Port of Kitakyushu Coal Terminal

From Global Energy Monitor

The port of Kitakyushu Coal terminal, HIBIKI Container Terminal, is a coal terminal in Kyushu Island, Japan.

Location

The port is located at northern tip of Kyushu Island in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan, sitting along the Kanmon Straits that separate Kyushu from Honshu.[1]

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Background

The principal coal facility at the Port of Kitakyushu is the Hibiki Coal Center (ひびきコールセンター), located on reclaimed land at Hibikimachi in Wakamatsu Ward. It is owned and operated by Nippon Coke & Engineering Co., Ltd.[2]

Project Details

  • Operator: Nippon Coke & Engineering Co., Ltd.
  • Location: Kitakyushu City, Japan
  • Coal Capacity (Million tonnes per annum): 2[3]
  • Status: Operating
  • Start year: 2005[4]
  • Type: Imports
  • Source of Coal: Australia, Canada, New Zealand, USA, Indonesia[5]

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References

  1. ↑ "Location / About The Port of Kitakyushu / Port of KITAKYUSHU". kitaqport.jp. Retrieved 2026-09-17.
  2. ↑ "会社情報|会社概要・交通アクセス|日本コークス工業". www.n-coke.com. Retrieved 2026-09-17.
  3. ↑ "採用情報|事業紹介(燃料・リサイクル事業)|日本コークス工業". www.n-coke.com. Retrieved 2026-09-17.
  4. ↑ "History and Role / About The Port of Kitakyushu / Port of KITAKYUSHU". kitaqport.jp. Retrieved 2026-09-17.
  5. ↑ "採用情報|事業紹介(コークス事業)|日本コークス工業". www.n-coke.com. Retrieved 2026-09-17.

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