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Shimonoseki-Shanghai ferry service to start in June
11 May 2005
Kyodo News
Nishinihon Kisen Co. said Wednesday its joint company with two other Japanese and one Chinese shipping firms will launch a ferry service between Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture in western Japan, and Shanghai, China, as early as in mid-June.
Shanghai-Shimonoseki Ferry will use the 26,933-ton Utopia 2 ferry for one weekly shuttle between the two ports, Nishinihon Kisen said.
The ferry can accommodate up to some 470 passengers and some 270 20-foot containers. Annual transportation is expected to cover 6,000 passengers and 14,000 containers including those for clothing and sundry goods imports to Japan.
Shimonoseki will be the third Japanese port linked via ferry services to Shanghai, following Osaka and Kobe, Nishinihon Kisen said. Ferry liner services have already connected Shimonoseki to South Korea's Pusan and China's Qingdao.
11 May 2005
Kyodo News
Nishinihon Kisen Co. said Wednesday its joint company with two other Japanese and one Chinese shipping firms will launch a ferry service between Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture in western Japan, and Shanghai, China, as early as in mid-June.
Shanghai-Shimonoseki Ferry will use the 26,933-ton Utopia 2 ferry for one weekly shuttle between the two ports, Nishinihon Kisen said.
The ferry can accommodate up to some 470 passengers and some 270 20-foot containers. Annual transportation is expected to cover 6,000 passengers and 14,000 containers including those for clothing and sundry goods imports to Japan.
Shimonoseki will be the third Japanese port linked via ferry services to Shanghai, following Osaka and Kobe, Nishinihon Kisen said. Ferry liner services have already connected Shimonoseki to South Korea's Pusan and China's Qingdao.