Trials of shipboard CO2 capture system prove a ‘success’, says K Line

K Line says it has successfully carried out the separation and capture of carbon dioxide from the exhaust gas emitted from one of its bulkers, in what it has described as a "world first".

The Japanese shipowner said the trials aboard the 88,000-dwt coal carrier Corona Unity (built 2016) showed that the captured CO₂ had a purity "greater than 99.9%".