JAPANESE shipping major 'K' Line has announced long-term charter contracts for two liquefied CO2 vessels to support of the world's first industrial-scale carbon capture and storage project, reports Ventura, California's gCaptain.
The contracts were signed with the Northern Lights joint venture, which is developing the project, and cover the bare boat charter and time charter of two 7,500 cubic metre (cbm) liquefied CO2 ships on order with delivery planned in 2024.The London-based subsidiary 'K' Line LNG Shipping (UK) Ltd will undertake the management of two ships. They will be tasked with transporting liquefied CO2 from industrial emitters, including the Norcem Brevik and Hafslund Oslo Celsio carbon capture facilities, to the Northern Lights CO2 receiving terminal in Oygarden, Norway.
The Northern Lights joint venture, which is made up of Equinor, Shell and TotalEnergies, ordered the ships from China's Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Co in October.
The 130-metre vessels will come with 7,500 cbm of cargo capacity and be specially designed to transport liquid CO2 with purpose-built pressurised cargo tanks.
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The contracts were signed with the Northern Lights joint venture, which is developing the project, and cover the bare boat charter and time charter of two 7,500 cubic metre (cbm) liquefied CO2 ships on order with delivery planned in 2024.The London-based subsidiary 'K' Line LNG Shipping (UK) Ltd will undertake the management of two ships. They will be tasked with transporting liquefied CO2 from industrial emitters, including the Norcem Brevik and Hafslund Oslo Celsio carbon capture facilities, to the Northern Lights CO2 receiving terminal in Oygarden, Norway.
The Northern Lights joint venture, which is made up of Equinor, Shell and TotalEnergies, ordered the ships from China's Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Co in October.
The 130-metre vessels will come with 7,500 cbm of cargo capacity and be specially designed to transport liquid CO2 with purpose-built pressurised cargo tanks.
SeaNews Turkey