Port profile · JPKWS
Kawasaki
Kawasaki is a large coastal harbour behind a breakwater on the North Pacific Ocean, in Japan. Its UN/LOCODE is JPKWS. Pilotage is compulsory, tugs are available and it is a first port of entry. Kawasaki offers fuel oil and diesel, provisions, ship stores, fresh water, major repairs and a medium dry dock. Vessel Hunter tracks its live arrivals and the vessels heading its way.
Port profile
Live at Kawasaki
What members see for Kawasaki, updated as vessels move.
Heading here
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In port now
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Arrival profile
MembersHow many vessels arrive at Kawasaki day by day over the next two weeks, by type.
Port calls and time in port
MembersRecent calls at Kawasaki and how long each vessel stayed.
Services and supplies
What Kawasaki offers a visiting ship, as the port index records it. Lines the index does not state are left out.
Supplies
- Fuel oil
- Yes
- Diesel
- Yes
- Fresh water
- Yes
- Provisions
- Yes
- Deck stores
- Yes
Repair
- Ship repairs
- Major
- Dry dock
- Medium
- Slipway
- Medium
- Electrical repair
- Yes
Harbour
- Pilotage
- Compulsory
- Tugs
- Yes
- Stevedores
- Yes
Waste and health
- Dirty ballast reception
- Yes
- Medical facilities
- Yes
Largest vessel
- Length
- 315.2 m
Approach and berths
Shelter, entrance, clearance and cargo berths at Kawasaki, as the nautical port index records them. Depths are not shown: the index gives them as broad bands for one point in the port, too coarse to plan a call on.
Approach
- Shelter
- Good
- Entrance restrictions
- Other
- Pilotage available
- Yes
- Tug assistance
- Yes
- Salvage tugs
- No
- ETA message required
- Yes
- Good holding ground
- Yes
- Overhead limits
- Yes
Entry
- First port of entry
- Yes
- Free pratique
- Yes
Cargo and berths
- Wharves
- Yes
- Med mooring
- Yes
- Fixed cranes
- Yes
Connections
- Airport nearby
- Yes
- Rail connection
- Yes
Port state control at Kawasaki
Inspections of foreign ships carried out at Kawasaki, counted per year.
| Year | Inspections | Detentions | Detention rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far | 3 | 0 | 0% |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 0% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0% |
Over the last two years an inspection here found 8.8 deficiencies on average.
See which ships were inspected and detained at Kawasaki, and what was found.
Ports near Kawasaki
Other Japan ports on the same stretch of coast.
- TokyoJapan · JPTYO
- YokohamaJapan · JPYOK
- KisarazuJapan · JPKZU
- YokosukaJapan · JPYOS
- FunabashiJapan · JPFNB
- UragaJapan · JPURG
- ChibaJapan · JPCHB
- TateyamaJapan · JPTTY
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Questions about Kawasaki
What is the UN/LOCODE of Kawasaki?
The UN/LOCODE of Kawasaki is JPKWS.
Is pilotage compulsory in Kawasaki?
Yes. The nautical port index lists pilotage in Kawasaki as compulsory.
Can ships take bunkers in Kawasaki?
Yes. Kawasaki offers fuel oil and diesel, according to the nautical port index.
Does Kawasaki have a dry dock?
Yes. Kawasaki has a medium dry dock and major ship repairs.
What is the largest vessel Kawasaki can take?
The nautical port index gives a largest vessel of 315.2 m long for Kawasaki.
Is Kawasaki a first port of entry?
Yes. Ships arriving from abroad can clear in at Kawasaki.
How many port state control inspections are there in Kawasaki?
3 port state control inspections were recorded in Kawasaki in 2025, and 0 of them ended in a detention.
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