{"id":171604,"date":"2025-06-11T17:13:26","date_gmt":"2025-06-11T08:13:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=171604&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2025-06-11T17:13:26","modified_gmt":"2025-06-11T08:13:26","slug":"oita-opens-new-roro-terminal","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/oita-opens-new-roro-terminal\/","title":{"rendered":"Oita Opens New RORO Terminal to Ease Freight Bottlenecks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A new terminal for RORO (roll-on\/roll-off) vessels began operation in Oita Port\u2019s Ozai District on May 24, aiming to ease Japan\u2019s logistics strain amid a shortage of truck drivers, according to Oita Prefecture. The \u00a520.2 billion project allows large cargo ships to dock without prior load adjustments and centralizes trailer chassis storage for faster processing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With a berth depth of 9 meters\u2014deeper than the previous terminal\u2014the site supports larger vessels and has expanded from 6 to 21 hectares. Enhanced systems include automated check-in and space for 1,100 chassis.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Oita currently runs seven weekly RORO services, including a key route to Shimizu Port, handling double the volume seen in 2017. However, the transport sector cautions that full adoption of unmanned trailer shipping remains difficult due to financial and operational challenges facing small logistics firms. <\/span><b>Source:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pref.oita.jp\/soshiki\/17300\/roro-terminal.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Oita Prefecture<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-171629\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/fnn_roro-oita-ando-kensetsu_2025_cl.jpg?resize=1400%2C805&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1400\" height=\"805\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/fnn_roro-oita-ando-kensetsu_2025_cl.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/fnn_roro-oita-ando-kensetsu_2025_cl.jpg?resize=300%2C173&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/fnn_roro-oita-ando-kensetsu_2025_cl.jpg?resize=1024%2C589&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/fnn_roro-oita-ando-kensetsu_2025_cl.jpg?resize=768%2C442&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>Photo from <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ando Kensetsu official Instagram<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stay informed with the latest Fukuoka &amp; Kyushu news and events in English. 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Send feedback using <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/contact\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">this <\/span><b>form<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new terminal for RORO (roll-on\/roll-off) vessels began operation in Oita Port\u2019s Ozai District on May 24, aiming to ease Japan\u2019s logistics strain amid a shortage of truck drivers, according to Nikkei. The \u00a520.2 billion project allows large cargo ships to dock without prior load adjustments and centralizes trailer chassis storage for faster processing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29305,"featured_media":171629,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-171604","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-oita-prefecture","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/171604","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29305"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=171604"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/171629"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=171604"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=171604"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}