World’s first LCO2 ship berths for Northern Lights

The Northern Pioneer – billed as the world’s first commercial liquefied CO2 transport ship – has officially arrived in Norway to serve the Northern Lights project.

The 130m-long ship, which can transport 8,000 tonnes of liquefied CO2, will be ready for operations this year. With its arrival, Northern Lights said the ‘final piece’ of its value chain has fallen into place.

“This marks another significant milestone in building the world’s largest dedicated CO2 shipping fleet and demonstrates Northern Lights’ commitment to building a reliable value chain to support Europe’s decarbonisation goals,” said Tim Heijn, Managing Director of Northern Lights JV, which is owned by Equinor, TotalEnergies and Shell.

Northern Pioneer received blessings from her ‘godmother’ Tina Bru – a Stavanger citizen and former Minister of Petroleum and Energy when the Longship project was proposed to the Norwegian Parliament in 2019.