World’s first LH2 carrier published accident report

The difficulties of shipping liquefied hydrogen have been highlighted in a new report from the Australian Transport Safety Bureau, which shows how a safety issue arose on the maiden voyage last year of the Susio Frontier, the world’s first and only liquefied hydrogen (LH2) carrier.  The failure of an incorrectly-fitted electrical solenoid valve led to

Provaris Energy gets nod for compressed hydrogen carrier design

Australian hydrogen shipping start-up Provaris Energy, formerly Global Energy Ventures (GEV), has secured design approval from the class society American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) for its 26,000 cu m compressed hydrogen carrier. In 2021, the company received ABS approvals in principle for the 26,000 cu m ship dubbed the H2Neo and the larger 120,000 cu

Provaris partners with NMM for compressed hydrogen project

Provaris Energy has signed an MoU with Northern Marine Management (NMM) to support the ongoing engineering and development of its compressed hydrogen carrier project. As part of the deal, NMM offers specialist technical and operational services to support Provaris’ 26,000 cu m vessel, dubbed H2Neo, through class and flag approval, shipbuilding contract talks, newbuild supervision,