Ship&Offshore | Issue 02/2023
Liquid hydrogen carrier design completed
UK-based Houlder Limited, a design and engineering consultancy specialising in marine and offshore, has completed the concept design of a 20,000m3 liquid hydrogen carrier for Shell International Trading and Shipping Company Limited. The gas carrier design also focused on the possible use of hydrogen as fuel. The gas poses particular challenges in the field of cryogenics because its boiling point is significantly below that of liquid natural gas, Houlder noted in a statement. Hydrogen is a liquid only below temperatures of -253°C....