Ship&Offshore | Issue 06/2024
Study highlights low port readiness for handling CO2
Ports currently lack the infrastructure and systems necessary for handing carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) captured by ships at sea, according to a recent study commissioned by the Singapore-based Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD) in collaboration with Lloyd’s Register and Arup, a port engineering decarbonisation consultancy. The lack of port readiness is therefore a major hurdle to the adoption of Onboard Carbon Capture and Storage (OCCS) systems as a means of supporting maritime decarbonisation, the study concluded....