Northern Lights inks third liquefied CO2 carrier newbuilding contract

Joint venture Northern Lights has ordered a third liquefied CO₂ (LCO₂) carrier at Dalian Shipbuilding Offshore Co in China.

Northern Lights, a tie-up among Equinor, Shell and TotalEnergies, said this newbuilding will be a sister ship to the two 7,500-cbm CO₂ carriers it already has on order at the yard.

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It said the three ships are the world’s largest dedicated LCO₂ vessels that are custom-built with pressurised cargo tanks for the transportation of LCO₂.