日本海事新聞ニュース Japan Maritime Daily Jul 08, 2025 (Tue)

MOL to Develop Offshore Data Center with Karadeniz

Image of a powership (back) and an offshore data center (foreground)

　On July 7, MOL announced that it had signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Kinetics Techn ・・・ 続きはログインして下さいnext %E3%80%80On+July+7%2C+%3Cb%3EMOL%3C%2Fb%3E+announced+that+it+had+signed+a+memorandum+of+understanding+%28MOU%29+with+Kinetics+Technologies%2C+a+subsidiary+of+T%C3%BCrkiye%E2%80%99s+Karadeniz+Holding%2C+which+is+engaged+in+the+powership+business%2C+to+jointly+develop+an+offshore+data+center+that+will+supply+electricity+from+a+powership.+They+will+conduct+technical+verification+of+the+world%E2%80%99s+first+integrated+business+model+of+an+offshore+data+center+and+a+powership.+They+will+also+cooperate+with+data+center+operators+and+port+authorities%2C+aiming+to+start+operations+after+2027.%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80The+floating+data+center+will+be+built+by+reusing+%3Cb%3EMOL%3C%2Fb%3E%E2%80%99s+secondhand+vessel+and+supplying+power+from+Karadeniz%E2%80%99s+powership%2C+in+order+to+meet+the+rapidly+increasing+demand+for+data+processing+due+to+the+spread+of+generative+AI+%28artificial+intelligence%29.%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80The+advantages+of+offshore+data+centers+include+not+needing+to+secure+large+amounts+of+land+or+paying+for+land+acquisition%2C+and+the+construction+period+can+be+significantly+shortened+compared+to+building+a+data+center+on+land.+This+could+reduce+the+time+by+up+to+three+years%2C+while+the+renovation+work+is+expected+to+take+about+a+year.%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80In+addition%2C+by+combining+it+with+a+powership%2C+it+can+be+operated+independently+from+local+electricity.+Because+the+offshore+data+center+will+be+using+a+secondhand+vessel+and+will+be+floating%2C+its+operating+location+can+be+changed+as+demand+changes.%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80The+advantage+of+converting+a+secondhand+vessel+into+an+offshore+data+center+is+that+it+will+shorten+construction+time%2C+and+by+utilizing+the+existing+onboard+systems%2C+it+is+expected+that+initial+investment+and+operating+costs+will+be+reduced.+Water-cooling+systems+that+use+seawater+are+energy+efficient+and+can+reduce+the+power+consumption+needed+to+cool+servers.%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80Another+advantage+is+that+it+provides+a+large+space.+For+example%2C+a+PCTC+with+a+floor+area+of+approximately+54%2C000+square+meters+is+comparable+to+one+of+Japan%E2%80%99s+largest+land-based+data+centers+in+terms+of+total+floor+area.+Following+a+pilot+project+to+convert+a+general+cargo+ship+into+a+data+center+with+a+capacity+of+20+to+73+megawatts%2C+the+aim+is+to+put+it+to+commercial+use.%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%8B%E4%BF%9D%E8%A8%BC%E3%82%82%E3%81%97%E3%81%BE%E3%81%9B%E3%82%93%E3%80%82%E3%83%9E%E3%83%AA%E3%83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