In Japan, the shipping companies "K" Line, MOL and NYK Line and shipbuilding companies Mitsubishi Shipbuilding, Imabari Shipbuilding, JMU and Nihon Shipyard jointly launched a study to define the design and construction characteristics of ships for the transport of liquefied CO2. Announcing the initiative today, the seven partners explained the study was decided in in view of the expected increase in demand for ships for the transport of liquefied carbon dioxide that will take place hand in hand with the development of projects for the capture and CO2 storage which, collected in Japan, will be transported by sea to storage sites.

The partners specified that the initiative is open to other parts of the industry, including other shipyards, in order to contribute to the further progress of decarbonisation with the development of low-emission ships.