The Port of Noshiro (Port Code:JPNOS) is a seaport on the Sea of Japan coast of Akita Prefecture, in the city of Noshiro in the Tōhoku region of northern Honshū, Japan. It is classified as a Major Port by the Japanese government. The port has a total land area of 276 hectares.
During the Edo period, Noshiro port was an important port of call on the Kitamaebune route of coastal trade from Osaka to Hokkaido and an important source of revenue for the Satake clan’s Kubota Domain based at nearby Akita, who exported lumber from the clans holdings in Dewa Province.
In modern times, the port declined in importance after the Meiji period as silting made the port unusable for larger vessels, despite its status as a “designated port” from 1922 by the Japanese government. After World War II, the port was improved, gaining status as an international trade port in 1972 with the establishment of a customs office, and designation as a Major Port in 1981. The Noshiro Thermal Power Plant was constructed in 1993, powered by coal imported into the port.
The port facilities were upgraded in 2001 with the completion of a multi-purpose international terminal and the port was designated an official “recycling port” in 2006 for the export of scrap metal. Coal imports can take up a large percentage of the cargo handling capacity of the port at present.
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