BG Freight Line installs carbon capture

BG Freight Line will install Value Maritime’s Filtree and carbon capture system onboard two of its container vessels BG Onyx and BG Ruby chartered from German shipowner HS Schiffahrt.

The decision highlights the advantages of bringing the strengths of both shipowner and charterer/co-owner together to prepare for future environmental regulations and gain an edge over competing vessels.

“Value Maritime’s technology offers us an immediate and sustainable solution to reducing our carbon emissions while keeping our vessels commercially competitive and sailing with virtually no disruption to our trading,” said Koert Luitwieler, CEO, BG Freight Line.

Sustainable ships

Once the installation is complete in the summer, the vessels will continue to trade in North-West Europe emitting considerably less carbon and will utilise Value Maritime outlets across this region to reuse the carbon on land.

This is the first of many contracts Value Maritime intends to sign with German shipowners and charterers.

“A green and financial dividend is the best of both worlds. Not only can our clients reduce their carbon emissions with a system that’s cleaner than MGO and capture carbon onboard their small-large sized vessels, but they can also generate substantial fuel savings and earn back their investment in 1-2.5 years,” said Maarten Lodewijks, director and co-founder, Value Maritime.

Value Maritime developed “Filtree”, a unique system that cleans both air and water from all ship types and includes an integrated carbon capture feature for newbuilds or retrofits.

The “plug and play” Exhaust Gas Cleaning System (EGCS) is based on compact, patented and proven technology. It filters sulphur as well as ultra-fine particulate matter from the exhausts of small-large size ships while ensuring the wash water used is also filtered and the ph neutralised before discharge.

The CO₂ capture feature removes and stores carbon from the vessel’s exhaust gases and uses it to charge a CO₂ battery which can be offloaded and re-used to facilitate the growth of flowers and other crops or used to enrich future fuels such as methanol for dual-fuelled vessels.

The contract includes installation and commissioning by the Value Maritime engineering team, initial training and any ongoing maintenance.