Regulatory hurdles are blocking the development of cross-border shipments of liquefied CO2 and the scaling up of the emerging carbon capture, storage and utilisation (CCUS) sector.

Jasper Heikens, who is chief commercial officer for Greek shipowner Peter Livanos’ fledgling LCO2 carrier and terminal venture EcoLog, said emitters need choice and scale to store CO2 to bring the cost down and accelerate the scale of decarbonisation.