Shin Nihonkai Ferry

Shin Nihonkai Ferry Co., Ltd. (新日本海フェリー株式会社) 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, ferrying 240 kilometres, from Shinmoji in Northern Kyushu, to the Iyonada Sea, over seven hours, with a maximum speed of 26 knots.

Terminals
Shin Nihonkai Ferry operates from six terminals.
 * Maizuru ferry terminal
 * Located in Maizuru, Kyoto (35.4815°N, 135.3919°W)


 * Tsuruga ferry terminal
 * Located in Tsuruga, Fukui (35.6786°N, 136.0725°W)


 * Niigata ferry terminal
 * Located in Niigata, Niigata (37.9381°N, 139.0702°W)


 * Akita ferry terminal
 * Located in Akita, Akita (39.7551°N, 140.0586°W)


 * Tomakomai east ferry terminal
 * Located in Atsuma, Hokkaido (42.6092°N, 141.8193°W)


 * Otaru ferry terminal
 * Located in Otaru, Hokkaido (43.1908°N, 141.0188°W)