Australia's Global Energy Ventures (GEV) has unveiled what it hopes will be the world's first compressed hydrogen carrier.

The H2 Ship will transport the fuel from Australia to the Asia Pacific region, drawing on the company's expertise in compressed natural gas (CNG) vessels.

GEV said it wants to be an early mover in the carbon-free technology.

The H2 Ship will have a storage capacity of up to 2,000 tonnes (23m cbm) of compressed hydrogen.