Japan's K Line joins study on offloading of LCO2 from shipboard capturing systems
Japanese shipping firm K Line on April 14 announced it has participated in a consortium to study the offloading of liquefied CO2 from shipboard CO2 capturing systems.
The study was convened by the Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD), a non-profit organisation established to promote the decarbonisation of the maritime industry.
“Technologies for the shipboard capture of CO2 emitted from ships and for liquefying, storing, and transporting it constitute one of the medium- to long-term measures for decarbonising marine transportation,” K Line said.
More than 20 companies and organisations are participating in the joint study, which will be implemented during a period of approximately nine months from April 2023 for purposes such as establishing safety in offloading liquefied CO2 and rules in operation, with the ultimate objective of putting in place a CO2 capture, use, and storage (CCUS) value chain in the future, the company added.