The Northern Phoenix welcomed and blessed in Bergen, Norway

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 enabling the start of commercial cross-border operations.

“With our first two ships already in operation, Northern Phoenix marks the next step in scaling our CO₂ shipping capacity. We look forward to continuing to grow our fleet and enabling safe and reliable CO₂ transport across Europe,” says Tim Heijn, Managing Director of Northern Lights JV.

The naming ceremony took place at Festningskaien in Bergen, attended by partners, stakeholders and invited guests. The ship was blessed by its godmother, Linn Hamre, one of the first Northern Lights employees, selected through an internal initiative to appoint a godmother from within the organisation.

“I wish the Northern Phoenix and her crew fair winds and following seas,” she said.

Northern Phoenix will transport captured CO₂ from Yara to the Northern Lights receiving terminal in Øygarden, Norway, where it will be safely stored beneath the seabed.

Following the ceremony, the ship will start final preparations and commissioning ahead of operations.

source: northern lights JV

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