CCS business

2026/04/21 “K” LINE Participates in a Consortium of Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage (CCUS) Hub Study in Asia

2026/03/05 Contract Signing Ceremony for Phases 2 of Northern Lights JV DA

2026/01/30 “K” LINE enters into Time Charter with Northern Lights for a newly built Liquefied CO2 Carrier and will be awarded an additional vessel contract in April 2026 for Northern Lights Project

2025/12/18 Northern Lights and “K” LINE Co-Organize Tour and Showcase Event for Liquefied CO2 Carrier NORTHERN PHOENIX

2025/12/03 Delivery of Liquefied CO2 Carrier “NORTHERN PHOENIX” to Northern Lights

2025/09/08 “K” LINE, Yinson Production and Harbour Energy to jointly identify optimal development solutions for Havstjerne CO2 storage licence and work to increase maturity of solutions

2025/06/19 Naming Ceremony for Northern Lights Liquefied CO2 Carrier “NORTHERN PATHFINDER”

2025/06/17 “K” LINE and Yinson Production partner to jointly develop and market FSIU and liquefied CO2 carrier solutions

2025/01/30 Delivery of Liquefied CO2 Carrier “NORTHERN PATHFINDER” to Northern Lights

2024/12/19 “K” LINE Held FY2024 Global Meetings for LNG Group and Carbon Solution Business Group

2024/11/26 Ready for Delivery of Liquefied CO2 Carrier 'NORTHERN PIONEER' to Northern Lights

2024/10/18 Presentation and Panel Discussion at Japan CCUS Summit

2024/10/11 Signed a Joint Study Agreement for CCS Feasibility Study in Alaska, USA – First feasibility study for Japanese companies for realizing Cross-Border CCS between Japan and the United States

2024/10/02 Presentation at the CCUS WORLD

2024/09/18 Approval in Principle (AiP) Acquired from Two Classification Societies for Low-Pressure Type Liquefied CO2 Carriers undergoing Pursuit of Standardization toward Realization of Large-Scale International Transportation from 2028 onwards

2024/09/13 Commission a CCS engineering design work in Sarawak, Malaysia as the 'Japanese Advanced CCS Projects' in FY2024

2024/09/12 “K” LINE to Exhibit at CCUS WORLD for the 22nd SMART ENERGY WEEK (Autumn 2024)

2024/08/27 Joint Study to Establish Standard Specifications and Designs for LCO2 Carriers in Japan Towards Large-Scale International Marine Transport of Liquefied CO2 by 2028

2024/06/12 TES and “K” LINE Partner for Sustainable Maritime Shipping Solutions

2024/03/29 Establishment of marketing company for liquefied CO2 shipping by Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. and Nippon Gas Line, Ltd.

2024/03/26 Presentation at the 2024 Australia and Southeast Asia Forum on CCS

2024/03/18 “K” LINE Begins Participating in Joint Study with TOKYO GAS CO., LTD. on Liquefied CO2 Marine Transportation for Carbon Dioxide Capture and Storage

2024/02/29 JAPEX, JGC, and “K” LINE Sign a Storage Site Agreement with PETRONAS and PETROS for the CCS Project in Malaysia

2024/02/26 The Chugoku Electric Power and Nippon Gas Line Participate in the Joint Evaluation to Establish CCS Value Chain Originated from Japan for the CCS Project in Malaysia

2024/02/06 “K” LINE enters into charter contracts with Northern Lights for third liquefied CO2 vessels

2024/01/11 2023 LNG Group and Carbon-Neutral Promotion Group Global Meetings Held

2023/12/18 MOU for Feasibility Study to Realize 'Setouchi / Shikoku CO2 Hub Concept'

2023/11/28 NEDO Demonstration Project: Demonstration Test Ship for Liquefied CO2 Transportation Delivered

2023/11/20 JAPEX, JGC HD, and “K” LINE Sign a Key Principles Agreement with PETRONAS for the maturation and development of the CCS Project in Malaysia

2023/11/14 “K” LINE and KEPCO Sign Service Agreement on Development of Liquefied CO2 Carrier Design for CCS Value Chain

2023/09/07 MOU for Feasibility Study to Establish a Japan-Australia CCS Value Chain

2023/06/19 Agreed on Joint Evaluation with JFE Steel Corporation to Establish CCS Value Chain Originated from Japan Aligned with CCS Study in Malaysia

2023/04/14 “K” LINE Participates in a Consortium to Study the Offloading of Liquefied CO2 from Shipboard CO2 Capturing Systems

2023/03/28 NEDO Demonstration Project: Demonstration Test Ship for Liquefied CO2 Transportation has been Launched

2023/02/13 The Signing Ceremony of Long-Term Contracts for Two Liquefied CO2 Carriers between “K” LINE and Northern Lights JV DA – World’s first full scale CCS project

2023/01/19 “K” LINE and KEPCO Signed MoU on the Joint Study of Liquefied CO2 Shipping for Developing CCS Value Chain

2022/12/19 “K” LINE enters into long-term contracts with Northern Lights for two liquefied CO2 vessels – World’s first full scale CCS project

2022/10/07 NEDO Demonstration Project: Demonstration Test Ship for Liquefied CO2 Transportation has broken ground

2022/07/29 JGC CORPORATION and Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. Joins CCS Study in Malaysia – Aiming for joint contribution to CO2 reduction in Malaysia and Asia by three Japanese companies

2022/02/02 NEDO Demonstration Project: The World's First Demonstration Test Ship for Liquefied CO2 Transportation to be Built

2022/02/02 “K” LINE has Joined an International Think Tank “Global CCS Institute” – Promoting the development of CCS-related businesses to realize a carbon-neutral society

2021/06/22 Participation in R&D and demonstration project for CO2 marine transportation