The Port and Harbor Bureau of the City of Yokohama is the port authority for the Port of Yokohama. The City of Yokohama established the Yokohama Port Public Corporation (YPPC) in 2007 to develop and manage container terminals in the Port of Yokohama and to serve as a gateway for international container logistics. Today, YPPC manages ten container terminals in the Port of Yokohama, two multi-purpose terminals, and eight conventional terminals. The YPPC strives to improve efficiency and convenience for the Port of Yokohama's customers. It also conducts environmental conservation fund activities and accepts soil produced from public works in the city.

The YPPC constructs, leases, and administers international trade terminals and related facilities in the Port of Yokohama. It also administers and operates the public container terminals in the Port of Yokohama, including administering the container wharf commissioned by the City of Yokohama. Environmental conservation fund activities include responsibility for conserving the Port of Yokohama marine environment and managing, maintaining, and cultivating aquatic life in the Port of Yokohama.

The Port of Yokohama covers an area of over 7.3 thousand hectares and more than 2.8 thousand hectares of waterfront area. The Port of Yokohama includes a one thousand hectare commercial zone, an industrial zone of almost 1.7 thousand hectares, a 4.2 hectare marina zone, and a recreational zone of more than 95 hectares.

In 2010, the Port of Yokohama served a total of 37,359 ships carrying almost 129.7 million tons of cargo. Vessels in the Port of Yokohama included 10,771 ocean-going ships (including 5,405 container ships), and 26,588 costal vessels. Of the total cargo handled in the Port of Yokohama in 2010, exports were almost 58.8 million tons, and imports were over 69.8 million tons. The Port of Yokohama handled over 87.2 million tons of foreign cargo, including 41.9 million tons of exports and 45.3 million tons of imports.

Domestic cargoes through the Port of Yokohama totaled almost 42.5 million tons, including 2.8 million tons of containerized cargo in 291.5 thousand TEUs. Domestic cargoes handled in the Port of Yokohama included almost 18 million tons of outgoing cargo, including more than 1.4 million tons of outgoing containerized cargo in nearly 115 thousand TEUs. Incoming domestic cargo totaled 24.5 million tons included 1.4 million tons of containerized domestic cargo in more than 176.5 thousand TEUs in the Port of Yokohama.

The largest category of cargoes handled in the Port of Yokohama in 2010 included metals and machinery, which accounted for 43.1 million tons, including almost 32.3 million tons of exports and over 10.8 million tons of imports. A total of nearly 24.7 million tons of mineral products passed through the Port of Yokohama, including over 1.8 million tons of exports and more than 22.8 million tons of imports. Chemical industrial products handled in the Port of Yokohama accounted for 12.1 million tons of cargo, including 12.1 million tons of exports and more than 16.3 million tons of imports.

Other cargo groups in the Port of Yokohama in 2010 included 7.6 million tons of miscellaneous industrial products (3.0 million tons of exports and 4.6 million tons of imports); 5.4 million tons of light industrial products (1.6 million tons of exports and 3.8 million tons of imports); over 6.8 million tons of agricultural, farm, and aquatic products (1.2 million tons of exports and 5.6 million tons of imports); over 1.5 million tons of forest products (407.7 thousand tons of exports and almost 1.1 million tons of imports); and more than 12.1 million tons of other items (7.4 million tons of exports and 4.8 million tons of imports).

In 2010, the Port of Yokohama handled a total of almost 59.9 million tons of outgoing cargoes including more than 41.9 million tons of foreign exports and over 17.9 million tons of outgoing domestic cargoes. Foreign exports leaving the Port of Yokohama were dominated by metals and machinery (28.1 million tons). Other foreign exports leaving the Port of Yokohama included chemical industrial products (4.4 million tons); other items (3.7 million tons); miscellaneous industrial products (3.0 million tons); light industrial products (1.2 millions); agricultural, farm, and aquatic products (899.5 thousand tons); forest products (415.5 thousand tons); and mineral products (95.6 thousand tons).

The Port of Yokohama handled outgoing domestic products in 2010 that included chemical industrial products (7.6 million tons); metals and machinery (4.2 million tons); other items (3.6 million tons); mineral products (1.7 million tons); light industrial products (365.9 thousand tons); agricultural, farm, and aquatic products (320 thousand tons); forest products (52.1 thousand tons); and miscellaneous industrial products (8.6 thousand tons).

Incoming cargoes arriving at the Port of Yokohama in 2010 were dominated by 22.8 million tons of mineral products, 16.3 million tons of chemical industrial products, and 10.8 million tons of metals and machinery. Other incoming cargoes in the Port of Yokohama included agricultural, farm, and aquatic products (5.6 million tons); other items (4.8 million tons); miscellaneous industrial products (4.6 million tons); light industrial products (3.8 million tons), and forest products (1.0 million tons).

The largest single cargo category the Port of Yokohama handled in 2010 was finished automobiles (18.6 million tons, 15.0 million tons of exports and 3.6 million tons of imports). Crude oil was the second largest category (16.2 million tons, 675.8 thousand tons of exports and 15.6 million tons of imports). Other important cargo categories handled in the Port of Yokohama in 2010 included automobile parts (7.4 million tons), liquefied natural gas (7.2 million tons), petroleum products (6.3 million tons), heavy fuel oil (5.5 million tons), steel materials (4.9 million tons), steel materials (4.9 million tons), industrial machinery (4.7 million tons), chemical base products (3.7 million tons), mixed lots (3.3 million tons), coal (3.1 million tons), and sand and gravel (3.0 million tons).

Foreign imports coming to the Port of Yokohama in 2010 included chemical industrial products (11.2 million tons); mineral products (9.3 million tons); metals and machinery (6.4 million tons); agricultural, farm, and aquatic products (5.6 million tons); miscellaneous industrial products (4.6 million tons); light industrial products (3.7 million tons); other items (3.6 million tons); and forest products (1.0 million tons). Incoming domestic cargoes in the Port of Yokohama in 2010 were dominated by 13.5 million tons of mineral products. Other major incoming domestic products included chemical industrial products (5.1 million tons), metals and machinery (4.4 million tons), and other items (1.2 million tons). Other incoming domestic cargoes in the Port of Yokohama in 2010 included light industrial products (122.0 thousand tons); agricultural, farm, and aquatic products (78.1 thousand tons), and miscellaneous industrial products (55.2 thousand tons).

Of all foreign cargoes passing through the Port of Yokohama in 2010, the dominant group was metals and machinery (34.5 million tons). Other important Port of Yokohama foreign cargo groups included chemical industrial products (15.6 million tons); mineral products (9.4 million tons); miscellaneous industrial products (7.6 million tons); other items (7.3 million tons); agricultural, farm, and aquatic products (6.5 million tons); light industrial products (4.9 million tons); and forest products (1.5 million tons)

The single largest foreign cargo category handled in the Port of Yokohama in 2010 was finished automobiles (13.1 million tons, 12.2 million tons of exports and 915.9 thousand tons of exports). Automobile parts followed (7.4 million tons, 6.7 million tons of exports and 705.7 thousand tons of imports).

Other major cargo categories passing through the Port of Yokohama in 2010 included liquefied natural gas (7.2 million tons; all imports); crude oil (6.6 million tons; all imports); industrial machinery (4.5 million tons; 3.8 million tons of exports and 706.6 thousand tons of imports); chemical base products (3.6 million tons; 2.4 million tons of exports and 1.2 million tons of imports); steel materials (2.5 million tons, 2.4 million tons of exports and 116.1 thousand tons of imports); clothes, accessories, and footwear (2.0 million tons, 376.3 thousand tons of exports and 1.7 million tons of imports); processed foodstuffs (2.0 million tons, 367.2 thousand tons of exports and 1.7 million tons of imports); and electric machinery (1.9 million tons, 962.6 thousand tons of exports and 986.7 thousand tons of imports).

Domestic cargoes through the Port of Yokohama totaled 42.5 million tons, including 18.0 million tons of outgoing cargoes and 24.5 million tons of incoming cargoes. The Port of Yokohama handled domestic cargoes primarily consisting of mineral products (15.3 million tons), chemical industrial products (12.8 million tons), and metals and machinery (8.6 million tons). Mineral products included 9.7 million tons of crude oil, and chemical industrial products included petroleum products (5.5 million tons) and heavy fuel oil (4.1 million tons).

The largest single domestic cargo handled in the Port of Yokohama in 2010 was crude oil (9.7 million tons, 675.7 thousand tons of outgoing and 9.0 million tons of incoming). Other major single domestic cargo categories handled by the Port of Yokohama in 2010 included petroleum products (5.5 million tons, 3.8 million tons outgoing and 1.7 million tons incoming), finished automobiles (5.5 million tons. 2.8 million tons outgoing and 2.7 million tons incoming), heavy fuel oil (4.1 million tons, 3.5 million tons outgoing and 656.4 thousand tons), gravel and sand (3.0 million tons, 786.5 thousand tons outgoing and 2.3 million tons incoming), steel materials (2.4 million tons, 831.8 thousand tons outgoing and 1.6 million tons incoming), mixed lots (2.4 million tons, 1.2 million tons outgoing and 1.2 million tons outgoing), cement (2.1 million tons, 12.8 thousand tons outgoing and 2.3 million tons incoming), and coal (1.9 million tons, all incoming).

The Port of Yokohama handled containerized cargoes totaling 49.3 million tons in 2010. Of these, the largest containerized cargo group in the Port of Yokohama was metals and machinery (18.1 million tons, 13.4 million tons of exports and 4.7 million tons of imports). Other containerized cargoes in the Port of Yokohama included miscellaneous industrial products (7.4 million tons, 3.0 million tons of exports and 4.4 million tons of imports); other items (7.0 million tons, 3.4 million tons of exports and 3.6 million tons of imports); chemical industrial products (5.2 million tons, 3.1 million tons of exports and 2.1 million tons of imports); agricultural, farm, and aquatic products (4.7 million tons, 895.2 thousand tons of exports and 3.8 million tons of imports); light industrial products (4.6 million tons, 1.2 million tons of exports and 3.4 million tons of imports); forest products (1.5 million tons, 415.5 thousand tons of exports and 1.1 million tons of imports); and mineral products (781.1 thousand tons, 68.3 thousand tons of exports and 712.8 thousand tons of imports).

The single largest category of containerized cargo handled in the Port of Yokohama in 2010 was automobile parts (7.3 million tons, 6.6 million tons of exports and 665.7 thousand tons of exports). Other leading containerized cargo categories moving through the Port of Yokohama in 2010 included chemical base products (3.4 million tons, 2.3 million tons of exports and 1.1 million tons of exports); industrial machinery (2.8 million tons, 2.2 million tons of exports and 602 thousand tons of exports); clothes, accessories, and footwear (2.0 million tons, 376.2 thousand tons of exports and 1.7 million tons of exports); processed foodstuffs (2.0 million tons, 367.2 thousand tons of exports and 1.7 million tons of exports); electrical machinery (1.9 million tons, 905.1 thousand tons of exports and 981.8 thousand tons of exports); recyclable materials (1.8 million tons, 1.5 million tons of exports and 246.1 thousand tons of exports); furniture and household goods (1.8 million tons, 551.8 thousand tons of exports and 1.2 million tons of exports); rubber products (1.7 million tons, 1.5 million tons of exports and 280 thousand tons of exports); and animal and vegetable feed and manure (1.7 million tons, 194.1 thousand tons of exports and 1.5 million tons of imports).

Built between 1963 and 1970, the Port of Yokohama's Honmoku Pier has four jetties that handle a variety of vessel types including those carrying containers, conventional cargoes, and roll-on/roll-off cargoes. Landing platforms at the Honmoku Pier in the Port of Yokohama have a total length of 2.2 thousand meters (7.4 thousand feet), a width of 10 meters (32.8 feet), and depths from 2.5 to five meters (8.2 to 16.4 feet). Honmoku Pier in the Port of Yokohama has 19 sheds with a total usable area of 14.8 acres. The pier has 56 handling areas totaling 35.5 hectares. These areas include 36 cargo-handling areas (16.8 hectares), five container terminals (16.7 hectares), and 15 conventional cargo terminals (4.7 acres).

The Port of Yokohama's Daikoku Pier was built on a reclaimed area of 322 hectares. Finished in 1990, it is the biggest island pier in the Port of Yokohama. The Daikoku Pier in the Port of Yokohama has 25 berths, including three container berths and four multi-purpose berths. As part of the Port of Yokohama's environmental project, the Daikoku Pier also has a fishing jetty and sporting facilities. Private warehouses on this Port of Yokohama pier have storage areas covering more than 100 hectares. The Yokohama Cargo Center, one of the country's biggest and most state-of-the-art facilities, opened in 1996 to handle increasing import volumes. This building covers 32 hectares and fulfills cutting-edge delivery, processing, handling, storage, and logistics functions for the Port of Yokohama. In 2001, the fifth phase of the coastal highway opened to traffic, greatly improving the movement of cargo between the city and the Port of Yokohama's hinterlands.

The Daikoku Pier in the Port of Yokohama has four landing platforms that are a total 1700 meters (5577 feet) long, 15 meters (49.2 feet) wide, and 4.5 meters (14.8 feet) deep. The Port of Yokohama's Daikoku Pier has seven sheds with a total usable area of 6.2 acres. Handling areas total 55.2 hectares at the Port of Yokohama's Daikoku Pier, including 29 handling areas covering 49.7 hectares total, one container terminal of three acres, and nine conventional cargo terminals covering 4.3 hectares.

Building began on the Port of Yokohama's Mizuho Pier in 1925. Completed in 1945, United States forces requisitioned this Port of Yokohama pier after World War II. Since that time, the Mizuho Pier has been used for United States military facilities in the Port of Yokohama. Today, the Mizuho Pier in the Port of Yokohama has seven berths with a total length of 1259 meters (4130 feet). Called "North Pier" by the US forces, the Port of Yokohama's Mizuho Quay is 170 meters (557.7 feet) long with an apron width of 20 meters (65.6 feet) and a depth of ten meters (32.8 feet). This Port of Yokohama pier can accommodate vessels of 10 thousand DWT. The landing platform at the Port of Yokohama's Mizuho Pier is 180 meters (590.5 feet) long and 10 meters (32.8 feet) wide with alongside depth of 5.5 meters (18 feet). Two handling areas cover 4.2 acres.

Developed for domestic trade, the Port of Yokohama's Yamanouchi Pier was used after World War II for ships on the Southeast Asia and Middle- and Near-East routes. In 1988, reclamation efforts began in the Port of Yokohama to add a new berth and the Portside Arterial Road. The new earthquake-resistant Port of Yokohama berth began operations in 1993. This new Port of Yokohama berth can be used for emergency supplies in urgent situations. The Yamanouchi Quay is 130 meters (426.5 feet) long with a 20-foot (65.6-foot) apron width and alongside depth of 7.5 meters (24.6 feet). The Quay can accommodate vessels of five thousand DWT. This Port of Yokohama pier has three sheds with total usable area of 2.1 acres.

In 1974, the Port of Yokohama's Kanazawa Timber Pier began operations to meet a sudden increase in timber imports. While raw timber handling ended in 1985, the Port of Yokohama's Kanzawa Timber Pier continued to be used for processed timber and aggregate for concrete today. In 2002, an earthquake-resistant pier was completed. The Port of Yokohama has a project underway to create a public recreation area in the old location of the Kanazawa Timber Pier. The Yokohama Bayside Marina District, when completed, will have capacity for two thousand boats.

The Port of Yokohama recreation area will include marina-related facilities, commercial attractions, restaurants, green open areas, and a promenade bordering the shoreline. Businesses, infrastructure, and green areas will be added on reclaimed land in the Port of Yokohama. The City of Yokohama is partial owner of the Yokohama Bayside Marina Corporation that will build and manage the marina in the Port of Yokohama. The new Port of Yokohama marina will be located conveniently near the Yokohama Hakkeijima Island and the Uminokoen Marine Park.

The Yokohama Bayside Marina, one of the biggest in Japan, has been in partial use in the Port of Yokohama since early 1996. Intended to meet greater demands for marine recreation, the Port of Yokohama marina is located in the area used for floating timber in the early days. The berth at the old Port of Yokohama Kanazawa Timber Pier is 187 meters (613.6 feet) long with an apron width of 22 meters (72.2 feet) and alongside depth of 10 meters (32.8 feet) and can moor vessels to 15 thousand DWT. This Port of Yokohama pier has landing platforms 355 meters (1165 feet) long and 15 meters (49.2 feet) wide with alongside depths from 3.3 to 5.5 meters (10.8 to 18.0 feet). It includes five handling areas that cover a total of 8.6 acres.

• Container terminals

The Yokohama Port Development Corporation has facilities at the Port of Yokohama Honmoku Pier at Jetty A and Jetty D. The jetties are a total of 1.7 thousand meters (5.6 thousand feet). Jetty A (Berths A5 through A8) has 1100 meters (3608 feet) of berthing space with alongside depth of 13 meters (42.7 feet). Jetty D (Berths D-4 and D-5) has 600 meters (1968 feet) of berthing space with alongside depths of 14 and 15 meters (45.9 and 49.2 feet).

The Port of Yokohama's Berths A-5 and A-6 each have berthing distance of 300 meters (984.2 feet) and can accommodate vessels of 35 thousand tons DWT, and Berths A-7 and A-8 each have berthing distance of 250 meters (820.2 feet) and can support vessels of 25 thousand DWT. Berths D-4 and D-5 are each 300 meters (984.2 feet). Berth D-4 has alongside depth of 14 meters (45.9 feet) and can accommodate vessels of 40 thousand DWT, and Berth D-5 has alongside depth of 15 meters (49.2 feet) and can accommodate vessels of 60 thousand DWT. Jetty A is served by eight 30.5-ton gantry cranes, with two at each of the four berths, and Jetty D has six 40.6-ton gantry cranes, three at each of these Port of Yokohama berths.

As container ships visiting the Port of Yokohama grew larger, it became necessary to reclaim the water area between the Honmoku Pier's Jetties B and C. In 1996, a new container terminal was opened in the Port of Yokohama. A 15-meter (49.2-foot) earthquake resistant quay was finished in 1998, and the container yard opened in 2005. These Port of Yokohama facilities created a new container terminal accessible to both large and small vessels and with excellent capabilities for transshipment. The Port of Yokohama is currently working to improve Jetty D at Honmoku Pier to include 25 berths that include three container berths and five multi-purpose berths to be managed by the City of Yokohama. Jetty D will also have six container berths managed by the Yokohama Port Development Public Corporation.

The Yokohama Port Development Public Corporation facilities at Honmoku Pier contain a total of six acres of container freight stations and almost 60 hectares of container yards in the Port of Yokohama. At Jetty A, Berth A-5 has a 30.9 acre container yard. Berth A-6 has a 1.5 acre container freight station and a 23.7 acre container yard. Berths A-5 and A-6 contain a total of 320 reefer sockets. Berth A-7 has a 4033 square meter (43.4 thousand square foot) container freight station and 20 acres of container yards with 246 reefer sockets. Berth A-8 has a 5329 meter (57.4 thousand square foot) container freight station and 20.7 acres of container yards with 186 reefer sockets. At Jetty D in the Port of Yokohama, Berth D-4 has a 5329 square meter (57.4 thousand square foot) container freight station and 25.9 acres of container yards with 200 reefer sockets. The Port of Yokohama's Berth D-5 at Jetty D of the Honmoku Pier has a container freight station of 3284 square meters (35.4 thousand square feet) and container yards of 25.9 acres with 166 reefer sockets.

The Port of Yokohama's Daikoku Pier has three multi-purpose public container berths dedicated to foreign trade. Each berth is 240 (787.4 feet) long and can accommodate vessels to 30 thousand DWT. Berths T-1 and T-2 are 20 meters (65.6 feet) wide and each is equipped with two 33.5-ton gantry cranes. Together, these Port of Yokohama facilities have 23.3 acres of container yards with 104 reefer sockets. Berth T-9 has apron width of 12 meters (39.4 feet). This Port of Yokohama facility is equipped with two 33.5-ton gantry cranes and has 8.7 acres of container yard with 204 reefer sockets.

Also at the Port of Yokohama's Daikoku Pier, the Yokohama Port Development Public Corporation operates three berths. Berths C-1 and C2 are each 300 meters (984.2 feet) long with depths of 12 and 13 meters (39.4 and 42.7 feet), respectively. Both of these Port of Yokohama berths can accommodate vessels to 35 thousand DWT. Berth C-1 has two and Berth C-2 has one 30.5-ton gantry cranes. There is a 25.9-acre container yard at each berth, and each has 160 reefer sockets.

Berth C-3 and C-4 in the Port of Yokohama are each 350 meters (1148 feet) long with alongside depth of 14 meters (45.9 feet). Berth C-3 in the Port of Yokohama can moor vessels to 54.5 thousand DWT, and Berth C-4 can berth vessels to 57.5 thousand tons. Each berth is equipped with three 40.6-ton gantry cranes. Berth C-3 has a 1.9-acre container freight station and 43.2 acres of container yard with 626 reefer sockets. Berth C-4 at the Daikoku Pier in the Port of Yokohama has 38.9 acres of container yard with 600 reefer sockets.

The Minami-Honmoku Pier in the Port of Yokohama is a state-of-the-art facility that can handle the ever-growing volume of container cargo and the increasing size of container vessels. The new deep-water Port of Yokohama container berths MC-1 and MC-2 began operating in 2001, support Japan's biggest-scale container terminal that covers 35 hectares, and are equipped with five mega-gantry cranes that can outreach 22 rows. They are also the first berths in Japan with alongside depth of 16 meters (52.5 feet). The Minami-Honmoku Pier is not only a core facility for the Port of Yokohama: it is also a long-term disposal site in the Port of Yokohama for soils and waste generated by the city. In the future, Port of Yokohama reclamation projects will facilitate the construction of two new berths at the container terminal with related facilities.

The Yokohama Port Development Public Corporation facilities at the Port of Yokohama's Minami-Homoku Pier include Berths MC-1 and MC-2. Each of these berths is 350 meters (1148.3 feet) long and can accommodate vessels to 105 thousand DWT. The Port of Yokohama's Berth MC-1 is equipped with two 65-ton gantry cranes and has a 43.2 acre container yard with 312 reefer sockets. Berth MC-2 in the Port of Yokohama is equipped with three 65-ton gantry cranes and has a two-acre container foreign station and 56.6 acres of container yards with 852 reefer sockets.

• Bulk and breakbulk terminals

The Port of Yokohama's Honmoku Pier's Jetty C contains five multi-purpose berths (C-5 through C-9), each of them 200 meters (656.2 feet) long with alongside depth of 13 meters (42.7 feet), that can accommodate vessels to 15 thousand DWT. The berths are served by two 30.5-ton, one 33.5-ton, and four 40.5-ton gantry cranes. They also have 18.9 acres of open yards in the Port of Yokohama.

Jetty D at the Port of Yokohama's Honmoku Pier includes two 200-meter (656.2-foot) and one 220-meter (721.8-foot) berths with alongside depth of 11 meters (36.1 feet) and capacity to moor vessels up to 15 thousand DWT. Jetty D is equipped with four 30.5-ton gantry cranes. This Port of Yokohama facility also has container freight stations covering a total of 3.7 acres and a 16.7-hectare container yard with 348 reefer sockets.

At the Port of Yokohama's Kaikoku Pier, the Yokohama Port Development Public Corporation operates two multi-purpose terminals (C-1 and C-2) covering a total 51.9 acres in the Port of Yokohama. Each of these quays is 300 meters (984.2 feet). Quay C-1 has alongside depth of 12 meters (39.4 feet), and Quay C-2 has alongside depth of 13 meters (42.7 feet). In addition, the Yokohama Port Development Public Corporation operates eight conventional linter terminals at the Kaikoku Pier in the Port of Yokohama. These terminals (L-1 through L-8) cover a total 35.8 acres, and all terminals but L-4 covers 4.4 acres. L-4 covers 4.7 acres. Each of these Port of Yokohama berths is 200 meters (656.2 feet) long with alongside depth of 10 meters (32.8 feet). Terminal L-2 has a storage shed.

The Port of Yokohama's Honmoku Pier has four jetties (A through D) in a comb-like shape. As the Port of Yokohama's core pier, the Honmoku Pier can accommodate a wide range of vessels from full container ships to conventional and roll-on/roll-off ships. There are a total of 25 berths at the Honmoku Pier in the Port of Yokohama that include three container and five multi-purpose berths managed by the City of Yokohama and six container berths managed by the Yokohama Port Development Public Corporation. The conventional berths at Honmoku Pier in the Port of Yokohama are located at Jetty A and Jetty B. Berths A-1 through A-3 and B-1 through B-5 are each 200 meters (656.2 feet) long with apron width of 20 meters (65.6 feet) and alongside depth of 10 meters (32.8 feet). Each berth can accommodate vessels to 15 thousand DWT. In addition to these berths, the Honmoku Pier has two quays for building materials in the Port of Yokohama with apron width of 20 meters (65.6 feet). Building Material Quay 1 is 185 meters (607 feet) long with alongside depth of 10 meters (32.8 feet) and capacity to moor vessels to 12.5 thousand DWT. Building Material Quay 2 is 145 meters (475.7 feet) long with alongside depth of 9 meters (29.5 feet) and mooring capacity for vessels to five thousand DWT.

The Port of Yokohama's Yamashita Pier contains ten berths. Berths 1 and 4 through 10 are each 180 meters (590.5 feet) long with alongside depth of 10 meters (32.8 feet) and capacity to moor vessels to 15 thousand DWT. Berth 2 is 200 meters (656.2 feet) long with alongside depth of 12 meters (39.4 feet) and capacity for vessels to 20 thousand DWT. Berth 3 is 220 meters (721.8 feet) long with alongside depth of 12 meters (39.4 feet) and capacity for vessels to 25 thousand DWT.

The Yamashite Pier in the Port of Yokohama has eight landing platforms with a total length of 1633 meters (5357 feet), width of ten meters (32.8 feet), and with alongside depths from two to 4.5 meters (6.6 to 14.8 feet). This Port of Yokohama pier has eleven sheds covering a total usable area of 14 acres. The Port of Yokohama's Yamashita Pier has 13 handling areas covering 7.3 acres and eleven conventional cargo terminals covering 4.7 acres.

The Daikoku Pier in the Port of Yokohama has six berths for foreign trade trampers (T-3 through T-8) and four berths for large domestic vessels (P-1 through P-4). Berths T-3 through T-4 are each 185 meters (607 feet) long with apron width of 20 meters (65.6 feet) and alongside depth of 10 meters (32.8 feet) and mooring capacity for vessels to 15 thousand DWT. Berths P-1 through P-4 in the Port of Yokohama are each 130 meters (426.5 feet) long with apron width of 20 meters (65.6 feet) and alongside depth of 7.5 meters (24.6 feet) and mooring capacity for vessels to five thousand DWT.

The Yokohama Port Development Public Corporation operates eight berths at the Daikoku Pier in the Port of Yokohama. Each of the berths is 200 meters long (656.2 feet) with alongside depth of 10 meters (32.8 feet) and can accommodate vessels to 15 thousand DWT. The eight Port of Yokohama berths have a total shed area of 14.6 acres.

The Port of Yokohama's Detamachi Pier was built between 1952 and 1963. Sometimes called "the banana pier," it is the main unloading site in the for bananas, fruits, and vegetables in the Port of Yokohama. There are four conventional berths at the Port of Yokohama's Detamachi Pier with alongside depth of 7.5 meters (24.6 feet) that can handle vessels to five thousand DWT.

Berths A and B are each 135 meters (442.9 feet) long. Berths C and D are each 123 meters (403.5 feet) long. The Detamachi Pier in the Port of Yokohama has two landing platforms with total length of 233 meters (764.4 feet), widths from 10 to 21 meters (32.8 to 68.9 feet), and a depth of 4.5 meters (14.8 feet). This Port of Yokohama pier has six sheds with total area of 3.6 acres and five handling areas covering 2.1 acres.

• Cruise terminals

In 2011, a total 119 cruise ships visited the Port of Yokohama, including 110 Japanese vessels and nine foreign vessels.

The innovative Yokohama International Passenger Terminal is an efficient and functional facility that serves cruise ships visiting the Port of Yokohama with hospitality and versatility unmatched in Japan. This Port of Yokohama passenger terminal has two above-ground stories and a basement level that cover a total of almost 11 acres. The basement contains the machine room. The first floor has parking facilities, and the second floor has passenger facilities that include the information center, waiting lobby, ticketing booth, and shops and café. This Port of Yokohama passenger terminal also contains customs, immigration, and quarantine facilities and the cruise deck. The roof offers a public square and observation decks.

Built between 1889 and 1896, the Osanbashi Pier is the Port of Yokohama's oldest. Re-constructed between 1988 and 2002, the Port of Yokohama's revamped Osanabashi Pier was designed to focus on the ships with a low profile and a roof with a curved shape recalling ocean waves. Inside is a vast open space free of pillars or beams that can accommodate four 30-ton passenger vessels at the same time. The parking area on the first floor can handle 400 passenger cars. The second floor contains the passenger lobby and the customs, immigration, and quarantine facility. This Port of Yokohama passenger terminal also has a multi-purpose hall for events. The rooftop is open 24 hours a day and has a square open to the public for viewing calling cruise ships.

There are four public passenger berths at the Yokohama International Passenger Terminal at the Port of Yokohama's Osanbashi Pier, all of which can support up to 30 thousand DWT vessels. Berths A and B are each 225 meters (738.2 feet) long with apron widths of 20 meters (65.6 feet) and alongside depths from 10, 11, and 12 meters (32.8, 36.1, and 39.4 feet). The Port of Yokohama's Osanbashi Pier has three landing platforms with total length of 327 meters (1073 feet), widths from five to ten meters (16.4 to 32.8 feet), and depths from two to 2.5 meters (6.6 to 8.0 feet).

Located near the center of the Port of Yokohama, the Shinko Pier was originally built between 1899 and 1917 as the country's first port and harbor facility. Damaged in the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake, the Shinko Pier is the only pier in the Port of Yokohama that still preserves historic port facilities like the Red Brick Warehouse. The passenger terminal at the Port of Yokohama's Shinko Pier was built in 1993 and, in 1997, the Kishamichi promenade was built on the site of an earlier Port of Yokohama coastline railroad track. In 2002, the Red Brick Warehouses opened to the public. In the 1990s, the Port of Yokohama opened the Maritime Emergency Base of the Maritime Safety Office at the Shinko Pier, the Yokohama World Porters opened as a foreign access zone facility, and the Yokohama Seaman's Center opened to serve foreign and domestic sailors in the Port of Yokohama.

Shinko Pier in the Port of Yokohama has five berths ranging in length from 145 to 202 meters (475.7 to 662.7 feet) and alongside depths of 8.4, 9.0, and 10.0 meters (27.6, 29.5, and 32.8 meters. Berth 2 can accommodate vessels to 20 thousand DWT. Berth 3 can handle vessels to 25 thousand DWT, and Berths 5, 8, and 9 can accommodate vessels to 15 thousand DWT. The Port of Yokohama's Shinko Pier has three landing platforms with a total length of 446 meters (1463 feet), apron widths of from six to 14 meters (19.7 to 45.9 feet), and depths from two to three meters (6.6 to 9.8 feet). It has total handling areas of 9.5 acres.

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