Regulations towards cryogenic carbon capture implementation on the marine transport

Abstract

Considering that the maritime industry emits roughly 3% of the global emissions within the outlook to increase in-between 50 and 250 percent by 2050 the forecast of the growth highlights the need to introduce measures against the negative maritime industry impact on the environment in order to comply with the International Maritime Organization (IMO) goal to minimize the total greenhouse gas emission generation at least 50% by 2050 towards Paris climate agreement policy. According to the established standard from the 01st of January 2023 all ships will be required to present their annual operational carbon intensity indicator (CII) and CII rating. The CII rating will be related to the total volume of cargo carried per distance and will classify vessels into categories of efficiency: A, B, C, E, D where category A will represent the most efficient class of vessels. The low class vessels accordingly will be encouraged by authorities to introduce action measures to improve cargo handling efficiency levels therefore the introduced grading will likewise force shipowners to revise technological availability to retrofit vessels into more efficient. LNG fuel serves as a transition fuel due to its beneficial properties for decarbonization and cryogenic carbon capture technologies implementation in marine transport.