MT Pacific Cobalt is a Singaporean oil tanker built in 2020 and owned by Eastern Pacific Shipping. It is one of the first and largest ships to be installed with an onboard filtration and carbon capture system.
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | Pacific Cobalt |
| Owner |  Eastern Pacific Shipping |
| Port of registry |  Liberia |
| Completed | 2020 |
| Identification | IMO number: 9788617 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Tanker |
| Tonnage | 49,886 DWT |
| Length | 182.5 m (598 ft 9 in) |
| Beam | 32 m (105 ft 0 in) |
| Draught | 7.6 m (24 ft 11 in) |
Description
editPacific Cobalt is a 49,700 DWT oil and chemical tanker with an overall length of 182.5 m (599 ft). It is 32 m (105 ft) wide and has an average draft of 7.6 m (25 ft).[1] It has an identical sister ship named Pacific Gold.[2]
History
editIn May 2022, Eastern Pacific Shipping announced that it would be working with the Netherlands-based maritime carbon capture company Value Maritime to install prefabricated "Filtree" systems.[2] The installation was finished in February 2023 after a seventeen-day construction period, and Pacific Cobalt steamed from Rotterdam to Venice shortly after the installation was completed.[3][4]
References
edit- ^ "Ship PACIFIC COBALT (Oil/Chemical Tanker) Registered in Liberia - Vessel details, Current position and Voyage information - IMO 9788617, MMSI 636019842, Call Sign D5WK5". MarineTraffic.com. Retrieved 2023-02-23.
- ^ a b "Eastern Pacific Tests First Plug and Play Carbon Capture on Tankers". The Maritime Executive. Retrieved 2023-02-23.
- ^ "First Carbon Capture System Installed on EPS Managed Tanker". The Maritime Executive. Retrieved 2023-02-23.
- ^ "Eastern Pacific Shipping and Value Maritime install first-of-its-kind fully integrated carbon capture solution onboard MR tanker M/T Pacific Cobalt | Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide". www.hellenicshippingnews.com. Retrieved 2023-02-23.