Use of Pier

Anyone can use the public pier of Himeji Port.

• Available Piers
• Pier / Facility Fee
• Port Entry Fee for Ships
• Exemption for Cruise Ships
• Exemption for container cargo transportation using domestic vessels

Available Piers

The following 4 districts are eligible.
Please consider the water depth,
equipment, transport, etc.

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Pier / Facility Fee
（1/4/2021）

Open Pier / Facility Fee (PDF)

Pier, shallow berth and pier

Category	Rate	Fee
Other than motor sailors, barges and Regular liners	Per 6 hrs. per gross ton *	Domestic ship 4.6 yen International ship 4.2 yen
Motor sailors and barges	Per 24 hrs. per deadweight ton	Domestic ship 6.2 yen International ship 5.6 yen
Regular liners	Per 6 hrs. per gross ton per mooring	Domestic ship 3.1 yen International ship 2.8 yen

*In case of use for more than 6 hours, 2.3 yen and 2.1 yen per gross ton for every 6 hours shall be added to the fee for domestic ship and international ship respectively.

Shed

Category	Rate	Fee
Temporary use / For the first 15 days *	Per square meter per day	19 yen
Temporary use / After 16th day *	Per square meter per day	35 yen
Exclusive use *	Per square meter per month	616 yen

*Temporary use means use for less than one month, and exclusive use means use for one month or longer.

Crane

Category	Rate	Fee
43-ton level luffing crane / Other than container cargos	Per hour	47,700 yen *
43-ton level luffing crane / Container cargos	Per hour	33,500 yen
Gantry crane / Other than container cargos	Per hour	47,700 yen *
Gantry crane / Container cargos	Per hour	67,000 yen
15-ton level luffing crane	Per hour	36,960 yen *

* Until the end of March 2024 (Reduction trial)

Water supply

Rate	Fee
Per cubic meter	Domestic ship 540 yen International ship 490 yen

Coal yard, open storage yard, ground timber yard, parking lot and port facility site

Category	Rate	Fee
Temporary use / For the first 15 days *	Per square meter per day	Unpaved 5.5 yen Paved 5.8 yen
Temporary use / After 16th day *	Per square meter per day	Unpaved 8.3 yen Paved 8.8 yen
Exclusive use *	Per square meter per month	Unpaved 165 yen Paved 176 yen

*Temporary use means use for less than one month, and exclusive use means use for one month or longer.

Mobile cargo handling equipment

Rate	Fee
Per unit per day	1,780 yen

Port Entry Fee for Ships
（1/4/2021）

Open Port entry fee (PDF)

Port entry fee for ships

Collection criteria	Fee
Per ton per arrival	Domestic ship 1.375 yen International ship 2.500 yen

Exemptions / reductions

1. Vessels eligible for exemption.
   
   • i) Legally exempted vessels such as vessels engaged in maritime safety and rescue. (Article 44-2 (1) of he Port and Harbor Act)
   • ii) Vessels with a gross ton of less than 700 tons.
   • iii) Vessels in which marine accidents or other special reasons are found.
2. Vessels that enter the port more than once in a day are exempt from the port entry fee for the second and subsequent entries, and vessels that enter the port more than 10 times in a month are exempt from the port entry fee for the 11th and subsequent entries.

Exemption for Cruise Ships

Cruise ships entering the port of Himeji receive a 100% discount on port entry fee and wharfage. This discount started in April 1, 2019.

Exemption for container cargo transportation using domestic vessels

Container cargo transportation (including empty containers) to/from Hanshin Port (Port of Kobe, Port of Osaka) using domestic vessels is exempt 100% from port entry fee and 50% from gantry crane fee (until the end of March 2022).