1.8. Management and Operation of Container Terminals in Japan

1.8.1. Containerization in Japan

1970s

Cargo wharf public authorities

(1) In order to respond to the dramatic increase in containerization, the government established cargo wharf public authorities in Tokyo Bay and Osaka Bay. Using interest-free and low-interest financing from the government, as well as private capital, these corporations rapidly developed container terminals. (2) Unlike public terminals, these terminals can be leased to private companies for their exclusive use, providing an efficient system that meets the needs of these private companies.

1980s

Port terminal corporations

With the achievement of rapid container wharf development, foreign cargo wharf public authorities were dissolved, and port terminal corporations were established to take over the administration of container terminals. Public wharves As containerization continued to expand, port management bodies provided public container terminals to supplement terminal corporations' terminals. These new terminals provided access to an unspecified number of multiple users.