The challenge of achieving net-zero carbon emissions in the shipping sector is a pressing
issue that is yet to be fully overcome. While new fuels and technologies hold promise for the future,
they are not currently viable solutions on a large scale in the short-term. One strategy that is being
considered as a way to reduce CO2 and CO emissions in the immediate future is carbon capture
technology. Additionally, the possibility of a carbon tax being implemented in the future further
strengthens the case for the adoption of this technology, which is already quite mature and in use in
industries, although it has yet to be developed in the maritime sector. In this paper, the authors start
from the definition of carbon capture technology to provide a technical overview of the solutions
that are currently available to the maritime sector. Given the absolute innovation of such systems
for application on board ships, the authors studied their installation and developed appropriate
schemes to illustrate the feasibility of integration of these new technologies on board. Furthermore,
the authors highlight the different levels of technological readiness of the proposed systems based on
their potential for implementation on board commercial vessels.
