Northern Lights JV, a joint venture majority-owned by Equinor, TotalEnergies, and Shell, commissioned the third liquefied carbon dioxide (LCO2) carrier vessel, Northern Phoenix, to expand its cross-border CO2 transport capacity for Europe’s carbon capture and storage (CCS) network. The 7,500 m³-capacity vessel will transport liquefied CO2 from industrial emitters such as Yara to the Northern Lights receiving terminal in Øygarden, Norway, where CO2 will be piped and permanently stored beneath the seabed. Northern Lights began injecting CO2 for permanent storage in 2025 as part of Norway’s Longship full-scale CCS project, with the new vessel supporting the start of commercial cross-border CO2 transport operations. The joint venture has existing agreements with Ørsted, Stockholm Exergi, and Inherit, in addition to Yara, to secure CO2 transport volumes for the network. The Northern Phoenix will undergo final preparations and commissioning before entering service, marking the next phase in scaling the project’s shipping capacity.