Container carrier X-Press Feeders has signed with Value Maritime for the provision of a Carbon Capture feature and Clean-Loop system onboard two feeder vessels, ‘Atlantis A’ and ‘X-Press Elbe’.
Value Maritime was awarded the contract for the two vessels by Eastaway, a member of the X-Press Feeders Group. Both ships will be equipped with Value Maritime’s Carbon Capture and Clean Loop system and the retrofitting is expected to take place in late summer2022. Once the vessels are retrofitted, they will sail with a 20% emissions reduction and trade in North-West Europe.
The two vessels will be outfitted with Value Maritime’s Carbon Capture Module and CO2 Battery to capture and store CO2 on board. The system will capture carbon from the vessel’s exhaust and in turn charge the vessel’s CO2 Battery. This battery acts as an onboard storage facility, enabling the charging and discharging of CO2 indefinitely. The CO2 batteries will be offloaded and discharged at greenhouses in Europe where the CO2 will be re-used to grow crops or flowers. With the Clean Loop system, the water used to clean the ship’s exhaust gases is filtered through Value Maritime’s smart filtration system and the ph is neutralised before discharge.
This is not the first time an X-Press Feeders vessel has been equipped with Value Maritime’s emission-reducing carbon capture system. In 2021, Value Maritime’s first CO₂ Capture Module and CO₂ Battery were installed on Visser Shipping’s Nordica vessel, which is operated by X-Press Feeders. The Nordica was the first vessel to capture and store CO₂ onboard a vessel whilst in operation and has proven that this technology works.
Maarten Lodewijks, Co-Founder and Director, Value Maritime, said: “A new user of our technology is always exciting. A repeat user, however, is the best feeling. On leaving the yard, X-Press Feeders will immediately begin to reduce the carbon footprint of these vessels. It’s instant results in an easy, energy-efficient and cost-effective way with virtually no downtime.”
