Gasunie, Vopak and Gate terminal are investigating the development of CO₂nnect, an independent hub terminal for liquid CO₂ on the Maasvlakte in the port of Rotterdam.

Such infrastructures are important in the context of the Dutch climate agreement and the European Green Deal.

The independent hub terminal will be able to receive and deliver liquid CO₂ via ships and will be connected to the depleted gas fields in the North Sea, offering transport for substantial volumes of CO₂ in the near future.

This open access system will make the necessary infrastructures available to all market parties, including parties that do not have a direct connection to a CO₂ pipeline. In addition, this planned terminal can be an important catalyst in the creation of a market for the reuse of CO₂ as a raw material.