Soma Port
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Soma Port is in Shinchi town, Soma City, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. Imports include coal.
Location
The map below shows the location of the coal-loading facilities at Soma Port. The coal storage yard is connected via conveyor belts and can be seen approximately 1.5 km to the southwest. The port is also connected via conveyors to the Shinchi power station, which is just across the Jizo River from the coal storage yard.
Coal
The port includes a terminal that imports coal from Abbot Point Coal Terminal and the port of Newcastle in Australia.[1][2]
Project Details
- Operator: Fukushima Prefecture
- Location: Shinchi town, Soma City, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan
- Coal Capacity (Million tonnes per annum): 4.5[3]
- Status: Operating
- Start year: 1994
- Type: Imports
- Source of Coal: Australia, Indonesia[4]
Articles and resources
References
- ↑ "NYK Coal Carrier Enters Port of Soma for First Time Since the Great East Japan Earthquake," NYK Line, Feb 13, 2012
- ↑ "Port of Soma Welcomes New Coal Carrier," NYK Line, August 12, 2015
- ↑ "発電所概要｜相馬共同火力発電株式会社". www.somakyoka.co.jp. Retrieved 2026-09-14.
- ↑ "燃料の調達｜相馬共同火力発電株式会社". www.somakyoka.co.jp. Retrieved 2026-09-14.
