Track any container moving through Kobe and see the port's real activity: carriers calling, scheduled connections, and a measured congestion signal. Four independent lenses on every shipment.
To track a container through Kobe, enter your container, bill of lading, or booking number at trackingmcp.com/ports/jpukb. TrackingMCP auto-detects the carrier and returns its milestones, the vessel's live AIS position, the published schedule, and a forecast ETA; one DCSA-normalised screen covering 234+ ocean carriers.
Any carrier calling Kobe: we detect the line and format automatically.
Daily signal, 9 July 2026 to 19 July 2026; dashed line marks the port's typical baseline.
As of 19 July 2026, port-call throughput at Kobe was 3% above its typical baseline, on 218 calls in the trailing 7 days. Derived from AIS port-call observations via IMF PortWatch open data; inside the tracker this signal refreshes continuously and feeds each shipment's ETA-at-risk flag.
Kobe appears in 289 scheduled port calls in TrackingMCP's sailing database (January 2025 to January 2027 schedule window), with 1 carrier we track calling the port. Track any of them by container, bill of lading, or booking number.
Port reference facts last reviewed 10 July 2026.
JPUKB. The five-character UN/LOCODE (JP for Japan, plus UKB) identifies Kobe in carrier schedules, booking confirmations, and tracking feeds worldwide.
Enter your container number, bill of lading, or booking reference in the search box above. TrackingMCP auto-detects the carrier and format, then returns live carrier events, the vessel's AIS position, and a forecast ETA. Your first shipment is free, no account needed to start.
Swire Shipping is the carrier with scheduled sailings calling Kobe in TrackingMCP's sailing database.
As of 19 July 2026, AIS port-call data (via IMF PortWatch) put Kobe's 7-day throughput 3% above its typical baseline, on 218 port calls in 7 days; the signal level reads mild. Signals refresh continuously inside the tracker; this page shows the snapshot from its last build.
Nouméa, Pago Pago, Apia, Nuku'alofa, Suva, Port Vila see the most scheduled sailings to and from Kobe in TrackingMCP's sailing database.
Kobe operates 34 berths and takes vessels drawing up to 18 m, according to the port's published statistics and public registries.
Free time is set by each carrier's tariff for Japan, not by the port. The TrackingMCP free-time reference lists published demurrage and detention free days for Japan by carrier, and the tracker watches the free-time clock on every shipment.