Pirika Moshiri Maru (Credit: Oshima Shipbuilding/Supplied by NYK) NYK has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Hokkaido Electric Power to conduct a study related to onboard carbon capture and storage (OCCS) technologies. Under the agreement, the companies will jointly study a demonstration project in Tomakomai, Japan, focused on decarbonizing maritime transport. The study will run over a three-year period through fiscal year 2028 and will cover the design and opera

source: SSS ClassNK, as announced back at 25-03-2026, has issued an Approval in Principle (AiP) for the designs of a liquefied CO2 carrier intended to Socket SPAR Unit for injection facility. The certification demonstrates its feasibility from regulatory and safety perspectives. As CCS projects continue to advance worldwide, Japan faces unique challenges due to its deep and steep offshore waters, where subsea pipeline-based CO2 storage is not always feasible. Under the Minis

Credit: Northern Lights JV The Northern Phoenix was officially blessed in Bergen the previous week, marking another milestone in the development of Northern Lights’ CO₂ transport infrastructure. The ship is purpose-built for the safe and efficient transport of liquefied CO₂ and is an addition to the Northern Lights fleet, supporting the scaling of carbon capture and storage across Europe. Northern Phoenix is dedicated to transporting CO₂ from Yara and will play a key role in

Bulk carrier designed with Oshima’s onboard carbon capture system (source: Oshima Shipbuilding) Advancements in Maritime Transport Technology Japanese concept designs for an onboard carbon capture and storage system (OCCS) and an ammonia-powered gas carrier have received approvals in principle (AiPs). These approvals mark a significant step forward in the development of innovative maritime transport solutions. The designs, developed by Oshima Shipbuilding, include a dry bulk

source: Noerthern Lights. Norway’s Northern Lights carbon capture and storage (CCS) project has begun injecting its first volumes of biogenic carbon dioxide (CO2) captured from wastewater treatment. The project, located in the North Sea, has received CO2 derived from wastewater processing at the Veas facility in Slemmestad, which serves more than 800,000 people in the Oslo region. The captured emissions have been liquefied and transported by truck to the Øygarden receiving te

Northern Pioneer. Credits: Northern Lights. Northern Lights Phase 2 moves forward with a contract signing ceremony in Norway for a new 12,000-m 3 liquefied CO2 carrier. A contract signing ceremony for Phase 2 of Northern Lights was held on 4 March in Øygarden, Norway, to mark the signing of a time charter contract and a shipbuilding contract for a 12,000-m 3 liquefied CO2 carrier, reported stakeholder K Line. The company said the vessel will be constructed for Phase 2 of No

Between East Arm and Middle Arm in Darwin Harbour is a favoured CO2 hub (source: CSIRO) CSIRO sees liquid CO2 shipping emerging in Europe and Asia-Pacific, with Australia’s policy and permitting settings shaping bankable cross-border trade. Liquid CO2 shipping is moving from small-scale food-and-beverage trades towards early application in carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) value chains, but its near-term shape is being set as much by fiscal and permitting setting

sourve : Northern Lights Northern Lights JV has awarded a charter agreement to a consortium of Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (“K” LINE), and MISC Berhad for one new liquid CO₂ transport vessel. A second vessel will be awarded to the same consortium in April 2026. Further, two charter agreements have been awarded to Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. for two new CO₂ transport vessels. The three first vessels awarded will each have a 12,000 m3 cargo capacity. The long-term time charter ag

Source: Capital Clean Energy Carriers Corp. (CCEC) Capital Clean Energy Carriers Corp. (CCEC) announced the receipt of the world's first LCO2 carrier with a carrying capacity of 22,000 cubic meters, the "Active" from Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co., Ltd. The vessel is designed to transport LCO2, while remaining fully competitive in the handy semi-refrigerated gas carrier market. These vessels have multi-cargo capability and can carry LCO2, LPG, ammonia and selected petrochemicals.

LCO2 carrier "Active" . Source: NX An important milestone was achieved by the LCO2 carrier "Active" of Capital Clean Energy Carriers Corp., owned by Evangelos Marinakis, which is being built at the Hyundai Mipo Dockyard and has a capacity of 22,000 cubic meters of LCO2. The ship successfully completed its first large-scale two-week CO2 transport trials. According to the company, this demanding process required detailed planning, a high level of technical expertise and the con

ACTIVE. World 's largest LCO2 carrier (source: NX) As 2025 drew to a close, Finland’s Vantaan Energia’s Vantaa Carbon Capture project was announced, described as Finland’s first industrial-scale carbon dioxide capture and storage project and as creating “a completely new infrastructure and value chain for carbon dioxide capture, utilisation and storage in Finland.” According to the company, the project would “significantly reduce fossil emissions and create a value chain in

(source: Svitzer/Robert Allan) A Danish shipowner and Canadian naval architect have secured class approval for their design of an articulated tug-barge unit to transport CO2 Svitzer has entered the CO2 transport market with a class-approved design for an articulated tug-barge unit to support carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects. ABS has granted an approval in principle (AiP) for the AP Moller subsidiary’s barge, which can both store and transport liquefied CO2 with suppo

Active LCO2 carrier. Source Capital Gas The Capital Group ship Active, owned by shipowner Vangelis Marinakis, was honored with the "Ship of the Year" award at the Lloyd's List Greek Shipping Awards 2025. It is noted that the newly built vessel Active was awarded, given that it was judged by the jury to be the first technologically innovative vessel worldwide out of the four liquefied CO₂ (LCO₂) vessels, with a capacity of 22,000 cubic meters. The ship's innovative shipbuildin

Source: Höegh Evi - CO2 Collection Terminal Three players in the offshore energy and maritime spheres – Höegh Evi, Aker BP, and Ports of Stockholm – have joined forces to bring to life a CO2 logistics hub and enable an efficient and sustainable transport chain for carbon dioxide from industrial emitters in eastern Sweden. While disclosing a collaboration on CO2 logistics at Stockholm Norvik Port , Höegh Evi said that its partnership with Aker BP and Ports of Stockholm began i

Northern Phoenix. Source K Line China’s Dalian Shipbuilding Industry (DSIC), part of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC), has delivered a new liquefied carbon dioxide (LCO2) carrier to Northern Lights, a joint venture (JV) encompassing three European oil majors: Shell, Equinor, and TotalEnergies. While revealing the delivery of the Northern Phoenix liquefied CO2 carrier to Northern Lights, Japan’s maritime transport player, Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) , which ente

source: ECOLOG LinkedIn The APOLLOCO2 project in Greece, initiated and led by  ECOLOG  and  DESFA  has secured a grant of 169.3 million Euro from the #EU  Innovation Fund. This critical funding will enable the construction of a Floating Liquefaction and Storage Unit with a liquefaction capacity of 3mtpa expandable to 5mtpa. The facility will also benefit from cold energy produced via heat exchangers for the liquefaction of CO2, due to its co-location with the neighbouring LNG

A full-scale testbed at HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (HD KSOE) underpins the company’s push into low-pressure (LP) liquefied CO2 carriers, with trials that demonstrated cargo handling, reliquefaction and emergency operations on representative equipment and procedures. The engineering centred on operating at LP conditions that allowed bi-lobe Type C tanks and higher volumetric efficiency. Structural integrity was addressed using an engineering critical assessme

Drawings is: Brevik Engineering AS. Source offshore-energy.biz This pioneering concept delivers a powerful blend of cutting-edge...

Carbon Destroyer 1. Source: Royal Vagenborg During the 22 September 2025, the Carbon Destroyer 1 was transported successfully from the...

MODEC'S & MOL carriers offshore lco2 unit concept. Source MODEC. Mitsui OSK Lines and MODEC have developed a floating storage and...