MT Pacific Cobalt

History
Name	Pacific Cobalt
Owner	Eastern Pacific Shipping
Port of registry	Liberia
Completed	2020
Identification	IMO number:  9788617
General characteristics
Class & 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)

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.

Description

Pacific 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

In 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

1. "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.
2. "Eastern Pacific Tests First Plug and Play Carbon Capture on Tankers". The Maritime Executive. Retrieved 2023-02-23.
3. "First Carbon Capture System Installed on EPS Managed Tanker". The Maritime Executive. Retrieved 2023-02-23.
4. "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.