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Native name | 佐渡汽船株式会社 |
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Company type | Corporation |
Industry | Public Transportation |
Founded | February 3, 1913[1] |
Headquarters | , Japan |
Area served | Niigata Prefecture |
Parent | Michinori Holdings (66.54%) Niigata Prefecture (10.72%) Sado, Niigata (3.52%) |
Website | www |
Sado Steam Ship Co., Ltd. (佐渡汽船株式会社, Sado Kisen Kabushiki-gaisha) is a marine transportation company based in Sado, Niigata, Japan, founded as Sado Shosen on February 3, 1913. And, in 1932, this company was established by merging three ferry companies that Sado Shosen, Etsusa Shosen and Niigata Kisen into Sado Kisen as a joint public-private venture for the first time in Japan.[2] On March 31, 2022, a 66.54% of this company's shares are transferred to Michinori Holdings. Now, this company belongs to Michinori Holdings.