Close up view of vessel loading, Tokyo Harbor, Sefco Japan 3n (2010)

The containership "HANJIN PHOENIX" is loaded at the Odaba pier, at the state of the art Evergeen marine terminal. See trucks get their container lifted off their chassis and onto the ship. Automatic gantry cranes position containers along the pier.

This series of short videos by SEFCO EXPORT includes images taken in and around both Yokohama Bay and Tokyo Harbor.

As an island nation, Japan has along history as well as current focus on maritime activities.

Its port museums reflect this history and interest; thousands of students go on tours of the museums which help stoke interest in and appreciation for maritime science ad commerce.

Included in this series, one can see: Lift-van crates stored in transit while on the docks at Yokohama Bay, covered by a large canopy, on the dock and out of doors. (Which leads us to the question: would your LCL cargo be well enough protected, to withstand the elements which dockside or in transit? Export packaging is crucial element to safe transport of sea-going cargo.)

Container ships staged at the docks andd working their cargo (loading/unloading) while on Yokohama port and Odaiba port in Tokyo Harbor.
Japanese customs house facilities, current location and past history of their operations; port control facilities run by the Japanese Coast Guard. Japanese SDF self defense force videos. Port wind & water turbines.

Historical perspectives: on and off board the Nippon Maru sailing training vessel; Yokohama Port museum, symbolic statuary for the sister port relationship between Yokohama and Vancouver ports,
dockyard photos - past and present, the Minato No. 1 Bridge - built 1906 by the American Bridge Company of New York.

Be sure to return to our web site to see additional videos and presentations, on the subjects: international trade and commerce, export and import operations, overseas moving and shipping of both personal and commercial cargo, roll on - roll off ships, container ships, LCL lift-van cargo, export packaging, international freight forwarding agent facilities,
overseas transport of high & heavy equipment , and special analysis of martime history, law and issues pertaining to
Sefco Export Management Company's business - including examinations of the nexus of culture, commerce, politics and national interests.

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Education

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• international shipping
• freight forwarding
• Japan ports
• port history
• export import operations