{"id":156092,"date":"2023-08-21T14:21:43","date_gmt":"2023-08-21T05:21:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=156092&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2023-08-21T14:21:43","modified_gmt":"2023-08-21T05:21:43","slug":"largest-domestic-ship-launched-on-north-kyushu-route","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/largest-domestic-ship-launched-on-north-kyushu-route\/","title":{"rendered":"Largest Domestic Ship Launched on North Kyushu Route"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The new shipping route connecting North Kyushu and the Sea of Japan has seen an increase in cargo handling, leading to the deployment of the largest domestic container ship, &#8220;Kaifu.&#8221; A ceremony was held to celebrate the launch on the 19th at the Hibiki Container Terminal in North Kyushu City. The route, established in November 2022, now employs a large vessel that can carry 2.5 times the typical container load, improving transportation capacity. This enhancement is part of a broader effort to tackle the logistics industry&#8217;s &#8220;2024 problem,&#8221; caused by truck driver shortages due to overtime restrictions. <\/span><b>Source:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imotoline.co.jp\/news\/202308091451339\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Imoto Lines<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\/ <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/yotemira.tnc.co.jp\/news\/articles\/NID2023081918710\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">TNC<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/fnn_kaifu-container-ship_2023_cl.jpg?resize=1400%2C1213&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Largest Domestic Ship Launched on North Kyushu Route\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1213\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-156096\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/fnn_kaifu-container-ship_2023_cl.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/fnn_kaifu-container-ship_2023_cl.jpg?resize=300%2C260&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/fnn_kaifu-container-ship_2023_cl.jpg?resize=1024%2C887&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/fnn_kaifu-container-ship_2023_cl.jpg?resize=768%2C665&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stay informed with the latest Fukuoka &amp; Kyushu news and events in English. Sign up for our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">free weekly newsletter <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">today and never miss a beat. Opt out anytime, your privacy is our priority. Get the inside scoop with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Now<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Summaries based on public content, errors may occur during translation. Images credited independently. Send feedback using <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/contact\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">this <\/span><b>form<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The new shipping route connecting North Kyushu and the Sea of Japan has seen an increase in cargo handling, leading to the deployment of the largest domestic container ship, &#8220;Kaifu.&#8221;&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29305,"featured_media":156097,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-156092","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-kitakyushu","news-category-business","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/156092","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29305"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=156092"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/156097"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=156092"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=156092"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}