MOL Ferry Co., Ltd.

MOL Ferry Co., Ltd.
Native name	商船三井フェリー株式会社
Type	Corporation
ISIN	🆔
Industry	Marine transportation
Founded 📆
Founder 👔
Headquarters 🏙️	, Tokyo, Japan
Area served 🗺️
Members
Number of employees
🌐 Website	www.sunflower.co.jp
📇 Address
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MOL Ferry Co., Ltd. (商船三井フェリー株式会社, Shosen Mitsui Ferry Kabushiki-gaisha) is a marine transportation company based in Japan.

History[edit]

The MOL Ferry was first founded as the Nihon Enkai Ferry (日本沿海フェリー, Japan Coastal Ferry) in 1969, operating a line between Tokyo and Tomakomai in 1972.^[1]

In 1990, the company acquired Nippon Kosoku Ferry's routes and changed its name to Blue Highway Line.^[1] The ferries owned by the company were unified under the "Sunflower" brand.

In 2001, the Mitsui O.S.K. Lines established MOL Ferry, and the Blue Highway Line's Oarai-Tomakomai ferry service and Tokyo-Tomakomai ro-ro cargo service were transferred.^[1]

Routes[edit]

Ferry service

Tomakomai(West Port Ferry Terminal) - Oarai

Ro-Ro service

Tokyo - Hakata route
- Tokyo - Omaezaki - Hakata - Ōita
- Tokyo - Hakata - Iwakuni
Tokyo - Kanda route
- Tokyo - Kanda - Uno - Sakaide

Fleet[edit]

Ferries[edit]

Two round-trip car ferries operate six days a week between Oarai and Tomakomai. The evening service is well-equipped, while the midnight service has simplified facilities.

Ship	Built	Gross tonnage	Length	Width	Passengers	Trucks	Cars	Speed	Notes
Sunflower Furano (2nd Genaration)	2017	13,826 GT	199.7 m	27.2 m	636	160	146	24	Evening Service
Sunflower Sapporo (3rd Genaration)	2017	13,816 GT	199.7 m	27.2 m	636	160	146	24	Evening Service
Sunflower Shiretoko	2001	11,410 GT	190.0 m	26.4 m	154	180	100	25	Midnight Service
Sunflower Daisetsu	2001	11,401 GT	190.0 m	26.4 m	154	180	100	25	Midnight Service

Ro-Ro cargo ships[edit]

Ship	Built	Gross tonnage	Length	Width	Trucks	Cars	Speed	Notes
Sunflower Hakata	2003	10,507 GT	166.9 m	27.0 m	160	251	23	Tokyo - Hakata route
Sunflower Tokyo	2003	10,503 GT	166.9 m	27.0 m	160	251	23	Tokyo - Hakata route
Musashi Maru	2003	13,927 GT	166.0 m	26.4 m	160	120	23	Tokyo - Kanda route
Buzen	2019	11,674 GT	179.9 m	27.0 m	180	220	25	Tokyo - Kanda route
Suou	2019	11,675 GT	179.9 m	27.0 m	180	220	25	Tokyo - Kanda route

Former Fleet[edit]

Ferries

Ship	Built	Service	Company	Route	GT	Length	Width	Pax	Trucks	Cars	Speed	Fate
Shiretoko Maru	1972	1972-1989	Nihon Enkai Ferry	Tokyo-Tomakomai	7,875	123.5 m	22.8 m	761	141	100	22	Sold to Minoan Lines
Erimo Maru (1st Generation)	1972	1972-1988	Nihon Enkai Ferry	Tokyo-Tomakomai	7,858	123.5 m	22.8 m	761	141	100	22	Sold to Minoan Lines
Pegasus	1973	1973	Nihon Enkai Ferry	Tokyo-Tomakomai	7,167	140.9 m	22.4 m	700	90	100	23	Return to Taiyo Ferry
Ise Maru	1973	1973-1974	Nihon Enkai Ferry	Tokyo-Tomakomai	7,050	140.8 m	22.4 m	670	64	45	23	Return to Fuji Ferry
Shima Maru	1973	1973-1974	Nihon Enkai Ferry	Tokyo-Tomakomai	7,075	140.8 m	22.4 m	670	64	45	25	Return to Fuji Ferry
Sapporo Maru (1974-1991) Sunflower Sapporo (1st Genaration, 1991-1998)	1974	1974-1998	Nihon Enkai Ferry Blue Highway Line	Tokyo-Tomakomai (1974-1985, 1987-1997) Oarai-Tomakomai (1985-1987) Osaka-Shibushi (1997-1998)	11,097	164.0m	24.0 m	640	142	55	23	Sold to Strintzis Line
Oarai Maru (1987-1991) Sunflower Oarai (1991-2002)	1987	1987-2002	Nihon Enkai Ferry Blue Highway Line MOL Ferry	Oarai-Tomakomai (1987-1998, 1999-2001) Osaka-Shibushi (1998-1999)	15,139	178.0 m	24.8m	656	175	105	23	Sold to Shuttle Highway Line
Erimo Maru (2nd Genaration, 1989-1991) Sunflower Erimo (1991-2002)	1989	1989-2002	Nihon Enkai Ferry Blue Highway Line MOL Ferry	Tokyo-Tomakomai (1989-1997) Osaka-Shibushi (1997-1999) Oarai-Tomakomai (1999-2001)	11,272	178.0 m	25.0 m	634	175	105	20	Sold to Shuttle Highway Line
Sunflower 8 (1990-1991) Sunflower Tosa (1991-1997)	1973	1990-1997	Nihon Enkai Ferry Blue Highway Line	Tokyo- Nachikatsuura-Kochi	12,759	185.0 m	24.0 m	1,079	84	81	24	Sold to Sulpicio Lines
Sunflower 5 (1990-1991) Sunflower Osaka (1991-1993)	1973	1990-1993	Blue Highway Line	Osaka-Shibushi	12,711	185.0 m	24.0 m	1,079	84	81	24	Sold to William Lines
Sunflower 11 (1990-1991) Sunflower Satsuma (1st Generation, 1991-1993)	1973	1990-1993	Blue Highway Line	Osaka-Shibushi	13,575	195.8 m	24.0 m	1,218	84	191	24	Sold to Sulpicio Lines
Sunflower Satsuma (2nd Generation)	1993	1993-2000	Blue Highway Line	Osaka-Shibushi (1993-1997, 1999-2000) Tokyo-Tomakomai (1997) Tokyo - Oarai-Tomakomai (1997-1999)	12,415	186.0 m	25.5 m	711	175	140	23	Transfer to Blue Highway Line West Japan
Sunflower Kirishima	1993	1993-2000	Blue Highway Line	Osaka-Shibushi (1993-1997, 1999-2000) Tokyo-Tomakomai (1997) Tokyo - Oarai-Tomakomai (1997-1999)	12,418	186.0 m	25.5 m	711	175	140	23	Transfer to Blue Highway Line West Japan
Sunflower Mito	1993	1993-2006	Blue Highway Line MOL Ferry	Oarai-Tomakomai	11,782	186.0 m	25.5 m	782	175	140	24	Sold to Panstar Ferry
Sunflower Kuroshio	1997	1997-2001	Blue Highway Line	Tokyo- Nachikatsuura-Kochi	9,723	160.0 m	25.0 m	530	150	70	23	Sold to Panstar Ferry
Sunflower Tsukuba	1998	1998-2006	Blue Highway Line MOL Ferry	Oarai-Tomakomai	12,325	192.0 m	27.0 m	342	216	111	23	Sold to ANEK Lines
Varuna (2002-2005) Sunflower Sapporo (2nd Genaration, 2005-2017)	1998	2002-2017	MOL Ferry	Oarai-Tomakomai	13,654	192.0 m	27.0 m	632	180	100	24	Sold to Seaworld Express Ferry
Hestia(2007) Sunflower Furano (1st Genaration, 2007-2017)	1993	2007-2017	MOL Ferry	Oarai-Tomakomai	13,539	192.0 m	27.0 m	705	180	100	24	Sold to Atosim Lampung Pelayaran

Ro-ro cargo ships

Ship	Built	Service	Company	Route	GT	Length	Width	Trucks	Cars	Speed	Notes
Tomakomai Maru	1975	1975-1999	Nihon Enkai Ferry Blue Highway Line	Tokyo-Tomakomai	6,737	147.5 m	22.6 m	154	40	20
Tokyo Maru	1975	1975-1999	Nihon Enkai Ferry Blue Highway Line	Tokyo-Tomakomai	6,738	147.5 m	22.6 m	154	40	20	Jointly owned with K Line Kinkai
Sunflower Tomakomai	1999	1999-2007	Blue Highway Line MOL Ferry	Tokyo-Tomakomai	12,520	199.0 m	24.5 m	200	80	30
Miyako Maru	1997	2007-2019	MOL Ferry	Tokyo-Kanda	8,015	156.8 m	24.0 m	122	-	21

References[edit]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 "【祝！20周年】会社誕生秘話も飛び出した？！映画『あなたの番です劇場版』が撮影された「さんふらわあ」を運航する商船三井フェリーとは-前編" [Celebrate 20th Anniversary! The secret story of the company's birth was also revealed. What is MOL Ferry, which operates the "Sunflower", the ship on which the movie "Your Turn to Kill" was shot?]. Casual Cruise Sunflower (in 日本語). Mitsui O.S.K Lines.

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[20th-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 "【祝！20周年】会社誕生秘話も飛び出した？！映画『あなたの番です劇場版』が撮影された「さんふらわあ」を運航する商船三井フェリーとは-前編" [Celebrate 20th Anniversary! The secret story of the company's birth was also revealed. What is MOL Ferry, which operates the "Sunflower", the ship on which the movie "Your Turn to Kill" was shot?]. Casual Cruise Sunflower (in 日本語). Mitsui O.S.K Lines.

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