Port overview
Port of Kobe at a glance
Gateway to Osaka and Kyoto.
Our AIS tracking recorded 2 cruise ship calls at Port of Kobe since Jul 2026, about 0.1 a week, from 2 cruise lines. The busiest lines are Holland America Line, Silversea Cruises.
Sunrise 6:17, sunset 17:12 local time on Oct 28 (10 h 55 min of daylight)
Cruise ships in Port of Kobe todayRecent arrivals at Port of Kobe
- In port now
- 0
- Ship calls, since Jul 2026
- 2
- Ships seen
- 2
- Cruise lines seen
- 2
observed tracked since Jul 1, 2026; we capture most, not all, calls. How we track ships
- Port type
- Port of Call
- Time zone
- Japan Standard Time
- Terminals
- 2
- Annual passengers
- 350,000
- Max ship length
- 330 m
- UN/LOCODE
- JPKOB
Facilities
- Hotels Nearby
- Taxi Available
- Public Transport
Cruise ship calls at Port of Kobe
Last 90 days, Jul 29 to Oct 27, counted from AIS ship tracking. Updated Oct 27, 2026.
- Calls, last 30 days
- 2
- Calls, last 90 days
- 2
- Calls per week
- 0.2
Harbour facts
- Harbour size
- Large
- Harbour type
- Open Roadstead
- Shelter
- Good
- Channel depth
- 14 m (46 ft)
- Tide range
- 2 m (7 ft)
- Pilot required
- Yes
Source: NGA World Port Index (Pub 150), October 2026 edition.
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Ship calls, since Jul 2026
Who calls here most
observed tracked since Jul 1, 2026; we capture most, not all, calls. How we track ships
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