X-PRESS Feeders, the world's largest independent common container carriers based in Singapore, has contracted Rotterdam-based technology firm Value Maritime to supply a carbon capture and clean-loop system for two of its vessels.
The system is to be installed onboard two feeder boxships the 2007-built Atlantis A and the 2010-built X-Press Elbe, according to media reports.
Value Maritime, which will also fit Eastern Pacific Shipping's two MR tankers with onboard carbon capture tech, has won a contract for the two vessels from Eastaway, a member of the X-Press Feeders. Both ships will be retrofitted in late summer this year and achieve a 20 per cent emissions reduction while trading in northwest Europe, Value Maritime said.
'On leaving the yard, X-Press Feeders will immediately begin to reduce the carbon footprint of these vessels. It's instant results in an easy, energy-efficient, and cost-effective way with virtually no downtime,' said Maarten Lodewijks, co-founder and director of Value Maritime.
X-Press Feeders operates a fleet of more than 110 vessels, including 40 fully owned. Alphaliner lists the carrier as the 16th largest in the world.
The Sea Consortium-controlled feeder operator is taking a number of proactive steps to reduce the environmental impact of its fleet, including nuclear power and methanol-powered newbuilds. The latest move follows on from retrofitting the X-Press Feeders-operated 1,036 TEU box ship Nordica in 2021, claimed to be the first vessel to capture and store carbon dioxide onboard while in operation, reports Singapore's Splash 247.
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The system is to be installed onboard two feeder boxships the 2007-built Atlantis A and the 2010-built X-Press Elbe, according to media reports.
Value Maritime, which will also fit Eastern Pacific Shipping's two MR tankers with onboard carbon capture tech, has won a contract for the two vessels from Eastaway, a member of the X-Press Feeders. Both ships will be retrofitted in late summer this year and achieve a 20 per cent emissions reduction while trading in northwest Europe, Value Maritime said.
'On leaving the yard, X-Press Feeders will immediately begin to reduce the carbon footprint of these vessels. It's instant results in an easy, energy-efficient, and cost-effective way with virtually no downtime,' said Maarten Lodewijks, co-founder and director of Value Maritime.
X-Press Feeders operates a fleet of more than 110 vessels, including 40 fully owned. Alphaliner lists the carrier as the 16th largest in the world.
The Sea Consortium-controlled feeder operator is taking a number of proactive steps to reduce the environmental impact of its fleet, including nuclear power and methanol-powered newbuilds. The latest move follows on from retrofitting the X-Press Feeders-operated 1,036 TEU box ship Nordica in 2021, claimed to be the first vessel to capture and store carbon dioxide onboard while in operation, reports Singapore's Splash 247.
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