Podcast: Aramis CCS can be ’10 times’ the size of Porthos

  • Gas
  • August 14, 2025

The Aramis carbon capture and storage project in Rotterdam has the potential to be ’10 times’ the size of Porthos.

Speaking on the latest 1895 podcast, entitled CO2 pinch: tackling tightness and diversifying supply, Boudewijn Siemons, CEO at the Port of Rotterdam Authority, discusses the port’s role in the CO2 value chain and its ambitions to become a central hub for CO2 handling, shipping and infrastructure.

The major European maritime hub is one of the co-investors in the (together with Shell, Exxon, Air Liquide and Air Products) which will store 2 million tonnes of CO2 annually under the seabed from the second half of 2026.

“We will not invest in an ammonia or hydrogen terminal – that’s for our customers, but the connecting infrastructure is something we want to facilitate. The port is an orchestra and we are the conductor,” he said.

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