Muscat – The Sultanate of Oman received the Japanese ship ‘Suiso Frontier’, manufactured by Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI), as part of its program to visit a number of countries in the Middle East.

The visit of the Suiso Frontier to Oman is a milestone in developing commercially viable supply chains for the hydrogen market. According to a report by International Energy Agency (IEA) (Renewable Hydrogen from Oman: A Producer Economy in Transition), Oman is on track to become a competitive low-emissions hydrogen supplier by 2030.

The Suiso Frontier was built in 2020 as a prototype ship to assess the technical aspects of transporting liquefied hydrogen by sea. The 8,0000 tons ship is 116 meters long and 19 meters wide, carrying a double tank with a capacity of 1,250 cubic meters to retain hydrogen and maintain it a temperature of -253 degrees Celsius.