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The Maritime Bureau of Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) recently unveiled an interim report on demand forecasting for carbon-neutral cargo freighters. The bureau calculated demand for ships to transport cargo for which demand is expected to grow, such as hydrogen, ammonia and CO2, to advance discussions on visions of growth for the Japanese shipbuilding industry.
The bureau projected marine cargo volumes to and from Japan from target amounts set force in a forecast for energy demand in 2040 that the MLIT announced in January and a basic energy plan that Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s Cabinet agreed on in February and projected demand for carbon-neutral ships.
The bureau found out that to transport liquefied CO2 from Japan, there will be demand for up to 180 50,000-cubic-meter-capacity freighters by 2050. To import ammonia, up to 100 87,000-cubic-meter-capacity freighters will be demanded. To import hydrogen with liquefied ammonia, demand will be for some 270 87,000-cubic-meter capacity freighters and with methylcyclohexane (MCH), some 640 50,000-deadweight-ton freighters. To carry liquefied hydrogen, there will be demand for up to 940 40,000-cubic-meter-capacity freighters.
