Saiki (JPSAE)

Previously a naval base, Saiki is now an industrial open port, handling a variety of cargoes and supporting nearby heavy industrial works. Main commodities handled include cement, wood chip, wood pulp and general cargoes. No lightering can take place at the port.

Summer.

Saiki is situated on the E coast of Kyushu facing the Bungo-suido which separates Kyushu and Shikoku.

Harbour: Max LOA 170m, draught 10.0m, 27,000DWT. Offshore: Lumber Mooring Buoy: 60,000GT.

Approx 999,000t of cargo & 9,900 vessels handled annually.

A quarantine anchorage has been established 1nm ENE of Todo Hana. It is a suitable anchorage for large vessels but in E to S winds at the time of a typhoon vessels should shift berth to the W of Onyu Shima where there are depths of 17.0-20.0m.Two red mooring buoys are laid close NE of the quarantine anchorage. In N winds good anchorage is afforded in depths of 8.0-14.0m, sand and mud to the W of Todo Hana. Caution: Submarine cables and a submarine pipeline are laid across Saiki Ko from the SW side of Onyu Shima.

Draught limitation in the channel is 12.0m.

BA 626, 651. Admiralty Pilot NP 42B, NP286(6).

1025.

Not compulsory for vessels over 10,000GT. Pilots board at the quarantine anchorage.

Harbour limit: The S harbour limit of Saiki Ko is a line drawn from the E entrance point of Bansho Kawa to the extremity of Onyu Shima. The N limit is a line drawn NW from the N side of Onyu Shima.

A light is exhibited at the elbow of an angled breakwater protecting the E side of the basin situated at Nagashima Kawa and another light is exhibited on the W side at the head of a training wall. A spur at the head of which a light is exhibited extends NW from the N side of the training wall. Another basin at the W side mouth of Nagashima Kawa is protected by two breakwaters and a light is exhibited at the head of each breakwater. Prominent marks: Two chimneys stand on the N part of Me Shima, on the W side of the mouth of Bansho Kawa. The E most chimney is 76m in height and painted grey and the W most is 83m in height and painted red and white.

No restrictions on berthing time.

Range max 1.7m; min 0.15m. The tidal streams in the approach to Saiki Ko between Takega Shima and Todo Hana are E going on the falling tide and W going on the rising tide. They do not attain any great rate.

There are 2 tugs, 1 x 2,500hp and 1 x 2,600hp.

Prevailing winds: NE'ly.

SAIKI, KYUSHU 32°58.71'N 131°54.70'E UNCTAD LOCODE: JP SAE For details see: OITA PILOT REQUIREMENTS ________________________________________________________________________________ ___________

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WEEKLY CORRECTIONS FROM UKHO NtM WEEK 29/23 Japan Coast Guard Publication 303/19, (RSDRA2019000079322), 29/23

VHF: Ch 16.

Immigration officials are stationed at the port.

See Country information.

See Country information.

See Country information for radio pratique. Free pratique: Formalities will be carried out at the quarantine anchorage (32° 59.00'N 131°56.30'E).