Port profile · JPOSA
Osaka
Osaka is a large coastal harbour behind a breakwater on the Sea of Japan, in Japan. Its UN/LOCODE is JPOSA. Pilotage is compulsory, tugs are available and it is a first port of entry. Osaka 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 Osaka
What members see for Osaka, updated as vessels move.
Heading here
MembersEvery vessel bound for Osaka, with ETA, owner, operator and the contact who decides.
In port now
MembersThe vessels alongside or at anchor at Osaka right now, and who runs them.
Arrival profile
MembersHow many vessels arrive at Osaka day by day over the next two weeks, by type.
Port calls and time in port
MembersRecent calls at Osaka and how long each vessel stayed.
Services and supplies
What Osaka 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
- Lifts of 100 t+
- Yes
Waste and health
- Garbage reception
- Yes
- Dirty ballast reception
- Yes
- Medical facilities
- Yes
Approach and berths
Shelter, entrance, clearance and cargo berths at Osaka, 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
- Pilotage advisable
- Yes
- Tug assistance
- Yes
- ETA message required
- Yes
- Good holding ground
- Yes
- Turning area
- Yes
- Overhead limits
- Yes
Entry
- First port of entry
- Yes
- Free pratique
- Yes
Cargo and berths
- Wharves
- Yes
- Fixed cranes
- Yes
Connections
- Airport nearby
- Yes
- Rail connection
- Yes
Port state control at Osaka
Inspections of foreign ships carried out at Osaka, counted per year.
| Year | Inspections | Detentions | Detention rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far | 8 | 0 | 0% |
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 2024 | 4 | 1 | 25% |
Over the last two years an inspection here found 5.3 deficiencies on average. Most often found: certificates & documentation, pollution prevention.
See which ships were inspected and detained at Osaka, and what was found.
Ports near Osaka
Other Japan ports on the same stretch of coast.
- SakaiJapan · JPSAK
- HannanJapan · JPHAN
- KobeJapan · JPUKB
- WakayamaJapan · JPWAK
- HigashiharimaJapan · JPHHR
- KakogawaJapan · JPKGA
- YuraJapan · JPYUR
- HimejiJapan · JPHIM
Questions about Osaka
What is the UN/LOCODE of Osaka?
The UN/LOCODE of Osaka is JPOSA.
Is pilotage compulsory in Osaka?
Yes. The nautical port index lists pilotage in Osaka as compulsory.
Can ships take bunkers in Osaka?
Yes. Osaka offers fuel oil and diesel, according to the nautical port index.
Does Osaka have a dry dock?
Yes. Osaka has a large dry dock and major ship repairs.
Is Osaka a first port of entry?
Yes. Ships arriving from abroad can clear in at Osaka.
How many port state control inspections are there in Osaka?
5 port state control inspections were recorded in Osaka in 2025, and 0 of them ended in a detention.
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