We announce Yokohama Port Big News of 2019

Every year, Port and Harbor Bureau publishes big news related to Yokohama Port.
We are pleased to announce that we have compiled the Big News of 2019.

At Daikoku Wharf, a new passenger ship terminal has opened, enabling Japan's first four foreign cruise ships to arrive simultaneously. At Shinko Wharf, the Yokohama Hammerhead, Japan's first passenger ship terminal that combines commercial facilities and hotels, has opened. In addition, Yokohama Port was selected as the first Asian port to be selected as the finalist of the Port of the Year award, and the "Cruise of the Year 2019 Special Award".

As part of efforts to strengthen international competitiveness, we strengthened cooperation with ports in East Japan, resumed port calls on European routes, improved the new Honmoku futo, commercialized the reorganization of Honmoku futo, and improved the Minami Honmoku futo. In addition, in order to ensure smooth logistics functions during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games, we will establish a public-private partnership Yokohama Port Logistics Countermeasures Conference and work to create an easy-to-use port.

Typhoons No. 15 and No. 19 attacked one after another, and Yokohama Port was also severely damaged. We are making every effort to restore port facilities as soon as possible, in cooperation with the national government.

For details, please refer to the press release.