Japan Looks To Its Own For Coastal Ferries

A product of Mitsubishi’s Shimonoseki yard, Ferry Kyoto nightly sails the full length of the Inland Sea

Although continual renewal of the fleet is a longstanding characteristic of the Japanese coastal ferry sector, the accelerated investment drive of recent years is an expression of the national bid to foster a modal shift in domestic transport.

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