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Value Maritime's CCS Can Cut Up to 30% Onboard CO2 Emissions
Maritime technology firm Value Maritime recently installed an exhaust gas cleaning system (EGCS) and carbon capture unit onboard Nexus Victoria, a tanker owned by Japanese shipping firm Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL).
The EGCS filters sulfur particles to meet the IMO's 0.50% sulfur cap, while the carbon capture unit removes 10% of CO2, with the potential to reach 30%, Value Maritime said in an emailed statement on Monday.
The installation was carried out in Singapore.
"Nexus Victoria, with a deadweight tonnage (DWT) of 75,000, is now the largest vessel to incorporate VM's SOx scrubber with advanced carbon capture technology and the first-ever LR1 tanker to sail with this system," Value Maritime claims.
The captured CO2 will be offloaded onshore for re-use in different sectors.
Onboard carbon capture systems trap CO2 from the ship's exhaust gases. As shipping firms invest in alternative-fuel newbuilds, carbon capture offers a way to cut emissions from existing vessels.
"This system represents a crucial step in decarbonising vessels that cannot yet transition to next-generation fuels," Hiroyoshi Kubo, executive office tanker unit at MOL, said.
