South Korea Funds Project to Build World’s Largest Liquid Hydrogen Carrier

South Korea plans a demonstration liquified hydrogen carrier by 2027 as it works to build leadership in the technology (MOTIE)

As part of our Career Connect Washington Maritime Sector ongoing work, we actively track, document, and inform about emerging technologies and trends. South Korea’s Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Energy announced the formation of a public-private partnership and funding for an effort to build the world’s largest liquid hydrogen carrier. The government views it as a key opportunity where South Korea’s shipbuilders can develop a leadership position building on its current strategy of focusing on high-value ships.

“Liquefied hydrogen carriers are an area with high technical difficulty and very high initial technology development risk, so it is important for the government to play a leading role in securing a new source for Korean-shipbuilding,” said an official from the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy announcing the new project. “We will actively support the early acquisition of large-scale liquefied hydrogen carrier technology by organizing related laws and systems so that the technology we have developed can become a global standard.” Go to this link to read the full article published by The Maritime Executive https://maritime-executive.com/article/south-korea-funds-project-to-build-world-s-largest-liquid-hydrogen-carrier