Larvik Shipping has transported liquified carbon dioxide since the first dedicated CO2 tanker was launched in 1988. The transportation demand for CO2 has mainly been requested from the food and beverage industry, but CCUS provides new areas for LCO2 shipping. With years of dedication to the safe transport of CO2, Larvik Shipping aims to take part in the commercial development of seagoing CO2 transportation related to CCUS projects.
Carbon Capture, Usage and Storage is a powerful technological enabler on the path towards a sustainable energy future that is acknowledged in the European Green Deal, and widely seen as critical to achieving a net-zero economy by 2050. CCUS is drawing attention as a technology to collect and store CO2 or use it effectively, and a step toward realizing a low-carbon society. Liquefied CO2 transport plays a key role in the CCUS value chain as a means of effectively connecting collection sites with storage or usage sites.