[2] In 1982, the Meitetsu Group acquired the Taiheiyō Enkai Ferry and renamed it to its current name.

The company also operates seasonal routes to Ise Bay, Kōchi, Okinawa, and the Bonin Islands.

The names are chosen to represent each region (Chūbu, Hokkaido, and Tōhoku) that the ferry serves.

The Kitakami managed to escape to sea before the ensuing tsunami, but Taiheiyō Ferry's terminal was heavily damaged along with the rest of the Port of Sendai.

Regular services to Sendai resumed on June 5, and repairs to the terminal building were completed on July 8.