Aker Solutions has been awarded a front-end engineering and design contract by KN Energies for a CO₂ transshipment terminal in Klaipėda, Lithuania, forming part of the first cross-border carbon capture, transport and storage (CCS) network in the Baltic region.

The planned terminal, recognised as a project of common interest by the European Commission and co-funded under the EU’s Connecting Europe Facility, is designed to receive CO₂ from industrial sources across Lithuania, Latvia and the wider Baltic region. With a planned capacity of approximately 2.8 million tonnes of CO₂ per year, the facility will provide temporary storage before the CO₂ is transported by ship to long-term geological storage sites beneath the North Sea seabed.

Under the FEED contract, Aker Solutions will refine the technical design specification of the planned infrastructure, building on earlier phase evaluations, and assess potential expansion routes. The FEED phase is scheduled for completion in the third quarter of 2026, involving more than 100 Aker Solutions employees in Norway, India and the UK. A final investment decision is planned for 2027, with a targeted commercial operational date of 2030.

Aker Solutions has been designing and delivering CO₂ infrastructure since the 1990s, with experience spanning the full CCS value chain from carbon capture integration through to transport, terminal infrastructure and permanent storage. The Klaipėda project adds to a portfolio that includes the Northern Lights, Brevik and Oslo CCS programmes.

KN Energies is an energy terminal operator managing liquid energy and liquefied natural gas flows across the Baltic Sea region.

New boat takes electric power to the next level

The “most powerful electric escort tug in the world” has completed sea trials, marking what battery maker AYK Energy describes as a significant milestone in the electric workboat sector.

Svitzer Balder, built by Uzmar Shipyard in Türkiye, is the first battery-methanol harbour tug ever built and is capable of operating in near-open ocean as well as harbour conditions. The vessel is now set for delivery to the Port of Gothenburg, Sweden, where it will carry out more than 90% of its towing and docking operations on zero-emission battery-electric power, with dual-fuel methanol engines for back-up and range extension.

AYK supplied the vessel with an ABS-certified AriesA 6MWh battery system, built at its plant in Zhuhai, China. The system uses lithium-iron-phosphate (LFP) cell technology rather than the nickel, manganese, cobalt chemistry, a choice AYK says delivers competitive energy density and power at lower cost and with improved safety. AYK was the first manufacturer to secure a type-approved marine battery using LFP technology.

Svitzer Balder is the fifth Svitzer tug to use AYK battery systems, reflecting growing demand across the maritime sector.

These articles appeared in Insights, TNA May/June 2026