MOU signed on collaborative study for ocean-going liquified CO2 carriers

Mitsubishi Shipbuilding, a part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group and Nihon Shipyard Co., Ltd., a Tokyo-based joint venture for ship design and sales between Imabari Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. and Japan Marine United Corporation, have signed an MOU with Mitsui & Co., Ltd. and Mitsubishi Corporation on the collaborative study for ocean-going liquified CO2 (LCO2)

Mitsubishi and Nihon launch study for development of LCO2 carrier

Demand for LCO2 carriers is expected to grow in the future as a means to transport large volumes of CO2.

Hunter Group joins hands with DNV for CO2 shipping

Hunter Group has joined forces with class society DNV to develop a low-pressure midstream shipping solution for carbon capture and storage. The parties have agreed to work together on a 40,000 to 70,000 cu m liquified CO2 carrier with 20,000 to 30,000 cu m feeder vessels to be operated on the Norwegian Continental Shelf and

K Line signs charter contract with Northern Lights

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) has signed a long-term bareboat charter contract with Northern Lights, a joint venture between Equinor, Shell and TotalEnergies for two liquefied CO2 carriers under construction in China. Northern Lights JV is developing an infrastructure to transport CO2 from European industrial emitters. As part of the project, an order was placed

Japanese utility firm readies first liquefied CO2 shipping terminal

Kansai Electric Power has partnered with research firm Japan Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) to develop a liquefied CO2 shipping terminal at Kansai’s 1,800MW Maizuru coal-fired power complex in Kyoto. The project will see about 10,000 tons a year of CO2 captured at the Maizuru power station liquefied at the shipping base for transport on