The company will see its Samskip Innovator and Samskip Endeavour fitted with Value Maritime's Filtree gas cleaning solution.

Due for commissioning in early 2023, each Samskip installation will feature a gas cleaning unit behind the ship funnel, with the recovered CO2 pumped to a 10MW CO2 battery set housed in ISO tank containers and carried on deck.

These batteries will be unloaded in port, with Value Maritime trucking them to CO2 consumers, such as greenhouses, for discharge, then returning them empty for the next voyage.

The Filtree system captures 30% or more CO2 emissions for ships running on conventional marine fuels, say the parties.

With multiple battery sizes available, ranging between 3.0MW and 15MW, Value Maritime's current carbon capture solution covers engine sizes suitable for container ships of up to 2,000 TEUs capacity.

Filtree is as a prefabricated, pre-installed gas cleaning system for ships that removes sulphur, particulate matter, and CO2. The system also neutralises the PH value of wash water, removing oil residues and ultra-fine particles.

"We work closely with freight owners who prioritise sustainability and whose end consumers hold them to account. Samskip Innovator and Samskip Endeavour, for example, run between the UK and the Netherlands on bio-fuels, which already cut CO2 by 90%. Using the Filtree system in addition will allow us to offer our first carbon neutral shortsea services," Erik Hofmeester, Head of Vessel Management, Samskip, said.

He furthered, "We haven't seen anything like Filtree carbon capture technology out there, but reusing the CO2 by delivering it to greenhouses - that's something really special. It's an elegant system which redelivers CO2 for natural absorption."

Laurens Visser, Commercial Manager, Value Maritime, also commented, "Carbon capture technology can make a significant contribution for owners seeking to reduce their carbon footprints now. We are making a 'green circle' for ship owners and freight shippers by recycling the CO2, and offering certificated accountability on greenhouse gas reductions."

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