First Custom-Designed LCO2 Carrier Arrives in Norway to Start CCS

The world’s first custom-designed and built carrier for the commercial transport of liquified CO2 arrived on February 6 in its homeport of Stavanger, Norway. The vessel, Northern Pioneer (10,000 dwt), will be undergoing commissioning as it prepares to launch the first commercial operation for the transport of captured CO2 from industrial sites in Northern Europe and ultimately injection under the seabed of the North Sea.

The vessel has the capacity to transport approximately 7,500 cbm of liquified CO2. The cargo transport conditions are a maximum of 19 bar (g) pressure and a minimum of negative 35 C temperature…