Port of Hiroshima

🇯🇵 Japan

Pacific Ocean · General Cargo Port

UN/LOCODE
JPHIJ
Country
🇯🇵 Japan
Port Type
General Cargo Port
Ocean Region
Pacific Ocean
Latitude
34.3500° N
Longitude
132.4600° E

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Vessels on Sanctions Lists Seen at Hiroshima

None of the 28 vessels our AIS feed observed within 25 nm of Hiroshima between 29 Apr 2026 and 5 Aug 2026 broadcast an IMO number on the OFAC, EU, UK or UN sanctions list today. The feed saw only part of the traffic, so this does not mean no listed vessel called here. The feed has delivered no positions since 5 Aug 2026, so these figures will not change until it resumes.

Joint War Committee listing

Not listed

Hiroshima is not inside any Joint War Committee listed area (circular JWLA-035, 16 September 2026).

Source: Joint War Committee circular JWLA-035, 16 September 2026 (LMA/IUA), JWC Listed Areas for hull war, piracy, terrorism and related perils.

Regional Risk Context — Pacific Ocean

Between 29 Apr 2026 and 5 Aug 2026, ArcNautical's AIS feed observed 28 distinct vessels at Hiroshima, with Cargo making up 57% of those with a ship-type code — in line with the Pacific Ocean regional average of 52%. Voyages from Hiroshima in Japan cross the world's largest ocean basin, where route optimisation and weather routing have significant financial implications — a single transpacific crossing can consume hundreds of tonnes of fuel, and a one-knot speed variation over a 12-day voyage materially affects both cost and schedule. The western Pacific generates more tropical cyclones than any other basin (≈26 named storms annually), with typhoon season June–November producing winds above 150 knots and waves exceeding 15 metres. North Korea sanctions enforcement is a significant compliance concern: UN Security Council resolutions prohibit ship-to-ship transfers to DPRK vessels, and dark-activity (AIS disablement) is a common evasion signal in the East China Sea and Yellow Sea.

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Sea Distances

Routed sea distances from Hiroshima to the principal global hubs, computed by ArcNautical's routing engine — around land and through the canals a ship actually uses, not great-circle.

Top Vessel Types (AIS observations)

Our AIS feed observed 28 distinct vessels at Hiroshima between 29 Apr 2026 and 5 Aug 2026; 28 carry a confirmed AIS ship-type code. The most common categories:

57%
Cargo
16 vessels
29%
Tanker
8 vessels
11%
Passenger
3 vessels
4%
Other
1 vessel

The feed has delivered no positions since 5 Aug 2026, so these figures will not change until it resumes.

Port State Control Context

Hiroshima falls under the Tokyo MoU. The Tokyo Memorandum of Understanding (Asia-Pacific) maintains the most active publicly-available regional PSC programme. Across the last 24 months, the Tokyo MoU detention dataset records 5,577 distinct vessel detentions (sourced from OpenSanctions, as of 2026-10-04). Vessel-level detention probability is computed by ArcNautical using flag performance, vessel age, deficiency history, and ownership opacity.

Latest Arrivals Recorded at Hiroshima

The last 10 vessels our AIS feed recorded arriving between 29 Apr 2026 and 5 Aug 2026:

ArrivedVesselFlagType
2026-07-31 FERRY AMAMI 🇯🇵 JP Passenger
2026-06-13 KOKUSHU MARU 🇯🇵 JP Tanker
2026-06-13 RYOTOKU MARU NO.8 🇯🇵 JP Cargo
2026-05-31 NIKKO MARU NO.28 🇯🇵 JP Tanker
2026-05-31 INNOVATOR 🇯🇵 JP Cargo
2026-05-31 WOOYANG CLOVER 🇵🇦 PA Cargo
2026-05-24 TACHIBANA 🇯🇵 JP Cargo
2026-05-24 NIKKO MARU NO.6 🇯🇵 JP Tanker
2026-05-24 NORIYOSHIMARU 🇯🇵 JP Tanker
2026-05-24 SEA PASEO 2 🇯🇵 JP Passenger

The feed has delivered no positions since 5 Aug 2026, so these figures will not change until it resumes.

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