World’s first liquefied hydrogen carrier to arrive in Oman on August 14 I Times of Oman

The world’s first liquefied hydrogen carrier, Suiso Frontier, will moor at the Sultan Qaboos Port in Muscat on August 14.

The ship’s main mission is to introduce Japanese technology that will pave the way for nations to use hydrogen (clean energy), seek cooperation to transport large quantities of hydrogen and to establish global supply chains on a large-scale, fully commercial using it as a preferred carrier.

The ship was built and developed with the support of the Japanese government to transport large quantities of liquefied hydrogen by sea.

It is 116 metres long, 19 metres wide, and carries a double tank with a capacity of 1,250 cubic metres to retain hydrogen and maintain it at a temperature of -253 degrees Celsius. The ship’s arrival comes within the framework of Oman’s consistent efforts to stimulate the green hydrogen economy. Suiso Frontier made a landmark successful shipment and transportation of liquefied hydrogen from Australia to Japan in February 2022.

The 8,000 tonnes ship can transport large quantities of LH2 over long distances by sea.

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