The Japanese CO2 Free Hydrogen Supply Chain Promotion Organization HySTRA (Members: Iwatani Corporation, Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd., Shell Japan Corporation, Power Supply Development Corportion) has launched the first liquefied hydrogen carrier ship. It will transport liquefied hydrogen cooled to minus 253 ° C, leading to a volume of 1/800 of the gas at ambient temperature, safely and in large quantities over long distances. The liquefied hydrogen tank has a vacuum insulated double-shell structure with a holding volume of approximately 1,250 m3 and is scheduled to be completed in autumn 2020. After completion, the ship will transport liquefied hydrogen produced in Australia to Japan. Total length is 116 m, width 19 m, depth 4.5 m at full load, gross tonnage 8,000 t. Propulsion is by Diesel engine electric power generation, and voyage speed is 13 knots.
NEDO news release, December 11, 2019
