Carbon Capture

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

The Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD) and Hanwha Ocean have announced a five-year strategic partnership to advance decarbonisation in the maritime sector.

21st October 2024

GCMD and Hanwha team up on decarbonisation

21st October 2024

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

K Line and Hilcorp Alaska have teamed up to explore the feasibility of a carbon capture and storage (CCS) project in Alaska, marking a significant step in international cooperation on cross-border CCS.

14th October 2024

Cross-border CCS project launches

14th October 2024

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

A consortium of ship operators and yards has been awarded approval in principle from both ABS and ClassNK for two types of low-pressure liquefied CO2 (LCO2) carriers.

18th September 2024

Approval granted for LCO2 carriers

18th September 2024

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Korea’s first onboard carbon capture system (OCCS) using purely domestic technology has been successfully installed, reports classification society, Korean Register.

11th July 2024

KR assesses Korea’s first onboard CCS

11th July 2024

CARBON CAPTURE

CARBON CAPTURE

More ports are throwing their weight behind the development of carbon capture facilities and the benefits of the establishment of cross-border associated infrastructure.

24th June 2024

Belgium throws its weight behind carbon capture

24th June 2024

HYDROGEN

HYDROGEN

Gasunie and Vopak is seeking to utilise the Netherlands EemsEnergyTerminal for longer than planned to help ensure future security of alternative fuel supply.

24th June 2024

Working to ensure long-term energy supply

24th June 2024

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Capital Gas, Erma First and Babcock are teaming up to install a carbon capture and storage system on board four new liquefied CO2 carriers.

10th June 2024

CCS systems for new LCO2 carriers

10th June 2024

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

MAN Energy Solutions is part of the EverLoNG onboard carbon capture and storage (CCS) project consortium as it advances a piece of the OEM’s decarbonisation strategy.

30th May 2024

MAN ES advances its onboard CCS strategy through EverLoNG project

30th May 2024

CARBON CAPTURE

CARBON CAPTURE

ABS has awarded an industry first ISM Document of Compliance to ECOLOG, a mid-stream Carbon Capture, Utilization and Sequestration (CCUS) service provider, for the operation of liquified CO2 carriers on behalf of the Bermuda flag…

2nd April 2024

Industry First Audit for the Operation of LCO2 Carriers

2nd April 2024

CARBON CAPTURE

CARBON CAPTURE

ClassNK has issued a SCCS-Full class notation to EVER TOP, a Neopanamax container vessel owned by Taiwanese liner operator Evergreen. The notation signifies that the vessel is now equipped with an onboard CO2 capture…

21st March 2024

ClassNK classifies first Neopanamax onboard CCS retrofit installation

21st March 2024

CARBON CAPTURE

CARBON CAPTURE

TotalEnergies has announced that it has agreed to fully acquire Talos Low Carbon Solutions (TLCS), an early-mover American company focused on carbon capture and storage (CCS).

19th March 2024

TotalEnergies acquires US carbon capture developer

19th March 2024

CARBON CAPTURE

CARBON CAPTURE

Japan’s Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (“K” LINE) has signed an agreement with Japanese gas importer, TOKYO GAS CO., LTD. (Tokyo Gas) to conduct detailed studies examining the establishment of a carbon capture and storage (CCS) value chain.

19th March 2024

K Line inks deal with Japanese gas company to study CCS logistics chain

19th March 2024

METHANOL

METHANOL

Lloyd’s Register (LR) has released a report focusing on total cost of ownership (TCO) comparisons between passenger ships retrofitted with methanol dual-fuel engines and operating vessels on blended fuel (Blend B30), heavy…

12th March 2024

LR report identifies TCO as barrier to methanol retrofits

12th March 2024

CARBON CAPTURE

CARBON CAPTURE

A 1,000 hour demonstration of an on board carbon capture system concluded successfully in mid-February. The initial results of the EverLoNG prototype indicate that carbon capture rates of at least up to 85%…

20th February 2024

Pioneering on board CCS demo delivers promising initial results

20th February 2024

CARBON CAPTURE

CARBON CAPTURE

Solvang ASA, the Norway-based shipowner, has ordered a full-scale, turnkey Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) retrofit on board one of its LPG carriers with Singaporean shipyard Seatrium. The contract is understood to be…

16th February 2024

Solvang orders world’s first full scale onboard CCS retrofit

16th February 2024

CARBON CAPTURE

CARBON CAPTURE

Maritime CCS is poised to play a crucial role in curbing shipping’s CO2 emissions, Sigurd Jenssen, Director, Wärtsilä Exhaust Treatment explains to The Motorship.

16th February 2024

Maritime CCS should play a crucial role in curbing shipping’s CO2 emissions

16th February 2024

CARBON CAPTURE

CARBON CAPTURE

Demand for carbon capture is set to grow and with it demand for the ships to carry it for storage or new applications, writes Tao Shen, Manager, ABS Global Sustainability Center -…

15th February 2024

Liquefied CO2 carriers will join the links in the carbon value chain

15th February 2024

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The European Commission published ambitious plans to develop a regional carbon capture market capable of transporting up to 280 million tonnes of carbon dioxide per year by 2040 on 6 February.

13th February 2024

EU doubles down on carbon capture strategy

13th February 2024

CARBON CAPTURE

CARBON CAPTURE

Seabound, a UK-based carbon capture solutions developer, has successfully concluded a test of its carbon looping carbon capture technology on a commercial container ship, Lomar’s container feeder Sounion Trader. The technology developer now plans…

9th February 2024

Successful onboard carbon looping CCS pilot

9th February 2024

CARBON CAPTURE

CARBON CAPTURE

Ecospray, the Italian decarbonisation solutions supplier, has announced that it will participate as a technical supplier in a groundbreaking pilot project to capture carbon dioxide (CO2) from seawater in Norway.

8th February 2024

Ecospray awarded ocean based carbon capture pilot in Norway

8th February 2024