Hyundai and Capital Gas get nod for LCO2 carrier

HD HHI and Evangelos Marinakis-led Capital Gas Ship Management have received approval in principle for a 40,000 cu m LCO2 carrier from the classification society Lloyd’s Register. The project builds on the deal for the construction of four 22,000 cu m low-pressure LCO2 carriers equipped with IMO Type C storage tanks and a cargo handling

Capital Gas, ERMA First & Babcock collaborate on Carbon-fit CCS System

CAPITAL GAS, ERMA FIRST and BABCOCK signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) to install a pioneering Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) system, CARBON FIT, on board four new liquefied carbon dioxide (LCO2) carriers. Due for delivery by South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Mipo Dockyard in 2026, the 22,000 cbm LCO2 carriers will join the Capital Gas

Samsung Heavy to build two new LNG carriers

Samsung Heavy Industries has secured a new order to build two liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers. Samsung Heavy will build the LNG carriers for an unidentified owner in Asia-Pacific for 674.5 billion won ($517 million) or about $258.5 million per vessel. This is one of the highest prices for a single LNG carrier with a

Wärtsilä to help Capital Gas cut GHG emissions

The Finnish technology group Wärtsilä has partnered up Capital Gas Ship Management Corp. to develop a new Fleet Decarbonisation Programme aimed at boosting the efficiency of the company’s LNG carrier fleet. The agreement was signed in June 2022 and will be applied to a fleet of six 174,000 cbm LNG carriers within the Capital Gas