On August 29, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism announced that the volume of container cargo handled at domestic ports from January to December 2024 was 2179 million TEU, a 0.1% increase year-on-year, remaining almost unchanged.
The breakdown shows that the volume of international container cargo handled remained almost flat at 1730 million TEU (down 0.1%), while the volume of domestic container cargo handled increased slightly to 449 million TEU (up 0.7%).
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Furthermore, the volume of international feeder container cargo handled increased net at Kushiro Port, Tokachi Port, Onahama Port, Niigata Port, and Naoetsu Port, where new international feeder routes were established in 2024.
The top five ports by container cargo volume are Tokyo Port, Yokohama Port, Kobe Port, Nagoya Port, and Osaka Port, in that order, which remains unchanged from 2023.
