Mitsui Fudosan will launch the water transportation project “&CRUISE.”
This will be Japan’s first regular route operated by a private company using fully electric passenger ships, with service on the Nihonbashi–Toyosu route scheduled to begin as early as April. Kanko Kisen Kogyo will be responsible for operations.
Mitsui Fudosan will acquire two fully electric passenger ships powered by lithium-ion secondary batteries, built by Elmo in Ise City, Mie Prefecture, Japan. They have been named “Nihonbashi e-LINER.” New power supply facilities have been installed at Urban Dock LaLaport Toyosu in Tokyo.
The company plans to build a water transportation network centered on Nihonbashi in Tokyo. From the opening of the redeveloped former Tsukiji Market site in the 2030s onward, Mitsui Fudosan aims to further expand the water transportation network using Nihonbashi, Toyosu, and Tsukiji—Tokyo’s three major markets, both old and new—as key hubs. In times of emergency, the network will also be used to transport people and goods by securing sea access routes.
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