Japan’s big three back standard 42,000 cu m CO2 carrier

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Japan’s three largest shipowners have joined the country’s leading shipbuilders in developing a standardised 42,000 cu m liquefied CO2 carrier as Tokyo prepares for a sharp increase in carbon capture and storage shipping. NYK, MOL and K Line are working with Mitsubishi Shipbuilding, Nihon Shipyard and joint venture MILES on the low-pressure LCO2 design, which …

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