近日，日本航运公司川崎汽船（K LINE）与北极光（Northern Lights）签署了两艘新造二氧化碳运输船的光租和期租合同，以支持世界首个工业规模的碳捕获和储存（CCS）项目。这两艘船将于2024年交付使用，由川崎汽船设在英国的子公司川崎汽船LNG Shipping（UK）负责管理，用于将液化二氧化碳从工业排放设施处运往北极光位于挪威西部厄于加伦的二氧化碳接收端码头。该船总长130米，载货能力达7500立方米，配备了专用加压货舱以运输液态二氧化碳。船舶还将采用多项绿色技术，包括搭载LNG双燃料动力系统、旋翼帆式风力辅助推进系统以及空气润滑系统。

Japanese shipping company “K” LINE has announced long-term charter contracts for two liquefied CO2 vessels to support the world’s first industrial-scale carbon capture and storage project. The contracts were signed with the Northern Lights joint venture, which is developing the project, and cover the bare boat charter and time charter of two 7,500 m3 liquified CO2 ships on order with delivery planned in 2024. The London-based subsidiary “K” LINE LNG Shipping (UK) Ltd. will undertake the management of two ships. They will be tasked with transporting liquefied CO2 from industrial emitters, including the Norcem Brevik and Hafslund Oslo Celsio carbon capture facilities, to the Northern Lights CO2 receiving terminal in Øygarden, Norway.The 130-meter-long vessels will come with 7,500 m3 of cargo capacity and be specially designed to transport liquid CO2 with purpose-built pressurized cargo tanks. The ships will feature a number of green technologies, including a dual-fuel LNG and wind-assisted propulsion system, in the form of rotor sails, and air lubrication.

bare adj. 最基本的 

美 /ber/  英 /beə(r)/ 

charter n.（飞机、船等）租赁 

美 /ˈtʃɑːrtər/  英 /ˈtʃɑ:tə(r)/ 

charter来自拉丁词charta“卡片，纸”；词源同card，指在纸上签订的协议和条款，在现代英语中引申为（飞机、船等）租赁。

bare boat charter 光船租赁

Tips：光船租赁简称光租，是指远洋运输企业将船舶在约定的时间内出租给他人使用，不配备操作人员，不承担运输过程中发生的各项费用，只收取固定租货费的业务活动。