In from Hitachinaka, off to Darwin

Freo Today. 23 November 2024. It you watch ships coming and going, you learn so much. The Positive Star has been in port from Hitachinaka for a few days offloading vehicles and leaves for Darwin tonight around 10 pm. So, where is Hitachinaka and how populous is the city? Well, Hitachinaka (ひたちなか市, Hitachinaka-shi) is a city located in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 July 2020, the city had an estimated population of 154,663 in 64,900 households and a population density of 1547 persons per km2. The percentage of the population aged over 65 was 26.1%. As to Positive Star, you may be interested to learn this RO-RO, built in 2004, sails under the flag of Panama, and is just 180m long and 30m wide.