On the First of January,1868, (3rd of Keio era) 21 salute cannon from the foreign ships, British and others’, at anchor in the harbor, roaring and echoing between the Mountains of Rokko, celebrated the opening of the Port of Kobe to the world. Since this moment, attracting people from all over the world, exchanging goods, the Port of Kobe has become the portal of Japan open to the world, those interchanges have built up the unique, open, bright and so-called Haikara culture of Kobe. Through the Meiji, Taisho, Showa, Heisei Era to Reiwa Heisei, owing to the tremendous efforts of the people of past ages and to the affection to the Kobe by current people, enterprises, also overcoming disasters like war and earthquake, the Port of Kobe has been established prosperously.
HISTORY OF KOBE PORT
1868
Opening of Port of Kobe(Hyogo Port)
1908
Left The first Brazilian immigrant ship “Kasatomaru”.
1921
50th anniversary of the opening of the port.
(This celebration was held three years late due to World War I.)
1941
Started The Pacific War.
1945
After the end of World War II, Allied forces seize the main port facilities of the Port of Kobe.
1951
Kobe City Government became harbor administrator.
Kobe designated a specially important port.
1952
1st International Port & Harbor Conference (predecessor of the current IAPH) held in Kobe.
1959
Seizure of all port facilities lifted.
1963
Completed Kobe Port Tower.
1966
Commenced reclamation of Port Island(completed 1981).
1967
100th anniversary from the opening of the Port.
Celebrated sister-port relations with Seattle and Rotterdam Ports.
Entry of first container ship ,”Hawaiian Planter’’.
1970
Completed Port Termainal and Kobe Ohashi Bridge.
1980
Established friendly tie-up with Tianjin Port(China).
1981
“Portopia ‘81” event held to commemorate the completion of Port Island.
1983
Commenced construction of Meriken Park (completed 1987).
1987
Meriken Park opens.
Kobe Maritime Museum opens. (Port of Kobe 120th Anniversary Ceremony)
1993
Harbor Highway fully opened to traffic.
1995
Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake occurs.
1996
PC-14 and PC-15, Japan's first large-depth, high-standard container berths, begin operation.
1997
Completed reconstruction after the earthquake.
130th anniversary from the opening of the port.
2003
Kobe designated International Port and Harbor Economic Special Zone.
2006
Opening of Kobe Airport.
Started The Kobe-Kanku Bay Shuttle.
2007
140th anniversary of the opening of the port.
Harbors in Osaka Bay have been integrated into a single harbor (Hanshin Harbor) under the Port Regulations Law.Opened Port Island Shiosai Park.
2010
Hanshin Port selected as a Strategic Port for International Container Ships.
2014
Kobe-Osaka International Port Corporation, the first port management company in Japan, is established.
2017
Various commemorative events held to mark the 150th anniversary of the opening of the Port of Kobe.
CRUISE SHIP
ASUKA II
| gross ton: | 50,444 |
|---|---|
| Year of first port call: | 2006 |
PACIFIC VENUS
| gross ton: | 26,594 |
|---|---|
| Year of first port call: | 1998 |
NIPPON MARU
| gross ton: | 22,472 |
|---|---|
| Year of first port call: | 1990 |
SPECTRUM OF THE SEAS
| gross ton: | 169,379 |
|---|---|
| Year of first port call: | 2019 |
SILVER EXPLORER
| gross ton: | 6,130 |
|---|---|
| Year of first port call: | 2019 |
EUROPA 2
| gross ton: | 42,830 |
|---|---|
| Year of first port call: | 2019 |
WESTERDAM
| gross ton: | 82,348 |
|---|---|
| Year of first port call: | 2019 |
NORWEGIAN JEWEL
| gross ton: | 93,502 |
|---|---|
| Year of first port call: | 2018 |
INSIGNIA
| gross ton: | 30,277 |
|---|---|
| Year of first port call: | 2016 |
SEABOURN SOJOURN
| gross ton: | 32,346 |
|---|---|
| Year of first port call: | 2016 |
DIAMOND PRINCESS
| gross ton: | 115,906 |
|---|---|
| Year of first port call: | 2014 |
CELEBRITY MILLENNIUM
| gross ton: | 90,963 |
|---|---|
| Year of first port call: | 2013 |
CALEDONIAN SKY
| gross ton: | 4,200 |
|---|---|
| Year of first port call: | 2013 |
AZAMARA QUEST
| gross ton: | 30,277 |
|---|---|
| Year of first port call: | 2012 |
NAUTICA
| gross ton: | 30,277 |
|---|---|
| Year of first port call: | 2016 |
MSC SPLENDIDA
| gross ton: | 137,936 |
|---|---|
| Year of first port call: | 2018 |
L'Austral
| gross ton: | 10,944 |
|---|---|
| Year of first port call: | 2017 |
QUEEN ELIZABETH
| gross ton: | 90,901 |
|---|---|
| Year of first port call: | 2014 |