🌍 Could a Shipping Container Help Clean Up the Shipping Industry?

What if the answer to shipping’s massive emissions problem could fit inside a 20-foot shipping container?

At an industrial site in Chingford, London, startup Seabound is testing a portable carbon- and sulphur-capture unit housed in a standard shipping container. The container uses quicklime pellets to scrub up to 78% of carbon dioxide and 90% of sulphur oxides from container ship exhaust—potentially transforming a sector responsible for 3 % of global greenhouse gas emissions. theguardian.com

🧪 How It Works

Seabound’s device draws ship exhaust through a bed of quicklime, triggering a chemical reaction that sequesters CO₂ as limestone. Empty containers can be swapped at ports and reloaded with fresh quicklime—streamlining deployment. Trials on vessels transiting the Suez Canal showed strong results, and greener quicklime powered by renewable energy is in development. theguardian.com

🌐 A Tool for Transition, Not a Fix-All

Seabound sees its invention as a bridge to meet tighter IMO emissions rules, helping ships curb pollution while cleaner fuels like ammonia or wind technologies mature. But critics caution that carbon-capture retrofits mustn’t prolong the fossil-fuel era or delay genuine renewable adoption.

🚀 Where We Go From Here

With £3m in investor backing and first commercial installations lined up for this year, Seabound aims to expand deployment across hundreds—or even thousands—of vessels. The system’s standard container design allows ships to scale up emissions capture as regulations intensify. theguardian.com

“It all happened really quickly… people were ready for a solution.” — Alisha Fredriksson, Seabound CEO

Maritime and logistics companies—interested in installing emissions-capture containers on your vessels? Or want to pilot the tech at a UK port? Reach out to Seabound for trial partnerships today.

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