MOL Becomes First Japanese Operator to Commercially Install Onboard CO2 Capture System

TOKYO-Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL; President & CEO: Takeshi Hashimoto) today announced that it has decided to equip its LR1 product tanker Nexus Victoria (75,000 DWT class) with the “Filtree System,” an onboard CO₂ capture system with a SOx scrubber (Note 1) manufactured by Value Maritime B.V. (VM) (Note 2), a Dutch emission reducing technology company. This marks the first time a Japanese operator has commercially installed a CO₂ capture system onboard a vessel. The system is slated for installation around the end of 2024.

The Filtree System has a scrubber function that removes 99% of sulfur oxides (SOx) and particulate matter (PM) contained in exhaust gases and a carbon capture and storage (CCS) function that separates and recovers up to 10% of CO₂ from the exhaust emissions. CO₂ in the exhaust gases generated onboard the vessel is adsorbed and captured by reacting with a special chemical substance. The chemical will be discharged ashore, and the heat-separated CO₂ can be supplied to greenhouses, synthetic fuel companies and other end users before being put to good use