Nexus Victoria Becomes Largest Vessel With Combined Emission Control Technology

The Nexus Victoria, a 75,000 dwt LR1 product tanker, has become the first vessel in its category to be fitted with a dual-purpose exhaust gas cleaning and carbon capture system.

The installation was recently completed in Singapore under the supervision of Value Maritime (VM), a company specialising in emission-reducing technologies.

The system, known as Filtree, serves as a dual function, acting as a scrubber to remove sulfur and fine particulate matter while also capturing CO2 from the vessel’s exhaust gases.

According to VM, the Filtree system currently can capture 10% of the tanker’s CO2 emissions, with plans to increase its capacity to 30% in the future. This makes the Nexus Victoria the largest vessel to feature VM’s SOx scrubber and carbon capture technology.

The Nexus Victoria is owned by Mitsui O.S.K Lines and managed by Synergy Maritime. The vessel was built in Japan and is powered by a single two-stroke, six-cylinder diesel engine manufactured by Mitsui Engineering.

MOL considers this installation an important step toward reducing emissions from ships that are not yet able to transition to alternative fuels.

The company has reiterated its commitment to developing carbon capture solutions and is actively working on establishing a CO2 value chain that will support industries such as greenhouse farming, methanol production, and the food sector.

VM’s Filtree system is designed to be a compact, plug and play solution that can be integrated into existing vessels. The system consists of: a gas cleaning unit that remove sulfur, 99% of fine dust practicles and CO2 from the exhaust gases.

A water treatment unit that filters out oil residues and particular matter ensuring that wastewater discharge meets environmental regulations.

Value Maritime, founded in 2017, has already deployed similar systems on several vessels, including the MR tanker Pacific Cobalt in 2023, and multiple ships operated by Ardmore Shipping.

The company’s sister organisation, Value Carbon, is working on developing a network that will handle captured CO2 from both the maritime and industrial sectors.

References: Value Maritime 

Source: Maritime Shipping News