日本海事新聞ニュース Japan Maritime Daily Jul 01, 2025 (Tue)

MOL and Mitsubishi Shipbuilding obtain AiP for liquefied CO2 and methanol combination carrier

　On June 30, MOL and Mitsubishi Shipbuilding, a group company of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, announ ・・・ 続きはログインして下さいnext %E3%80%80On+June+30%2C+MOL+and+Mitsubishi+Shipbuilding%2C+a+group+company+of+Mitsubishi+Heavy+Industries%2C+announced+that+they+had+received+Approval+in+Principle+%28AiP%29+from+ClassNK+%28NK%29+for+the+liquefied+CO2+%28carbon+dioxide%29+and+methanol+combination+carrier+that+they+are+jointly+developing.+This+marks+the+first+time+in+the+world+that+this+type+of+combination+carrier+has+obtained+AiP.%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80CCUS+%28Carbon+dioxide+Capture+Utilisation+and+Storage%29%2C+a+technology+that+converts+CO2+into+fuel+and+chemical+products%2C+is+attracting+attention+as+a+way+to+utilize+CO2.+In+addition%2C+studies+are+also+underway+to+establish+a+supply+chain+that+will+use+captured+CO2+as+a+raw+material+to+produce+synthetic+methanol.+Synthetic+methanol+is+also+expected+to+be+one+of+the+marine+fuels+that+will+contribute+to+the+decarbonization+of+the+shipping+industry.%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80The+ship+that+has+now+obtained+AiP+is+based+on+a+low-pressure+liquefied+CO2+carrier.+The+aim+is+to+transport+CO2%2C+the+raw+material%2C+on+the+outbound+trip+and+synthetic+methanol+on+the+return+trip.+If+dedicated+vessels+were+used+for+each+trip%2C+one+way+of+the+round+trip+would+have+to+be+operated+empty%2C+but+using+a+combination+carrier+would+eliminate+this+issue%2C+leading+to+improved+transport+efficiency.%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80In+September+2024%2C+the+MOL+Group+announced+that+it+would+invest+in+HIF+Global%2C+a+US+company+that+aims+to+produce+synthetic+fuels+and+synthetic+methanol+in+North+America%2C+South+America%2C+and+Australia%2C+and+is+working+toward+the+establishment+of+supply+chains+for+synthetic+fuels%2C+synthetic+methanol%2C+and+CO2.+In+order+to+%E2%80%9Cachieve+net+zero+emissions+across+the+group+by+2050%2C%E2%80%9C+as+set+out+in+the+%E2%80%9CMOL+Group+Environmental+Vision+2.2%2C%E2%80%9C+the+group+will+further+accelerate+its+efforts+in+transporting+CO2%2C+the+raw+material%2C+and+developing+and+supplying+synthetic+methanol.%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80The+AiP+obtained+by+the+two+companies+this+time+is+issued+as+proof+of+compliance+with+requirements+after+the+design+is+reviewed+based+on+existing+regulations+such+as+international+treaties+and+classification+societies%E2%80%99+rules+at+the+early+design+stage+or+before+a+specific+ship+for+implementation+is+decided.+This+will+prevent+regulatory+rework+in+later+processes+and+shorten+the+review+time+at+the+time+of+registration+with+a+classification+society.+It+can+also+be+used+as+a+technical+basis+to+promote+the+design+status+externally.%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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商船三井・三菱造船、兼用船でAiP取得。液化CO2・メタノール

2025/07/01(火)

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