Mitsui O.S.K. Lines announced that the naming and launching ceremony for the Japan’s first hybrid passenger ship, which utilizes H₂ and biodiesel fuels, was held on September 13, and the ship was named "HANARIA".

The vessel was ordered by MOL Group company MOTENA-Sea, Ltd. (President: Kazutoshi Takao; Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo) and is under construction at the Hongawara Ship Yard Co., Ltd. (President: Makoto Hongawara; Headquarters: Fukuyama-shi, Hiroshima Prefecture). The ship is scheduled to be delivered in March 2024 and will start servicing in Fukuoka Prefecture in April 2024.

The ship will reduce CO₂ emissions by 53%-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: H₂ fuel cells, lithium-ion batteries and biodiesel fuel.