The Motorship examines the challenges facing the wider take-up of carbon capture and storage systems in the shipping industry

Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is gaining widespread attention as a way towards ‘Net Zero’ but a CO₂ value chain is required before the maritime industry can give serious consideration to the commercial transportation of this primary greenhouse gas. What’s more a number of technical obstacles need to be hurdled if there is going to be industry wide take up of CCS technology aboard all vessel types, including passenger ships.