Port of Chiba

🇯🇵 Japan

Pacific Ocean · Multi-Purpose Port

🟡 Low disruption Estimated arrival delay ~3h · Disruption score 15/100
UN/LOCODE
JPCHB
Country
🇯🇵 Japan
Port Type
Multi-Purpose Port
Ocean Region
Pacific Ocean
Latitude
35.5700° N
Longitude
140.1000° E

Maritime Risk Context

In the last 180 days, ArcNautical recorded 13 vessel arrivals at Chiba, with Cargo accounting for 50% of port calls — in line with the Pacific Ocean regional average of 52%. Voyages from Chiba in Japan cross the world's largest ocean basin, where route optimisation and weather routing have significant financial implications — a single transpacific crossing can consume hundreds of tonnes of fuel, and a one-knot speed variation over a 12-day voyage materially affects both cost and schedule. The western Pacific generates more tropical cyclones than any other basin (≈26 named storms annually), with typhoon season June–November producing winds above 150 knots and waves exceeding 15 metres. North Korea sanctions enforcement is a significant compliance concern: UN Security Council resolutions prohibit ship-to-ship transfers to DPRK vessels, and dark-activity (AIS disablement) is a common evasion signal in the East China Sea and Yellow Sea.

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Top Vessel Types (last 180 days)

Across 13 distinct vessel arrivals, 12 carry a confirmed AIS ship-type code. The most common categories at Chiba:

50%
Cargo
6 vessels
42%
Tanker
5 vessels
8%
Tanker
1 vessel

Port State Control Context

Chiba falls under the Tokyo MoU. The Tokyo Memorandum of Understanding (Asia-Pacific) maintains the most active publicly-available regional PSC programme. Across the last 24 months, the Tokyo MoU detention dataset records 5,331 distinct vessel detentions (sourced from OpenSanctions, as of 2026-06-14). Vessel-level detention probability is computed by ArcNautical using flag performance, vessel age, deficiency history, and ownership opacity.

Recent Arrivals at Chiba

Last 10 vessel arrivals recorded by ArcNautical's AIS pipeline (last 90 days):

ArrivedVesselFlagType
2026-06-03 BALABAC ISLAND 🇵🇦 PA Cargo
2026-06-03 BALABAC ISLAND 🇵🇦 PA Cargo
2026-06-03 Unknown vessel 🇯🇵 JP Tanker
2026-06-02 YOUWAMARU 🇯🇵 JP Tanker
2026-06-02 HARU MARU NO.6 🇯🇵 JP Cargo
2026-06-02 TAISHUNMARU 🇯🇵 JP Cargo
2026-06-02 YOSHU MARU NO.5 🇯🇵 JP Cargo
2026-06-01 YOSHU MARU NO.5 🇯🇵 JP Cargo
2026-05-30 Unknown vessel 🇯🇵 JP Cargo
2026-05-29 FEDERAL PRIDE 🇵🇦 PA Unknown

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