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Port of Minamata

Japan

UN/LOCODEJPMINWhat is a UN/LOCODE?32.2° N, 130.3833° ELocal timeAsia/Tokyo, UTC+9

In short

Minamata: no ships detected in port from AIS in the last 3 days (as of Oct 3, 2026, 00:25 UTC). Coverage depends on AIS reception in the area.

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In port now
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Arrivals, last 24 h
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Departures, last 24 h
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Ships nearby, last 6 h
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Vessels near Minamata

Ships Voydar received on AIS near the port in the last 6 hours, most recent first. Being near a port is not a port call; the board above lists calls.

No vessels detected near Minamata in the last 6 hours. As our AIS coverage grows, arrivals and departures will appear here live.

Harbour & facilities

Harbour particulars for Minamata from the NGA World Port Index (WPI port no. 62250). Depths in metres as charted by NGA.

Harbour size
Very small
Harbour type
Coastal (breakwater)
Shelter
Fair
Channel depth
16 m
Anchorage depth
9 m
Cargo pier depth
9 m
Mean tide
2 m
Pilotage compulsory
No
Repairs
Limited

Source: NGA World Port Index (Pub. 150). Licence: US Government public domain.

Not for navigation.

Forecast

Model forecast for Minamata over the next 72 hours, every 6 hours: wind, gusts, waves and visibility. Times in UTC.

Time (UTC)Wind (kn)FromGusts (kn)Waves (m)Period (s)Visibility (km)
537°110.3224
527°150.3224
4104°80.1224
479°90.1224
438°90.2224
69°150.2224
364°70.1224
374°60.1224
511°110.1224
9337°170.2224
9340°170.5324

Forecast: ECMWF IFS 0.25° + ECMWF WAM, run of Oct 2, 2026, 12:00 UTC. Visibility: NOAA GFS 0.25° + GFS-Wave (WAVEWATCH III), run of Oct 2, 2026, 18:00 UTC. Waves are taken from the wave model's nearest sea point, 14 km away.

Source: ECMWF open data (IFS 0.25° forecasts, ECMWF WAM waves). This service is based on data and products of the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF). Source: www.ecmwf.int. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Licence: CC-BY-4.0 + ECMWF Terms of Use.

Source: NOAA GFS 0.25° and GFS-Wave (WAVEWATCH III) forecasts. Forecast: NOAA NCEP GFS / GFS-Wave (WAVEWATCH III). Licence: US Government work (public domain); NOAA Open Data Dissemination.

A model forecast, not an observation. Not for navigation.

Minamata: official port statistics

Figures published by national statistics offices and port authorities, shown as they publish them. They count what the publisher counts, which can differ from AIS-detected calls.

Ships arrived, 2024
1,334
Gross tonnage of arrivals, 2024
0.2 million GT

出典:国土交通省「港湾調査(港湾統計年報)」(政府統計の総合窓口 e-Stat)を加工して作成 Retrieved Sep 24, 2026.

Marine accidents investigated nearby Authority-reported

39 accidents and incidents within 100 km of the port in the published records of national accident-investigation boards since Dec 10, 2015, located where the board states a position. The most recent:

Source: 運輸安全委員会 船舶事故等調査報告書 (JTSB marine accident and incident reports). 出典:運輸安全委員会「船舶事故等調査報告書」(https://jtsb.mlit.go.jp/)。Seadar が項目を抽出・加工して作成 (Source: Japan Transport Safety Board marine accident reports; fields extracted and edited by Seadar). Licence: Public Data License 1.0 (公共データ利用規約 第1.0版, PDL1.0; compatible with CC BY 4.0).

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