Kitakyushu

Name: Kitakyushu
Address: Japan

JapanJP KKJ

No. 104 port worldwide

Post resource

Location

Codes & time

UN/LOCODE

JP KKJ

Coordinates (DMS)

33-50.0N 130-50.0E

Decimal (maps)

33.833333 130.833333

Time zone

Asia/Tokyo

Now: UTC+9

Standard: UTC+9

Contacts

Who to call at Kitakyushu, with the source of each number. Numbers and channels change: check the latest port notices before arrival.

Port authority

Official websitekitaqport.jp

Emergency

Nearest rescue centre...

VHF 16distress, safety and calling (156.800 MHz)DSC 70digital selective calling

Active warnings near Kitakyushu

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Kitakyushu at a glance

No. 104 worldwide

Rank basis: Cargo throughput 48.2 million t (excl. car ferries) (2023)

Throughput

0.51 million TEU (2023) source
48.17 million t (excl. car ferries) (2023) source

Figures change: always confirm limits with the port authority, local notices and your agent before arrival.

Kitakyushu port guide

Kitakyushu at the western entrance of the Kanmon Strait handled 48.17 million tonnes and 0.51 million TEU in 2023 (MLIT statistics), including the Moji, Hibiki and Tobata areas, steel and ferry traffic.

Sources

Ports and Harbours Association of Japan - cargo of the 14 main ports, 2023 (MLIT port statistics annual report; foreign + domestic, excluding car ferries)

For planning reference only (researched Oct 1, 2026). Always verify against official publications - Admiralty Sailing Directions, List of Radio Signals, local notices and the port authority - and your agent before arrival.

Catalogue harbor data

LOCODE function: 12345---
Raw coordinates: 3350N 13050E