Economic Ripple Effect

The port sector in Yokohama creates various logistics jobs. By facilitating the procurement of raw materials and the export of products, the port of Yokohama attracts manufacturing business. Furthermore, by attracting hotels, commercial facilities, and restaurants that utilize
the port’ s image, the port also attracts tourists and invigorates the local economy.
As manufacturing activity related to imports and exports and the demand for raw materials for products and services grows, the people who come to work in the area spend their income, further stimulating the local economy and encouraging new investment.
This cycle of economic activity creates new products and services in the various manufacturing fields as well as jobs in a variety of industries, including those not directly related to the port, bringing widespread economic growth for the entire city. The City of Yokohama Port and Harbor Bureau has estimated the impact on income and employment in the Yokohama Input-Output Table, Yokohama Port statistics, interviews and other studies in order to quantitatively verify this economic effect.

The functions of Yokohama Port include logistics functions, production functions, and tourism culture functions, and the economic activities of these industries account for 32.1% of the city's income and 30.8% of the city's employers.

The economic ripple effect of the arrival of one cruise ship (Asia cruises) is estimated to be approximately 175 million yen for refueling, replenishment of ingredients, and tourist consumption by passengers.