DNV approves two LCO2 carrier designs

Classification society DNV has awarded Approvals in Principle (AiPs) to two liquid carbon dioxide (LCO2) carrier designs.

IMAGE: Höegh Evi's LCO2 carrier design. Höegh Evi

DNV has awarded the first AiP to HD Hyundai Mipo South Korean shipping company HD Hyundai Mipo (HMD) for its 20,000-cbm LCO2 carrier design for achieving optimised cargo tank arrangement.

The design addresses specific challenges to CO₂ transport, including the high internal pressure, low-temperature conditions, and long-distance transport requirements, DNV said.

“The AiP covers HD Hyundai Mipo’s optimized medium-pressure, type C cargo tank design, with structural safety verification for the complete vessel now finalized,” the classification society added.

DNV has granted the second approval to a 50,000-cbm LCO2 carrier design developed by Norway-based LNG supplier Höegh Evi and compatriot oil and gas company Aker BP and maritime engineering services provider Moss Maritime.

The vessel is designed to transport captured CO₂ from European industrial emitters to offshore sites on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS). “It is the first to be reviewed under DNV’s new CO2 RECOND class notation, developed specifically for CO₂ handling and conditioning,” Höegh Evi.

By Aparupa Mazumder

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