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Shin Nihonkai Ferry Co., Ltd.
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Native name
新日本海フェリー株式会社
Shin Nihonkai Ferry Kabushiki-gaisha
TypePrivate KK
IndustryMarine transportation
Founded11 June 1967; 59 years ago (1967-06-11)
HeadquartersUmeda, ,
Japan
Websitewww.snf.jp

Shin Nihonkai Ferry Co., Ltd. (新日本海フェリー株式会社, Shin Nihonkai Ferry Kabushiki-gaisha) is a marine transportation company based in Japan.

Shin Nihonkai Ferry collaborated with Mitsubishi Shipbuilding in demonstrating the first successful sea voyage using an unmanned, fully autonomous navigation system on 17 January 2022,[1] ferrying 240 kilometres, from Shinmoji in Northern Kyushu, to the Iyonada Sea, over seven hours, with a maximum speed of 26 knots.[2]

Ships and Routes

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Highspeed Ferries

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Ship Built Gross tonnage Length Width Passengers Trucks Cars Speed Routes
Hamanasu 2004 16,810 224.5 m 26.0 m 746 158 66 31 Maizuru - Otaru
Akashia 2004 16,810 224.5 m 26.0 m 746 158 66 31 Maizuru - Otaru
Suzuran
(2nd Generation)
2012 17,382 224.5 m 26.0 m 613 158 58 28 Tsuruga - Tomakomai
Suisen
(2nd Generation)
2012 17,382 224.5 m 26.0 m 613 158 58 28 Tsuruga - Tomakomai
Keyaki 2025 14,300 199 m 25.5 m 286 150 30 28.3 Maizuru - Otaru
Hamanasu (2nd generation) 2025 14,300 199 m 25.5 m 286 150 30 28.3 Maizuru - Otaru

Conventional Ferries

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Ship Built Gross tonnage Length Width Passengers Trucks Cars Speed Routes
Lilac 2002 18,229 199.9 m 26.5 m 846 146 58 23 Tsuruga - Niigata - Akita - Tomakomai
Yuukari 2002 18,229 199.9 m 26.5 m 846 146 58 23 Tsuruga - Niigata - Akita - Tomakomai
Lavender 2017 14,125 197.5 m 26.7 m 600 150 22 24 Niigata - Otaru
Azalea 2017 14,125 197.5 m 26.7 m 600 150 22 24 Niigata - Otaru

Terminals

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Shin Nihonkai Ferry operates from six terminals.[3]

Maizuru ferry terminal
Located in Maizuru, Kyoto (35°28′53″N 135°23′31″E / 35.4815°N 135.3919°E / 35.4815; 135.3919 (Shin Nihonkai Ferry Maizuru Terminal))
Tsuruga ferry terminal
Located in Tsuruga, Fukui (35°40′43″N 136°04′21″E / 35.6786°N 136.0725°E / 35.6786; 136.0725 (Shin Nihonkai Ferry Tsuruga Terminal))
Niigata ferry terminal
Located in Niigata, Niigata (37°56′17″N 139°04′13″E / 37.9381°N 139.0702°E / 37.9381; 139.0702 (Shin Nihonkai Ferry Niigata Terminal))
Akita ferry terminal
Located in Akita, Akita (39°45′18″N 140°03′31″E / 39.7551°N 140.0586°E / 39.7551; 140.0586 (Shin Nihonkai Ferry Akita Terminal))
Tomakomai east ferry terminal
Located in Atsuma, Hokkaido (42°36′33″N 141°49′09″E / 42.6092°N 141.8193°E / 42.6092; 141.8193 (Shin Nihonkai Ferry Tomakomai Terminal))
Otaru ferry terminal
Located in Otaru, Hokkaido (43°11′27″N 141°01′08″E / 43.1908°N 141.0188°E / 43.1908; 141.0188 (Shin Nihonkai Ferry Otaru Terminal))

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Emir, Can (19 January 2022). "The World's First Autonomous Ship Just Finished Its First Run in Japan". interestingengineering.com. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  2. ^ marinecurrents (22 January 2022). "MHI completed demonstration test of fully autonomous ship systems smoothly". MarineCurrents. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  3. ^ "Terminal Access" (in Japanese). Shin Nihonkai Ferry. Retrieved 3 December 2016.

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