日本海事新聞ニュース Japan Maritime Daily Jun 03, 2025 (Tue)

Consortium Including KHI to Study Construction Scheme for Liquefied Hydrogen Carriers

　Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Imabari Shipbuilding, and Japan Marine United (JMU) announced on June 2 ・・・ 続きはログインして下さいnext %E3%80%80Kawasaki+Heavy+Industries%2C+Imabari+Shipbuilding%2C+and+Japan+Marine+United+%28JMU%29+announced+on+June+2+that+they+will+begin+joint+studies+to+establish+a+construction+system+for+liquefied+hydrogen+carriers.+The+companies+will+mutually+and+effectively+utilize+each+other%E2%80%99s+assets%2C+such+as+equipment+and+human+resources%2C+necessary+for+the+construction+of+the+ship.+The+aim+is+to+establish+a+construction+system+for+a+subsequent+ship+to+the+liquefied+hydrogen+carrier+that+Kawasaki+Heavy+Industries+will+design+and+build.%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80Regarding+Kawasaki+Heavy+Industries%2C+the+%E2%80%9CLiquefied+Hydrogen+Supply+Chain+Commercialization+Project%E2%80%9C+being+carried+out+by+Japan+Suiso+Energy%2C+of+which+Kawasaki+Heavy+Industries+is+the+largest+shareholder%2C+has+been+selected+for+the+New+Energy+and+Industrial+Technology+Development+Organization%E2%80%99s+%28NEDO%29+Green+Innovation+Fund+%28GI+Fund%29+project.+The+initial+plan+for+this+demonstration+was+to+transport+liquefied+hydrogen+by+sea+between+Japan+and+Australia+on+a+large+liquefied+hydrogen+carrier+with+a+tank+capacity+of+160%2C000+cubic+meters.%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80The+basic+design+for+the+160%2C000+cubic+meter+type+was+completed+last+year.+However%2C+taking+into+account+the+expected+supply+and+demand+balance%2C+the+size+of+the+ships+to+be+deployed+is+being+revised+to+40%2C000+cubic+meters.+Kawasaki+Heavy+Industries+plans+to+complete+the+basic+design+for+the+40%2C000+cubic+meter+vessel+by+the+end+of+2025+and+begin+construction+after+2026.+The+three+companies%2C+including+Imabari+Shipbuilding+and+JMU%2C+will+work+together+to+build+this+subsequent+ship.%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80In+an+interview+with+us+in+April%2C+Executive+Officer+Takamasa+Ogino%2C+head+of+the+Ship+%26+Offshore+Structure+Business+Division+of+Kawasaki+Heavy+Industries%E2%80%99+Energy+Solution+%26+Marine+Engineering+Company%2C+explained+the+company%E2%80%99s+plan+for+liquefied+hydrogen+carriers+by+saying%2C+%E2%80%9CWe+are+building+relationships%2C+primarily+with+marine+equipment+manufacturers.%E2%80%9C+He+said+that+as+demonstrations+progress+toward+commercialization+and+hydrogen+becomes+more+widely+available%2C+demand+for+the+ship+will+also+increase.+He+said%2C+%E2%80%9CIt+is+possible+that+our+company+alone+will+no+longer+be+able+to+meet+the+demand%2C+in+which+case+we+will+need+to+collaborate+with+other+Japanese+companies+in+the+same+industry.%E2%80%9C%3Cbr%3E%3Cbr%3E%3Cbr%3E%3Cbr%3EDisclaimer%3A+The+English+translations+provided+through+this+service+are+the+result+of+translations+made+by+The+Japan+Maritime+Daily+or+automatically+and+mechanically+translated+by+The+Japan+Maritime+Daily+using+an+automated+translation+system+provided+by+a+third+party+after+certain+processing+of+the+Japanese+content+licensed+by+the+third+party.+In+terms+of+the+English+translation%2C+The+Japan+Maritime+Daily+and+MarineNet+Co.%2C+Ltd.+make+no+warranty+or+burden+of+any+kind%2C+express+or+implied%2C+including+its+accuracy%2C+reliability%2C+validity+or+fitness+for+a+particular+purpose.+MarineNet+Users+should+fully+understand+that+this+service+uses+an+automated+translation+system+that+automatically+and+mechanically+recognizes+and+analyzes+information+and+produces+results.+The+users+should+understand+the+above+conditions+before+using+this+service.%3Cbr%3E%3Cbr%3E%E5%85%8D%E8%B2%AC%E4%BA%8B%E9%A0%85%EF%BC%9A%E3%81%93%E3%81%AE%E3%82%B5%E3%83%BC%E3%83%93%E3%82%B9%E3%82%92%E4%BB%8B%E3%81%97%E3%81%A6%E6%8F%90%E4%BE%9B%E3%81%95%E3%82%8C%E3%82%8B%E8%8B%B1%E8%A8%B3%E3%81%AF%E3%80%81%E6%97%A5%E6%9C%AC%E6%B5%B7%E4%BA%8B%E6%96%B0%E8%81%9E%E3%81%8C%E4%BD%9C%E6%88%90%E3%81%99%E3%82%8B%E3%81%8B%E3%80%81%E5%8F%88%E3%81%AF%E3%80%81%E7%AC%AC%E4%B8%89%E8%80%85%E3%81%8B%E3%82%89%E4%BD%BF%E7%94%A8%E8%A8%B1%E8%AB%BE%E3%82%92%E5%8F%97%E3%81%91%E3%81%9F%E6%97%A5%E6%9C%AC%E8%AA%9E%E3%81%AE%E3%82%B3%E3%83%B3%E3%83%86%E3%83%B3%E3%83%84%E3%82%92%E3%80%81%E6%97%A5%E6%9C%AC%E6%B5%B7%E4%BA%8B%E6%96%B0%E8%81%9E%E3%81%8C%E4%B8%80%E5%AE%9A%E3%81%AE%E5%87%A6%E7%90%86%E3%82%92%E8%A1%8C%E3%81%A3%E3%81%9F%E4%B8%8A%E3%81%A7%E3%80%81%E7%AC%AC%E4%B8%89%E8%80%85%E3%81%8C%E6%8F%90%E4%BE%9B%E3%81%99%E3%82%8B%E8%87%AA%E5%8B%95%E7%BF%BB%E8%A8%B3%E3%82%B7%E3%82%B9%E3%83%86%E3%83%A0%E3%82%92%E5%88%A9%E7%94%A8%E3%81%97%E3%81%A6%E8%87%AA%E5%8B%95%E7%9A%84%E3%83%BB%E6%A9%9F%E6%A2%B0%E7%9A%84%E3%81%AB%E7%BF%BB%E8%A8%B3%E3%81%97%E3%81%9F%E7%B5%90%E6%9E%9C%E3%81%A7%E3%81%82%E3%82%8A%E3%80%81%E6%97%A5%E6%9C%AC%E6%B5%B7%E4%BA%8B%E6%96%B0%E8%81%9E%E3%80%81%E3%83%9E%E3%83%AA%E3%83%B3%E3%83%8D%E3%83%83%E3%83%88%E3%81%AF%E3%80%81%E5%BD%93%E8%A9%B2%E8%8B%B1%E8%A8%B3%E3%81%AB%E9%96%A2%E3%81%97%E3%81%A6%E3%80%81%E3%81%9D%E3%81%AE%E6%AD%A3%E7%A2%BA%E6%80%A7%E3%80%81%E4%BF%A1%E9%A0%BC%E6%80%A7%E3%80%81%E5%A6%A5%E5%BD%93%E6%80%A7%E5%8F%8A%E3%81%B3%E7%89%B9%E5%AE%9A%E7%9B%AE%E7%9A%84%E3%81%B8%E3%81%AE%E9%81%A9%E5%90%88%E6%80%A7%E3%82%92%E5%90%AB%E3%82%81%E3%80%81%E6%98%8E%E7%A4%BA%E5%8F%88%E3%81%AF%E9%BB%99%E7%A4%BA%E3%81%AB%E3%82%82%E3%80%81%E3%81%84%E3%81%8B%E3%81%AA%E3%82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