KMTC and Namsung will introduce a new service that connects Busan with the west
coast of Japan and Hokkaido in October. The new service is called Japan Shuttle
1 (JPS1) by KMTC and Busan Japan Shuttle (BJS) by Namsung starting on 8 October
2023 at Busan with the 1,000 teu SUNNY VIOLET and 1,003 teu STAR VOYAGER to
follow a week later. The service will run on 14-day rotation calling Busan,
Hakata, Kanazawa, Kushiro, Tomakomai, Ishikari, Akita, Busan.