April 9, 2022
Iwatani Corporation
Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd.
Shell Japan Ltd.
Electric Power Development Co., Ltd.
Marubeni Corporation
ENEOS Corporation
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd.

HySTRA celebrates completion of worldʼs first liquefiedhydrogen vessel voyage in JapanA ceremony to mark the completion of the worldʼs first maritime transport ofliquefied hydrogen, including its loading and unloading has been held in Kobe, Japan.
The demonstration voyage by the worldʼs first liquefied hydrogen carrier, Suiso
Frontier, proved that an international liquefied hydrogen supply chain is possible,
marking a significant step towards the utilization of hydrogen as a new energy
source.
The HySTRA ※ 1 joint venture, comprising Iwatani Corporation, Kawasaki HeavyIndustries, Ltd., Shell Japan Ltd., Electric Power Development Co., Ltd.(J-POWER),
Marubeni Corporation, ENEOS Corporation, and Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. withsupport from NEDO ※ 2, is exploring the development of a large-scale marinetransport supply chain.

Ceremony for completing the demonstration test

The joint venture developed technologies to produce and transport large volumesof liquefied hydrogen, conducting demonstration tests between Japan and Australia
to establish processes around the safe loading, offloading and storage of hydrogen.
Insights from the demonstration voyage will also guide the development ofinternational safety standards and codes for transporting liquefied hydrogen.
Suiso Frontier, the world's first liquefied hydrogen carrier, departed Japan inDecember 2021 and arrived in Australia in January 2022. The ship was loaded withliquefied hydrogen produced from coal in Victoria, Australia, and returned to Japanin February 2022, unloading the cargo to a landside storage tank.
The HySTRA joint venture partners will continue to gather data and findings, andcollaborate with various parties to promote this project and contribute to thedevelopment of a commercial hydrogen supply chain, as more industries explorehydrogen as a new energy source.
The HySTRA joint venture comprises:
Iwatani
Operation of Hy touch Kobe, a liquefied hydrogen cargo handling
Corporation
demonstration terminal
Kawasaki
Design and construction of "Suiso Frontier", a liquefied hydrogen
Heavycarrier, and the Hy touch Kobe, a liquefied hydrogen cargo handlingIndustries
demonstration terminal
Shell Japan
Operation and crewing of Suiso Frontier
J-POWER
Marubeni

ENEOS
Kawasaki
Kisen Kaisha

Construction and operation of the facilities to produce hydrogengas using Victorian coal in Latrobe Valley, Victoria
Examination of implementation of CO2-free hydrogen supply chain
technologies by leveraging knowhow cultivated as a general
trading company
Feasibility study of CO2-free Hydrogen Supply Chain

Assistance for safe transportation of liquid hydrogen by using its
knowledge and experience acquired through the operation of LNG
carriers.
The project had input from Japanese and Australian government agencies, including
the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and NEDO, and companies in Japanand Australia.

Japan-Australia Supply Chain Pilot Diagram*1: An abbreviation of the Japan CO2 Free Hydrogen Energy Supply-chain
Technology Research Association. The company was established by Iwatani,Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Shell Japan and J-POWER to establish and demonstratetechnologies for hydrogen production using Victorian coal, transportation andstorage for the commercialization of a CO2-free hydrogen supply chain. Marubeni
Corporation, ENEOS Corporation, and Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha joined the project later.
*2: New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization(Reference)
In Australia, Iwatani Corporation, Kawasaki Heavy Industries Group, J-POWERGroup, Marubeni Corporation, Sumitomo Corporation, and AGL Energy Limited
formed a consortium to build a gas refining facility, hydrogen liquefaction andloading terminal with subsidies from the Australian and Victorian governments. A
local industrial gas company oversees ground transportation of hydrogen.