Carbon Collectors gets green light for its CO2 barge-push tug design April 7, 2021, by Jasmina Ovcina A CO2 transport and storage barge-push tug combination, developed as part of the Carbon Collectors initiative, has won approval in principle from Bureau Veritas. The concept was developed by Dutch shipyard Royal Niestern Sander and the shipping company Imodco Royal Wagenborg. “We are proud this CO2 barge-push tug combination – including the offshore single point mooring system – has received an approval in principle from Bureau Veritas. This significant milestone indicated the concept of CO2 transport and storage meets all international rules and regulations and is ready to be realized in practice as a solution to cut CO2 emissions,” Niestern Sander said.