Japan: MOL launches Japan’s first hydrogen, biofuel hybrid passenger vessel
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Japanese shipping firm Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) on Wednesday (13 September) said that the naming and launching ceremony for Japan’s first hybrid passenger ship, which utilises hydrogen and biodiesel bunker fuels, was held on September 13.
The vessel, HANARIA, was ordered by MOL Group company MOTENA-Sea, Ltd. and was under construction at the Hongawara Ship Yard Co., Ltd.
MOL said the ship is scheduled to be delivered in March 2024 and will start servicing in Fukuoka Prefecture in April 2024.
“The ship will reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by 53% to 100% compared to conventional fossil fuels vessels, by introducing a system that would be the first case in Japan, that allows the selection of any of operating modes: hydrogen fuel cells, lithium-ion batteries, and biodiesel fuel,” the firm added.
Photo credit: Mitsui O.S.K. Lines
Published: 14 September, 2023
