Shin_Nihonkai_Ferry Knowpia

Shin Nihonkai Ferry Co., Ltd.
Native name	新日本海フェリー株式会社
Company type	Corporation
Industry	Marine transportation
Founded	June 11, 1967
Headquarters	Osaka, Japan
Website	www.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 January 17, 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 edit

Highspeed Ferries edit

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

Conventional Ferries edit

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 edit

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

References edit

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

External links edit

Official website (in Japanese)

[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] rinecurrents (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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