Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group, has launched its newest large car ferry, HAMANASU.
The christening and launch ceremony took place on October 9 at MHI’s Shimonoseki Shipyard & Machinery Works in Yamaguchi Prefecture.
The ferry was commissioned by Shinnihonkai Ferry Co., Ltd. and the Japan Railway Construction, Transport and Technology Agency (JRTT). It will operate on the route between Otaru in Hokkaido and Maizuru in Kyoto Prefecture.
Officials confirmed that the vessel’s outfitting and sea trials will be completed ahead of a handover scheduled for June 2026. At the ceremony, Shinnihonkai Ferry’s president, Yasuo Iritani, christened the vessel HAMANASU, named after a native Japanese shrub rose.
The symbolic rope-cutting was performed by Nozomi Kobayashi, a ship travel ambassador for the Japan Passengerboat Association. This is Mitsubishi Shipbuilding’s tenth ferry built for Shinnihonkai Ferry.
The HAMANASU features advanced energy-saving technologies designed to improve efficiency and reduce environmental impact. This includes a buttock-flow
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