Port profile · JPUKB
Kobe
Kobe is a large open roadstead on the Sea of Japan, in Japan. Its UN/LOCODE is JPUKB. Pilotage is compulsory, tugs are available and it is a first port of entry. Kobe offers fuel oil and diesel, ship stores, fresh water, major repairs and a large dry dock. Vessel Hunter tracks its live arrivals and the vessels heading its way.
Port profile
Live at Kobe
What members see for Kobe, updated as vessels move.
Heading here
MembersEvery vessel bound for Kobe, with ETA, owner, operator and the contact who decides.
In port now
MembersThe vessels alongside or at anchor at Kobe right now, and who runs them.
Arrival profile
MembersHow many vessels arrive at Kobe day by day over the next two weeks, by type.
Port calls and time in port
MembersRecent calls at Kobe and how long each vessel stayed.
Services and supplies
What Kobe 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
- Deck stores
- Yes
- Engine stores
- Yes
Repair
- Ship repairs
- Major
- Dry dock
- Large
- Slipway
- Small
- Electrical repair
- Yes
Harbour
- Pilotage
- Compulsory
- Tugs
- Yes
- Stevedores
- Yes
- Mobile cranes
- Yes
- Floating cranes
- Yes
Waste and health
- Garbage reception
- Yes
- Dirty ballast reception
- Yes
- Medical facilities
- Yes
Approach and berths
Shelter, entrance, clearance and cargo berths at Kobe, 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
- Turning area
- 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 Kobe
Inspections of foreign ships carried out at Kobe, counted per year.
| Year | Inspections | Detentions | Detention rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far | 4 | 0 | 0% |
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | 0% |
Over the last two years an inspection here found 2.3 deficiencies on average.
See which ships were inspected and detained at Kobe, and what was found.
Ports near Kobe
Other Japan ports on the same stretch of coast.
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- KakogawaJapan · JPKGA
- WakayamaJapan · JPWAK
- HimejiJapan · JPHIM
- HirohataJapan · JPHRH
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Questions about Kobe
What is the UN/LOCODE of Kobe?
The UN/LOCODE of Kobe is JPUKB.
Is pilotage compulsory in Kobe?
Yes. The nautical port index lists pilotage in Kobe as compulsory.
Can ships take bunkers in Kobe?
Yes. Kobe offers fuel oil and diesel, according to the nautical port index.
Does Kobe have a dry dock?
Yes. Kobe has a large dry dock and major ship repairs.
Is Kobe a first port of entry?
Yes. Ships arriving from abroad can clear in at Kobe.
How many port state control inspections are there in Kobe?
5 port state control inspections were recorded in Kobe in 2025, and 0 of them ended in a detention.
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