Passenger Ship Cancellations and Revenue Declines Due to Severe Weather and Strong Winds

「Although the car ferry division implemented a price increase in July 2025, the effect of the increase was offset by cancellations caused by bad weather in June. In the shop and restaurant division, customer traffic remained weak as inflation progressed, and revenue remained at approximately the same level as in the same period of the previous year.」

「In the car ferry division operating between Kurihama and Kanaya, operations were suspended at the end of the previous fiscal year after a strong-wind-related collision with a quay. Although service resumed on 10 August, approximately 2 months earlier than expected, the business was unable to recover the revenue lost during the suspension and posted an operating loss.」

「On the other hand, in the car ferry division operating between Kurihama and Kanaya, bad weather during Golden Week and the Obon holiday period, as well as cancellations due to strong winter winds, had a significant negative impact.」

「On the other hand, in the car ferry division operating between Kurihama and Kanaya, bad weather during Golden Week and the Obon holiday period, as well as cancellations due to strong winter winds, had a significant negative impact.」

「On the other hand, in the car ferry division operating between Kurihama and Kanaya, passenger numbers remained weak due to bad weather during Golden Week and the Obon holiday period.」

「In the sightseeing vessel division at Yokohama Port, the rebound in tourists from the previous fiscal year, when demand had been weak due to requests to refrain from traveling, resulted in higher revenue. However, the temporary closure associated with renovation work at the Yamashita Park terminal had a negative impact, and bad weather during the peak tourism-demand period in the Obon holiday period in August and from mid-September through Silver Week caused passenger numbers to remain weak.」

「In addition, bad weather during the peak tourism-demand period in the Obon holiday period in August and from mid-September through Silver Week caused passenger numbers to remain weak.」

「In the Yokohama Port sightseeing vessel business, tourist numbers increased as a rebound from the previous fiscal year’s weakness caused by requests to refrain from going out, resulting in higher revenue, but the temporary closure associated with the renovation of the Yamashita Park terminal was a negative factor. In addition, bad weather during the peak tourism demand periods of the Bon holiday in August and Silver Week from mid-September kept passenger numbers low.」

「During the peak summer demand period, passenger numbers failed to grow due to extreme heat and concerns about the risk of infection onboard. Although the government’s “GO TO campaign” began to take effect in September, sightseeing vessel passenger numbers did not fully recover, resulting in a significant decline in revenue.」

「Similarly, in the car ferry division operating between Kurihama and Kanaya, passenger numbers increased during Golden Week, but repeated typhoons and torrential rain caused extensive damage across Chiba Prefecture. In addition, concerns about COVID-19 infections led passengers to refrain from traveling, and revenue for March alone fell sharply by 70% from the previous fiscal year.」

「Similarly, in the car ferry division operating between Kurihama and Kanaya, passenger numbers increased during Golden Week, but repeated typhoons and torrential rain caused extensive damage across Chiba Prefecture, forcing the business to report lower revenue.」

「In the passenger vessel business, passenger numbers in the Yokohama Port sightseeing vessel business increased during Golden Week, which formed a 10-day holiday in the first quarter, resulting in higher revenue, but revenue declined due to unsettled weather in July and damage to 2 water buses caused by Typhoon No. 15 in September.」

「In the sightseeing vessel division at Yokohama Port, passenger numbers increased and revenue rose during Golden Week, which comprised 10 consecutive holidays in the first quarter. Similarly, passenger numbers increased and revenue rose in the car ferry division operating between Kurihama and Kanaya.」

「In the car ferry segment linking Kurihama and Kanaya, the number of passengers increased as weather stabilized from early autumn. However, revenue declined because the impact of bad weather in the first half and the decline in group passengers on bus tours, which had been strong in the previous year, weighed on results, compounded by cancellations caused by strong winds in February.」

「In the sightseeing vessel division at Yokohama Port, passenger numbers remained weak through the second quarter due to unstable weather, but the main restaurant vessel recorded higher revenue as stable weather continued into the third quarter. In the car ferry division operating between Kurihama and Kanaya, passenger numbers increased amid stable weather from early autumn onward, but revenue still declined as this was insufficient to offset the effects of bad weather through the second quarter and the decline in group passengers on bus tours, which had been strong in the previous fiscal year.」

「In the passenger vessel business, passenger numbers in the sightseeing vessel division at Yokohama Port remained weak and revenue declined because of repeated typhoons and unstable weather from summer onward, despite favorable weather in the first quarter. The car ferry division operating between Kurihama and Kanaya was also forced to report lower revenue due to bad weather and weakening demand from group passengers on bus tours, which had performed strongly in the previous fiscal year.」

「In the sightseeing vessel division at Yokohama Port, revenue declined despite favorable weather throughout the first quarter because passenger numbers on cruise vessels remained weak. In the car ferry division operating between Kurihama and Kanaya, revenue also declined as demand from group passengers on bus tours, which had been strong in the previous fiscal year, began to weaken.」

「In the car ferry segment linking Kurihama and Kanaya, the customer-attraction effect of Nomizo no Taki, which had drawn attention as a tourism destination from early autumn of the previous fiscal year, weakened after year-end. Use by group passengers on bus tours declined, and repeated cancellations caused by strong winds in January also resulted in lower revenue.」

「Within the passenger vessel business, the Yokohama Port sightseeing vessel business benefited from favorable weather during Golden Week and recorded higher revenue in early spring, but revenue declined due to unsettled summer weather, typhoons and weak Christmas cruises.」

「The car ferry segment linking Kurihama and Kanaya generated higher revenue as the number of group passengers on bus tours increased, although the cancellation rate rose because of severe weather.」

「In the passenger vessel business, favorable weather during Golden Week led to higher revenue in both the sightseeing vessel division at Yokohama Port and the car ferry division operating between Kurihama and Kanaya.」

「In the passenger vessel business, the sightseeing vessel division at Yokohama Port experienced lower revenue due to severe weather from the latter half of April through Golden Week and the repeated arrival of typhoons from August through September. Although Christmas cruises and various year-end and New Year events performed steadily, they were not sufficient to recover the decline in the first half.」

「In the passenger vessel business, the sightseeing vessel division at Yokohama Port experienced lower revenue due to severe weather from the latter half of April through Golden Week and the repeated arrival of typhoons from August through September.」

「In the passenger vessel business, both the sightseeing vessel division at Yokohama Port and the car ferry division operating between Kurihama and Kanaya experienced lower revenue due to severe weather from the latter half of April through Golden Week and the repeated arrival of typhoons from August through September.」

「In the passenger vessel business, the sightseeing vessel division at Yokohama Port experienced lower revenue due to severe weather from the latter half of April through Golden Week. The car ferry division operating between Kurihama and Kanaya also experienced lower revenue because cancellations caused by strong winds during the same period outweighed the benefit of lower fuel costs resulting from falling fuel oil prices and reduced weekday service. As a result, revenue in the passenger vessel segment decreased by ¥25 million to ¥639 million, down 3.9% year on year, while operating profit decreased by ¥22 million to ¥26 million, down 46.2%.」