China delivered the world's first commercial liquefied carbon dioxide (CO2) transport ship to its client at a port in Dalian City of northeast China's Liaoning Province on Friday.
The ship was built by Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Co.Ltd.
The ship is 130 meters long and 21 meters wide, and has cargo tanks with a capacity of 7,500 cubic meters. Powered by LNG dual-fuel technology, it could meet the strictest global energy efficiency standards.
"This ship is the first of its kind in the world. The CO2 cargo tanks are made with newly developed steel plate materials. This is our first design and building of a CO2 liquid cargo system, and equipped with many energy-saving and environmentally friendly designs. These factors significantly increased the difficulty of shipbuilding, while also opening a new path in the carbon transport industry," said Gai Yong, manager of the ship project at Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Co. Ltd.
The ship will serve Norway's world-first large-scale commercial liquefied CO2 subsea storage project, according to Gai.
CO2 emissions from European industries will be collected and transported by the ship to a CO2 receiving terminal on Norway’s west coast, where the gas will be processed and injected 2,600 meters underground into the ocean for permanent storage.
As the world's first ship dedicated to marine carbon transport and storage, this vessel will play a pioneering role in addressing global CO2 emissions from land-based sources.
China delivers world's first commercial liquefied CO2 transport ship
