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World\u2019s First Ship-to-Ship Transfer Of LCO\u2082 Completed In Shanghai
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Shanghai has completed the world\u2019s first ship-to-ship transfer of liquid carbon dioxide (LCO\u2082) captured from a ship\u2019s emissions.<\/p>\n

The operation took place on June 19 at the Shengdong Terminal of Yangshan Deepwater Port, where the barge \u201cDejin\u201d docked alongside the Panamanian-flagged container ship \u201cEVER TOP.\u201d<\/p>\n

The EVER TOP, the world\u2019s first container ship fitted with an onboard carbon capture system, successfully offloaded the captured CO\u2082 directly to another vessel. This follows its earlier milestone in 2023, when it completed the first-ever ship-to-shore transfer of captured CO\u2082 at the same port.<\/p>\n

The system, known as the Onboard Carbon Capture and Storage (OCCS) system, enables vessels to trap and store CO\u2082 from their own exhaust gases during voyages.<\/p>\n

Su Yi, general manager of the institute\u2019s Environmental Equipment Division, stated that the system is capable of capturing over 80% of carbon dioxide emissions with a purity of 99.9%. He explained that retrofitting a large container ship like the 14,000-TEU EVER TOP with this system costs around $10 million, less than half the price of converting the ship to run on methanol or ammonia, which are the current alternatives for reducing emissions.<\/p>\n

The captured carbon dioxide is not wasted. It can be sold for use in industrial applications, with the potential to generate up to $8 million per year in revenue per ship. This turns emissions, once considered waste, into a commercial asset.<\/p>\n

A key challenge with carbon capture on ships has been the difficulty of unloading the captured CO\u2082. Many industrial buyers are located near smaller ports that are not equipped to receive large vessels. This has made offloading costly and logistically complex.<\/p>\n