Hyundai gets OK from ABS for LNG-powered CO2 carrier

South Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) Group has received an approval in principle from classification society ABS for a large LNG-powered liquefied carbon dioxide carrier.

ABS said in a statement it awarded the approval along with the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) Maritime Administrator during the Gastech Exhibition and Conference in Milan, Italy.

The 74,000 cbm design builds on the 40,000 cbm “super gap” technology developed in 2021 by HHI Group which includes Hyundai Glovis, G-Marine Service, and KSOE, according to ABS.

The classification society revealed this project earlier this year saying this is the world’s largest LCO2 carrier.

ABS said in the new statement that a total of nine cylindrical tanks were applied to maximize the load carried while LNG-fueled propulsion engines were installed in response to environmental regulations.

Hyundai gets OK from ABS for LNG-powered CO2 carrier
Image: ABS

The classification society approved the basic carrier design and the RMI Maritime Administrator provided acceptance of design and equivalent arrangements as required, the statement said.

This announcement follows the joint development project to advance carbon capture technologies between ABS and HHI Group.

ABS has awarded approval in principle to the carbon dioxide injection platform developed by the group.

The platform will store carbon dioxide previously captured on land, liquefied at high pressure, and transported to the sea through a carrier or pipeline.

HHI Group has developed this platform with the goal of storing annually 400,000 tons of carbon dioxide underground in Korea’s East Sea gas field starting in 2025.

Most Popular

Williams launches Transco pipeline expansions

US natural gas pipeline operator Williams has launched two fully contracted expansions of the existing Transco pipeline to meet growing domestic demand and LNG exports.

DOE gives further boost to US LNG exports

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has removed a regulatory barrier that required liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects to start export within seven years of receiving regulatory approval.

Dunmura seals Galveston LNG bunkering deal

Pilot LNG and Libra Group’s maritime unit Seapath have signed a deal to supply LNG to London-based Dunmura from their planned LNG bunkering facility in Galveston, Texas.

More News Like This

VesselsValue: South Korea’s LNG carrier orderbook worth $71.3 billion

South Korean yards have 276 LNG carriers worth $71.3 billion on order, according to the newest data by Veson Nautical’s VesselsValue.

H-Line’s LNG-powered PCTC delivered in China

China’s Guangzhou Shipyard International has handed over a new LNG-powered pure car and truck carrier to South Korean owner H-Line Shipping and charterer Hyundai Glovis.

HD Hyundai Heavy to install new type of engine on Excelerate’s FSRU

Excelerate Energy's new floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU), which is currently under construction at South Korean shipbuilder HD Hyundai Heavy Industries, will feature the world’s first H54DF HiMSEN engine.

HD Hyundai Mipo clinches order for four LNG bunkering vessels

South Korea’s HD Hyundai Mipo has won a new order to build four liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering vessels.