Anthony Veder has developed a full CO2 concept from the liquefaction of CO2, to storage, shipping and offshore discharge into offshore fields in a bid to further promote Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) -the so-called "Full Chain Shipping Concept".
CCS has been identified as one of the major technologies to help slow the pace of climate change.
Although Anthony Veder, based in Rotterdam, has just launched its full CO2 concept, the group has been involved in CO2 transportation for many years and actually developed the first-ever dedicated newbuild CO2 carrier.
Anthony Veder is actively pursuing opportunities in the CCS sector and is now involved in the many European Union demonstration projects, working alongside many of the oil majors and utility companies.
Jan Valkier, Anthony Veder managing director, commented: "We have built up the know-how to handle CO2 and to transport this product and we use this knowledge in CCS projects, where the captured CO2 is liquefied and transported by vessel to (offshore) underground storage facilities.
"Our experience in transporting CO2 by sea and our 10-year, proven track record gives us a competitive advantage for the various CCS projects in the market."
"Shipping provides a cost-effective and flexible option and it can be used to complement pipeline networks," Valkier added.
Anthony Veder is no stranger to CCS and was in fact, one of the pioneers of shipping CO2. Already back in 1997, Anthony Veder was approached by a customer who wanted an economic means of transporting CO2 by sea within North West Europe, including the Baltic region. In this particular case, the CO2 is for the food industry.
Working together with our customer, Anthony Veder then developed the first-ever dedicated newbuild CO2 carrier which was delivered in 1999, the Coral Carbonic.
Anthony Veder is now involved in discussions with a number of potential customers looking to develop CCS projects.
