UK maritime carbon capture firm Seabound has completed its first commercial-scale onboard carbon capture and storage (CCS) units, marking a step-change from pilot testing to deployment-ready hardware.
The systems were assembled and validated at the company’s R&D facility in Doncaster, before being cleared for installation on a working vessel in the cement shipping fleet.
After a series of land-based trials, the capture modules are set to be fitted to the UBC Cork, a cement carrier chartered by Heidelberg Materials. The project signals Seabound’s shift from demonstration projects toward operational deployments in live maritime environments.
From prototypes to shipboard deployment
Alongside the hardware milestone, Seabound has secured fresh backing from the European Space Agency to support commercial scale-up, and announced a technical collaboration with thyssenkrupp Polysius focused on producing green lime for net-positive capture pathways.
Founded in 2021, the company has raised more than £8.5 million (~$11.4 million) to date and claims multiple early-stage firsts in maritime carbon capture.
With shipping facing tightening climate rules and limited near-term alternatives to liquid fuels, Seabound is betting that modular, retrofit-ready capture systems can offer shipowners a near-term compliance pathway, provided performance, cost, and onboard integration hold up under real-world operating conditions.
Read more: Seabound Launches World-First Onboard Carbon Capture System For Cement Shipping
