title: The Port Service
text: # The Port Service
  
  The Port Service Corporation (ポートサービス, Pōto Sābisu) is a passenger ship operating company in Yokohama.
  
  Founded in 1953, the company operates seabuses, an excursion cruise ship, and a restaurant ship, all within the Port of Yokohama. The services include public lines listed below, as well as chartered ships.
  
  ## Lines
  
  Arrows (→) indicate ships only go that direction. Dashes (—) indicate ships go both directions. Lines are operated every day.
  
      Yo: Yokohama Station East Exit
      M: Minato Mirai 21 Pukarisanbashi Pier
      PA: Pier Aka-Renga
      Ya: Yamashita Park
  * Seabass (シーバス, Shībasu) (Seabus)
     * Yo — M — PA — Ya
     * Yo — Ya
  * Marine Shuttle (マリーンシャトル, Marīn Shatoru) (Excursion cruise ship)
     * Ya → (Port of Yokohama) → Ya
     * Ya → PA → (Port of Yokohama) → Ya → PA
     * Ya → M → PA → (Port of Yokohama) → Ya → M → PA
  
         There are 40 minutes, 60 minutes, and 90 minutes courses.
  * Marine Rouge (マリーンルージュ, Marīn Rūju) (Restaurant ship)
     * Ya → M → PA → (Port of Yokohama) → Ya → M → PA
  
         There are 3 courses, namely Lunch Cruising (takes 90 minutes), Sunset Cruising (90 minutes), and Dinner Cruising (120 minutes).
  
  ## Ships
  
  * Sea Bass
     * Designed for frequent passenger services between Yokohama Station and Yamashita Park. The ship is named Sea Bass, after the Japanese sea bass a fish native to local rivers and estuaries.
  * Marine Shuttle
     * An excursion cruise ship, mainly built for the observation tour of the Port of Yokohama. The ship is also often used for school excursions. There is a casual restaurant as well.
  * Marine Rouge
     * A restaurant ship, meaning a cruise ship mainly made for its restaurant cruise service. There are four dining spaces, and some observatory spaces. It is also possible to ride the ship without eating.
  
  ## Stations
  
  | Name | Japanese | Transfers | Facilities | Location (All in Yokohama) |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Yokohama Station East Exit | 横浜駅東口 | JR: ■ Keihin-Tōhoku Line, ■ Negishi Line, ■ Shōnan-Shinjuku Line, ■ Tōkaidō Main Line, ■ Yokohama Line, ■ Yokosuka Line Keikyū: Main Line Sōtetsu: Main Line Tōkyū: ■ Tōyoko Line Yokohama Minatomirai Railway: ■ Minatomirai Line Yokohama Municipal Subway: ■ Blue Line (All 10 min. walk from Yokohama. Minatomirai Line is also changeable at Shin-Takashima, 7 minutes walk.) | Yokohama Bayquarter, Port Side Park, Yokohama city central | Kanagawa |
  | Minato Mirai 21 Pukarisanbashi Pier | みなとみらい21 ぷかりさん橋 | Yokohama Minatomirai Railway: ■ Minatomirai Line (7 min. walk from Minato Mirai) | Minato Mirai 21 (Yokohama Landmark Tower, Pacifico Yokohama, Queen's Square Yokohama, Yokohama Cosmo World) | Nishi |
  | Pier Aka-Renga | ピア赤レンガ (赤レンガ倉庫前) | Yokohama Minatomirai Railway: ■ Minatomirai Line (9 min. walk from Nihon-ōdōri) | Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse, Yokohama Customs, Kanagawa Prefectural Government | Naka |
  | Yamashita Park | 山下公園 | Yokohama Minatomirai Railway: ■ Minatomirai Line (6 min. walk from Motomachi-Chūkagai) | Yamashita Park, Yokohama Chinatown, Yokohama Marine Tower | Naka |
  