbors: Akita, Amagasaki, Chiba, Hachinohe, Hakodate, Higashi-Harima, Himeji, Hiroshima, Kawasaki, Kinuura, Kobe, Kushiro, Mizushima, Moji, Nagoya, Osaka, Sakai, Sakaide, Shimizu, Tokyo, Tomakomai Merchant marine: total:568 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 10,149,196 GRT/12,680,544...
NAKAGAWA Kenzo, Director of the Industrial Port Policy Division at the Ports and Harbours Bureau, expressed his gratitude to all parties involved in Japan's first methanol bunkering simulation. The Ports and Harbors Bureau of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism...
the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism’s Ports and Harbors Bureau to observe the implementation of the International Ship and Port Facility Security Code at two port facilities in Hakata, Japan: the Hakata Chuo passenger wharf and the Hakata island city area container terminal...
Japan is a country that warrants adventure by taste. And your journey doesn’t stop when you arrive back on board—with a superb Japan-focused restaurant aboard Silver Muse and Silver Spirit, continue your travels as you sail to your next port. And what to do if all that sushi gets to...
High-resolution satellite imagery gives you a realistic view of your surroundings — ideal for entering unfamiliar harbors or ports. Satellite imagery can be combined with chart overlays, such as relief shading or sonar imagery, for a customized experience. ...
Coastal damage was severe in areas located outside of coastal barriers, such as ports and harbors, while residential areas were mainly well protected and spared due to coastal protection systems. In addition, some inland flooding occurred in the Kobe-Ashiya regions due to the storm surge ...
Although natural resources are poor, the resources of ports and harbors are very rich in Japan. Through the analysis of the conditions of ports harbors and the course of ports development in Japan, this paper points out the characteristics of ports development: 1) development of ports with econo...
Lynett PJ, Borrero JC, Weiss R, Son S, Greer D, Renteria W (2012) Observations and modeling of tsunami-induced currents in ports and harbors. Earth Planet Sci Lett 327:68–74. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2012.02.002 Article Google Scholar Lynett PJ, Borrero J, Son S, Wilson ...