About "Emerald Karatsu" substitute ship operation and "Ferry Kizuna" Izuhara extension by our "Ferry Chikushi" emergency dock

We would like to express our sincere gratitude for your continued support for our business.
By the way, the emergency dock of "Ferry Chikushi" is required for the above mentioned matter, so we are planning the following measures. (Currently applying for approval)

○ "Ferry Chikushi" emergency dock
An emergency dock required repairs that would take up to September 22nd at the earliest.

○ "Emerald Karatsu" substitute ship operation
From September 18th, the flight from Hakata 00:05 was changed to the dock diamond flight 23:30 (the day before), using "Emerald Karatsu" as a substitute ship, which was moored due to the state of emergency for the new coronavirus infection. It will operate for 4 days until September 21st.
In addition, the return Izuhara nuclear power plant will change from 08:50 to 08:20 on the dock schedule and will operate for four days from September 19th to September 22nd.

○ "Ferry Kizuna" Izuhara extension
"Emerald Karatsu" has a smaller number of vehicles than "Ferry Chikushi", and there is a risk that some vehicles will not be able to be loaded on the same ship during the operation of a substitute ship. 35 will be extended to Izuhara via Gonoura at 20:45 for 4 days until September 21st.
In addition, the return train will depart from September 19th to 04:25 and depart from Gonoura at 07:00 to Hakata, and will operate for four days until September 22nd.

○ Scheduled to resume operation of "Ferry Chikushi"
The flight is scheduled to resume from Hakata flight 00:05 on September 23, after the emergency dock is completed.

* If the construction period of the "Ferry Chikushi" emergency dock is extended, the "Emerald Karatsu" substitute ship operation and the "Ferry Kizuna" Izuhara extension will be extended. We will inform you as soon as we know the future schedule.

We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause to customers who plan to use the service, but we kindly ask for your understanding in this matter.

September 17, 2021
Kyushu Yusen Co., Ltd.