HANARIA - Japan's first hybrid hydrogen biodiesel passenger ship

The very cool looking HANARIA is apparently the first hybrid passenger ship in Japan to use "next generation energy" hydrogen and biodiesel fuels for an environmentally friendly cruising experience around the Garden Paradise Kitakyushu.

HANARIA is Japan's first hybrid hydrogen and biodiesel fuel passenger ship

Hanaria is a 30 meter long and 10 meter wide vessel and is frequently seen docked in Kokura and Mojiko, both popular areas of the lovely City of Kitakyushu. In the above photo, it can be seen passing by the C. Love Hotel as it leaves Kokura and heads towards Mojiko via the Kanmon Strait. I wonder if anyone on the cruise has stayed at this particular love hotel?

HANARIA (MMSI 431023384) starting a cruise and entering the Kanmon Straits

If you ever visit Kitakyushu, also known as The Pearl of The Orient, perhaps you might enjoy a day, sunset or night cruise on Hanaria? In the photo above, Hanaria's passengers are surely enjoying the KG silos and majestic mountains of Kokura off to their right while Ship Freakazoid photographs their journey's departure from their left.

HANARIA in the Kanmon Strait (August 13, 2024)

Vessel Name: HANARIA

Type: Passenger

Passenger Capacity: 103 human beings

Length: 33 meters

Width: 10 meters

MMSI: 431023384

Call Sign: JD5315

Draft: Approx. 1.6 meters

Cargo Weight: 19 tons

Sea Speed: 10.2 knots

Fuel: Hydrogen / Biodiesel

Propulsion Method: Electric Propulsion

Tokyo-Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) is proud of the Hanaria which was built by Hiroshima's very own Hongawara Ship Yard Co. for MOL Group company Motena-Sea, Ltd.

The official website(s) for Hanaria is:

ENGLISH: https://hanaria.jp/en/

JAPANESE: https://hanaria.jp/

MOL News Release on Hanaria:

https://www.mol.co.jp/en/pr/2024/24052.html

Hongawara Ship Yard Co., Ltd. discusses Hanaria:

https://hongawara.co.jp/advantage/hanaria

*NOTE*

Links are for informative purposes and for the convenience of the end-user.

Happy sailing, mates!

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