History
| Date | Details |
|---|---|
| April 1966 | Company established with a capital of 200 million yen |
| December 1967 | Increased capital to 300 million yen |
| August 1968 | Launched ‘Ferry Hankyu’ from Kobe Uozaki Port |
| November 1968 | Launched ‘Dairokku Hankyu’ with one daily service |
| February 1969 | Increased capital to 400 million yen |
| April 1970 | Increased capital to 600 million yen |
| September 1970 | Launched ‘Ferry Seto’ with one service every other day |
| November 1970 | Launched ‘Ferry Harima’ with two daily services |
| September 1972 | Launched ‘Ferry Nagato’ with three services every other day |
| November 1972 | Launched ‘Ferry Akashi’ with three daily services |
| January 1975 | Acquired Nishi-Nihon Ferry by Hankyu Ferry |
| April 1975 | Started operations on the former Nishi-Nihon Ferry route from Kanda to Kobe (Fukae) Four daily services between Kitakyushu and Kobe |
| July 1975 | Increased capital to 1.2 billion yen |
| January 1976 | Launched ‘Dainijuyon Hankyu’ between Kobe (Uozaki) and Kokura |
| May 1976 | Launched ‘Daisanjuyon Hankyu’ between Kobe (Uozaki) and Kokura |
| January 1978 | Opened the route from Kokura to Sakai Senboku (Izumi-Otsu) ‘Dainijuyon Hankyu’ and ‘Daisanjuyon Hankyu’ with one daily service |
| September 1978 | Changed the route from Kanda to Kobe (Fukae) to Kobe (Uozaki) |
| March 1979 | Three daily services on the Kokura to Kobe (Uozaki) route |
| February 1980 | Discontinued the Kanda to Kobe route |
| October 1983 | Launched ‘New Yamato’ on the Kokura to Sakai Senboku (Izumi-Otsu) route |
| January 1984 | Launched ‘New Miyako’ on the Kokura to Sakai Senboku (Izumi-Otsu) route |
| March 1988 | Launched ‘New Harima’ on the Kobe route Completed the new terminal on Rokko Island and relocated headquarters |
| June 1988 | Launched ‘New Seto’ on the Kobe route Moved the main office from Shimonoseki to Kobe Renamed Kitakyushu Sales Office to Kitakyushu Branch |
| July 1990 | Renamed Sakai Senboku Sales Office to Izumi-Otsu Branch |
| January 1991 | Relocated Kitakyushu Branch to Shin-Monji Launched ‘New Nagato’ on the Shin-Monji to Kobe Rokko Island route |
| February 1991 | Renamed Kitakyushu Branch to Kyushu Headquarters and began main office operations Renamed Kobe Headquarters to Kobe Branch |
| March 1991 | Launched ‘New Akashi’ on the Shin-Monji to Kobe Rokko Island route |
| October 1991 | Routes from Shin-Monji to Rokko Island and Shin-Monji to Izumi-Otsu Two daily services |
| January 1995 | Due to the Hyogo Prefecture Southern Earthquake, the Rokko Island Ferry terminal was damaged, leading to the suspension of the Kobe route Two services from the Kobe route were redirected to the Izumi-Otsu route for operation Four daily services on the Izumi-Otsu route |
| August 1995 | With the temporary restoration of the Rokko Island Ferry terminal, one service from the Izumi-Otsu route was redirected to the Kobe route for operation Three daily services on the Izumi-Otsu route December 1995 |
| 平成7年12月 | Launched ‘Ferry Settsu’ on the Shin-Monji to Rokko Island route |
| February 1996 | Reduced one service on the Shin-Monji to Izumi-Otsu route to two services |
| March 1996 | Launched ‘Ferry Suo’ on the Shin-Monji to Kobe Rokko Island route |
| November 1996 | Changed to two services on the Shin-Monji to Rokko Island route and one service on the Shin-Monji to Izumi-Otsu route |
| October 1997 | Changed to two services on the Shin-Monji to Izumi-Otsu route and one service on the Shin-Monji to Rokko Island route |
| March 2003 | Launched ‘Yamato’ on the Shin-Monji to Izumi-Otsu route |
| June 2003 | Launched ‘Tsukushi’ on the Shin-Monji to Izumi-Otsu route |
| October 2009 | Changed to one service on the Shin-Monji to Izumi-Otsu route and one service on the Shin-Monji to Kobe route |
| January 2015 | Launched ‘Izumi’ on the Shin-Monji to Izumi-Otsu route |
| April 2015 | Launched ‘Hibiki’ on the Shin-Monji to Izumi-Otsu route |
| March 2020 | Launched ‘Settsu’ on the Shin-Monji to Kobe route |
| June 2020 | Launched ‘Yamato’ on the Shin-Monji to Kobe route |