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Komatsushima
Pilot
updated May 2010- Komatsushima Ko boarding position 1 Pilot boards34°01.5′N 134°38.5′E
- Komatsushima Ko boarding position 2 Pilot boards34°02.9′N 134°38.5′E
Not compulsory for Shinko section 1 but harbour pilots are available at the outer anchorage, if required. Pilotage is compulsory for Tokushima Tsuda for vessels over 5,000DWT and for Kanaiso section 3 for vessels over 8.5m draught.
Pilots board 34°01.5'N 134°38.0'E or in bad weather No 3 Area inside the harbour.
Key data
updated Oct 2025Size limits
LOA 290m, beam 37.5m, draught 12m, 64,455DWT.
Water density
1025.
Load line zone
Summer.
Tides
Range 1.3m (spring), 0.3m (neaps). There is very little current, the max being 0.5kt.
Max draft per terminal
| Terminal | Max draught | Max LOA | Berths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akaishi District Terminal | — | 290 m | 4 |
| Kanaiso Terminal | — | 241 m | 3 |
| Tsuda | — | 185 m | 1 |
| Ocean Tokyu Ferry Tokushima (Okisu) Passenger Terminal | — | — | 1 |
| Shinkou North Wharf | — | — | 1 |
| Shikoku Gas Tokushima Plant | — | — | 1 |
| ENEOS Komatsushima Oil Tank Depot | — | 75 m | 1 |
| Sumitomo Osaka Cement Tokushima Station | — | — | 1 |
| Nankai Ferry Tokushima Port Terminal | — | — | 1 |
Deepest first. The draught is the largest any of the terminal's berths states; a dash means the source gives none.
Approach
updated Oct 2025Approach
The port has direct access from W side of Kii Suido and port areas entered through separate entrance channels.
Tokushima: A least depth of 10.1m at the outer end of the entrance channel.
Komatsushima: A least depth of 8.9m at the outer end of the entrance channel leading to Komatsushima Ku Section 1 . In the fairway leading to Komatsushima Ku Section 3 a least depth of 13.1m.
Port limits
The port limits extend NNE from Wada-on-Hana to the mouth of the Yoshino Kawa, 4nm NNW and encloses all port areas.
Anchorages
The anchorage basin is protected by 1,160m of breakwater with depths ranging from 4.0-9.0m, on a sand or clay bottom.
At the time of a typhoon, sheltered anchorage can be obtained to the SW of Wadano Hana in depths from 7.0-8.0m, mud; however care is needed as there are seaweed beds and fixed fishing nets off the W side of Wadano Hana.
Quarantine anchorage: Mainly at Komatsushima in depths between 12.9m and 13.2m, mud.
Dangerous cargo anchorage: Available in Komatsushima Ku Section 2, contact harbour authorities.
Restrictions
Entry or sailing after sunset is prohibited except in an emergency.
Vertical clearances:
Tokushima: Cable spans Shinmachi Kawa, vertical clearance 50m.
Suehiro Bridge, vertical clearance 21m.
Komatsushima: Overhead cable spans N entrance between E breakwater and the breakwater close N, vertical clearance 15m.
Bridge spans the Kandase Kawa, vertical clearance 4.9m.
Tugs
There are 2 tugs available; 1 x 3,000hp, 1 x 2,400hp.
Charts and publications
JP106, JP77, BA 2347. Japanese chart W1126. Admiralty Pilot NP42B, NP286(6).
Reporting before arrival
updated Aug 2010ETA and pre-arrival notices
See Country information.
Communications
VHF: Call "Komatsushima Coastn Guard" on Ch 16, 12.
Pilot: Tel: +81 88 532 4789.
Documents
See Country information.
Health
See Country information for radio pratique.
Free Pratique: Granted in the quarantine anchorage in (34°00.93'N 134°37.15'E) but limited to one vessel at a time. If occupied granted in Wakayama-Shimotsu Ko Anchorage (34°07.4'N 135°06.5'E).
Inspections
Port State Control here: Tokyo MOU.
Running now: the Paris and Tokyo MOU concentrated inspection campaign on cargo securing, 1 September to 30 November 2026. Its questions are published: the questionnaire.
ISPS
ISPS Designated Authority: Maritime Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport.
Position: Section Chief.
Address: 2-1-3 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8918, Japan.
Tel: +81 3 5253 8070.
Fax: +81 3 5253 8134.
Email: [email protected]
For further ISPS information see IMO website http://www.imo.org
About Komatsushima
updated Oct 2025Where it is
Komatsushima is located on the NE coastline of Shikoku Island in Tokushima Prefecture.
The port
Tokushima-Komatsushima is the main port on the E coast of Shikoku. The port handles timber as the raw materials for the paper manufacturing industry where the time services of international container seaway connecting with Pusan as a site of foreign trade for Tokushima Prefecture.
Traffic
Approx 8,000,000t of cargo, 22,000TEU and 5,000 vessels handled annually.
Questions about Komatsushima
Where does the pilot board at Komatsushima?
The pilot boards at Komatsushima Ko boarding position 1, 34°01.5′N 134°38.5′E. Komatsushima has 2 pilot boarding places.
What time zone is Komatsushima in?
Local time at Komatsushima is UTC+9. No summer time.
What is the water density at Komatsushima?
1025.
Which load line zone is Komatsushima in?
Summer.
Who carries out Port State Control at Komatsushima?
Port State Control at Komatsushima: Tokyo MOU.
What is the UN/LOCODE of Komatsushima?
The UN/LOCODE of Komatsushima is JPKOM.
Tips from seafarers
What crews who called at Komatsushima say: pilot boarding, the agent's papers, inspections, shore leave. Each tip is shown with the writer's rank and ship type, and an AI summary sits on top once there are three or more.
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