Kawasaki Heavy says liquefied hydrogen carrier departs Japan for Australia
12/25/2021
Release - Kawasaki Heavy Industries The world’s first liquefied hydrogen carrier left Japan yesterday to pick up its first cargo in Australia, with a return to Japan expected around late February, Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd said. The AUD500 million (USD362 million) pilot project, led by Japan’s Kawasaki and backed by the Japanese and Australian governments, was originally scheduled to ship its first cargo of hydrogen extracted from brown coal in Australia in the spring. But it was delayed to the second half of Kawasaki’s financial year, which runs from October to March, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “It depends on the weather, but the hydrogen carrier ‘Suiso Frontier’ is due to a
