Kokura (JPKOK)

Kokura is part of the Kitakyushu complex. It is a commercial and industrial harbour handling steel, cement, petroleum, LNG, container and general cargoes. It is also an import ferry terminal.

Summer.

Kokura lies SE of Wakamatsu Ku within the Port of Kita-Kyushu.

LOA 292.2m, beam 47m, draught 11m, 185,805DWT.

Approx 7,600,000t of cargo, 13,000TEU, 7,000 vessels and 980,000 passengers (Kokura & Shinmoji merged passengers figure) handled annually.

Mutsure anchorage is open port, Hesaki anchorage is closed port.

Draught limitation in the channel to Sumitomo Works is 11.0m HW. Sakaikawa Basin situated 0.5nm S of Seitetsu-Tobata Hakuchi, lies in the N part of Kokura Ku. Sakaikawa Fairway, leading into this basin from Kanmon Fairway, is entered between No 1 and No 2 Lightbuoys (port hand and starboard hand).

JP1263,135. Admiralty Pilot NP42B.

1025.

Compulsory. Pilot boards at the 3 quarantine anchorages.

The port embraces all the quayed basins between the dredged channel leading to Sakaikawa Wharf (33°54.3'N 130°51.0'E) and Akasaka 2.5nm SE.

Leading lights are exhibited from white round towers (arrow topmarks); the front light is situated at the E entrance point of Sunatsu Hakuchi and the rear light at the head of the basin. In line these lights bear 232.25° and lead through Sunatsu Fairway. A short breakwater with a light at its head, projects 135m ENE from the W entrance point to the basin.

Entry or sailing after sunset is possible until 2200hrs subject to following restrictions: Vessels under 10,000GT for Hiagari W No 5-7 and only to pass through Buzaki. Otherwise limited to under 2,000GT for Hiagari W No 1-7 and Sumitomo West. Tidal current under 5kts.

Mean spring range approx 1.2m, mean neap range approx 0.4m, in both Hiagari Basin and Sunatsu Hakuchi.

Tugs belonging to the ports of Wakamatsu and Moji are available with sufficient notice.

Prevailing winds: NE'ly.

KOKURA, KYUSHU 33°54.21'N 130°53.14'E UNCTAD LOCODE: JP KOK For details see: KITA-KYUSHU PILOT REQUIREMENTS KANMON KAIKYO PILOT REQUIREMENTS ________________________________________________________________________________ ___________

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WEEKLY CORRECTIONS FROM UKHO NtM WEEK 30/23 Japan Coast Guard Publication 303/19, (RSDRA2019000079322), 30/23

VHF: Ch 16.

See Country information.

See Country information.

A vessel under way in Kanmon fairway has right of way over a vessel under way in Kokura Ku fairways.

See Country information for radio pratique. Free pratique can usually be granted in the following areas: ..... 1. The area bounded by the following four points. 1. From Mutsure Shima Lighthouse 84° 2,150m 2. From (a) 93° 1,280m 3. From (b) 177° 1,680m 4. From (c) 276° 2,000m 2. The area bounded by the following four points. 1. From Udo-no-Ishibana 92° 370m 2. From (a) 92° 870m 3. From (b) 202° 1,450m 4. From (c) 279° 660m 3. The area bounded by the following four points. 1. From Hesaki Lighthouse 90° 200m 2. From (a) 90° 800m 3. From (b) 150° 1,500m 4. From (c) 270° 1,700m