World’s Largest Liquid CO2 Carrier Order Bagged In By HD Korea Shipbuilding

Credits: Tatiana Meel/REUTERS

HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering, the mid-tier shipbuilding holding company of Hyundai Heavy Industries, announced on July 19 that it recently signed a shipbuilding contract with Greece’s Capital Maritime Group for two 22,000 cubic meter-class Liquid CO2 (LCO2) carriers totaling 179 billion won (US$141 million).

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The LCO2 carriers to be constructed are 159.9 m long, 27.4 m wide, and 17.8 m high, and are scheduled to be sequentially...

https://mfame.guru/worlds-largest-liquid-co2-carrier-order-bagged-in-by-hd-korea-shipbuilding/

Wärtsilä develops solution for transporting captured carbon

Capturing and storing CO2 is an important strategy in efforts to reduce global CO2 emissions. But how do you get the captured carbon to where you store it? Wärtsilä has been working on one part of the solution and has conducted a study on the systems and solutions required for liquid CO2 carrier (LCO2) vessels.

Wärtsilä Gas Solutions has developed a cargo tank design suitable for LCO2 applications, that was recently awarded Approval in Principle (AiP) by the classification society DNV.

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https://www.marinelog.com/shipping/environment/wartsila-develops-solution-for-transporting-captured-carbon/

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