Photo credit: Wagenborg.
Dutch shipowner Royal Wagenborg and UK headquartered INEOS Energy have launched and named yesterday the first European built offshore CO2 carrier to enable carbon capture storage across Europe.
Lady Catherine Ratcliffe, as godmother of the vessel, performed the traditional naming ceremony, to launch the carrier at the Royal Niestern Sander shipyard in the Netherlands, as part of a close partnership between Royal Wagenborg and INEOS Energy.
Designed for the safe and efficient transport of liquefied CO₂, the newly launched vessel will play a crucial role in the Greensand project in the Danish North Sea, led by INEOS Energy, according to Royal Wagenborg.
Based on the EasyMax design, the ship features a cargo capacity of approximately 5,000 ton of liqued CO2.
“This launch is a defining moment for Wagenborg. It combines over a century of maritime experience with a forward-looking vision of sustainability. As the first European-built offshore CO₂ carrier, this vessel positions us—and our partners—at the forefront of the energy transition in Europe,” says Egbert Vuursteen, CEO of Royal Wagenborg.
“The launch of Carbon Destroyer 1 is an important next step for Carbon Capture and Storage in Europe. We are demonstrating that Carbon Storage is commercially viable and a far better way to decarbonise Europe without its deindustialisation,” notes Sir Jim Ratcliffe, chairman of INEOS.
“Carbon destroyer 1 will transport captured CO2 from across Europe, creating a virtual pipeline between the point of capture and permanent storage deep beneath the sea bed of the North Sea. The delivery of the first dedicated offshore CO2 carrier is a prerequisite for commercial scale CCS across the continent,” says Mads Weng Gade, CEO of INEOS Energy Europe.
