The Northern Phoenix welcomed and blessed in Bergen, Norway

The Northern Phoenix was officially blessed in Bergen this week, marking another milestone in the development of Northern Lights’ CO₂ transport infrastructure.

The ship is purpose-built for the safe and efficient transport of liquefied CO₂ and is an addition to the Northern Lights fleet, supporting the scaling of carbon capture and storage across Europe. Northern Phoenix is dedicated to transporting CO₂ from Yara and will play a key role in enabling the start of commercial cross-border operations.

“With our first two ships already in operation, Northern Phoenix marks the next step in scaling our CO₂ shipping capacity. We look forward to continuing to grow our fleet and enabling safe and reliable CO₂ transport across Europe,” says Tim Heijn, Managing Director of Northern Lights JV.

The naming ceremony took place at Festningskaien in Bergen, attended by partners, stakeholders and invited guests. The ship was blessed by its godmother, Linn Hamre, one of the first Northern Lights employees, selected through an internal initiative to appoint a godmother from within the organisation.

“I wish the Northern Phoenix and her crew fair winds and following seas,” she said.

Northern Phoenix will transport captured CO₂ from Yara to the Northern Lights receiving terminal in Øygarden, Norway, where it will be safely stored beneath the seabed.

Following the ceremony, the ship will start final preparations and commissioning ahead of operations.

About Northern Lights

• Northern Lights offers CO₂ transport and storage as a service and started first injection of liquid CO₂ for permanent storage in August 2025.
• Our mission is to enable the reduction and removal of industrial emissions in Europe.
• Liquefied CO₂ from capture sites is shipped to the Northern Lights onshore receiving terminal in western Norway, before transported by pipeline for permanent storage in a reservoir 2,600 meters under the seabed.
• Northern Lights JV is a registered, incorporated General Partnership with Shared Liability (DA) owned by Equinor, TotalEnergies and Shell.
• The first phase of Northern Lights is part of Longship, the Norwegian Government’s full-scale carbon capture and storage project.
• Northern Lights will transport and store CO₂ from two Norwegian industries; Heidelberg Materials’ cement factory in Brevik and the Hafslund Celsio’ waste-to-energy plant in Oslo.
• In addition, the Northern Lights JV has signed commercial agreements with Yara in the Netherlands, Ørsted in Denmark, Stockholm Exergi in Sweden, and Inherit in Norway.