Yatsushiro (JPYAT)

The port consist of outer harbour area where most of the commercial activity operation are handled. Small coastal tankers are also handled in separate harbour area. In recent years, the port has been developed to accommodate larger cruise ship vessels. Main product handled at port are bulk wood chips, cement, limestone, wood logs, steel product, grains, containers and petroleum product.

Summer.

Yatsushiro is situated on the W coast of Kyushu, in Kumamoto Prefecture.

Max LOA 347.11m, beam 41.4m, draught 8.8m, 85,066DWT.

Approx 4,900,000t of cargo, 22,700TEU and 5,300 vessels handled annually.

A quarantine anchorage lies 1.25nm SW of Otsuku Shima. Anchorage can be obtained off the entrance to the harbour in a depth of 11.0m, E of Mitsu Shima.

Draught limitation in the channel is 11.0m HW and vertical clearance of 34m under Amakusa Seabridge.

BA 2347, 3480. Admiralty Pilot NP42C, NP286(6).

1025.

Not compulsory. Bay pilots board 2.4nm S from Toshima Lighthouse (32°09.7'N 130°04.7'E) from 0600-2200hrs. Harbour pilots board at the Otsukishima S side quarantine anchorage (32°28'N 130 29'E) from sunrise to sunset.

The harbour limit is the area enclosed by an arc of a circle drawn with Kaga Shima as the centre, and a radius of 2.75nm. The harbour limit has recently been extended approx 2nm SW.

Entry or sailing after sunset is possible but subject to tidal conditions.

Range max 4.08m; min 0.28m.

There are 5 tugs available; 1 x 500hp, 1 x 1,500hp (available from Misumi), 2 x 3,200hp, 1 x 2,500hp (available from Nagasaki).

YATSUSHIRO, KYUSHU 32°31.45'N 130°32.11'E UNCTAD LOCODE: JP YAT ________________________________________________________________________________ ___________

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WEEKLY CORRECTIONS FROM UKHO NtM WEEK 03/23 Japan Coast Guard Publication 305 2022, (RSDRA2022000117890), 03/23

VHF: Ch 16. When nearing Shimizu, a call can be made via Shimizu Radio VHF requesting them to telephone ETA to Tagoroura Pilot.

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See Country information for radio pratique. Free pratique: Formalities will be carried out at the Otsukishima S side quarantine anchorage (32°28'N 130°29'E).