Shipbuilder Concordia Damen achieved success in sustainable delivery with the trial run of the ‘world’s first’ hydrogen-powered inland delivery vessel, ‘Antonie’.
Lenten Scheepvaart, the vessel’s proprietor, marked a milestone for emissions-free transport on Dutch inland waterways.
Technical sea trials on twenty third October, validated by Lloyd’s Register, resulted in a provisional certificates for operational use.
Trials centered on testing the superior diesel-electric propulsion system earlier than the set up of hydrogen containers, anticipated by year-end.
The Antonie, designed to move salt for Nobian, represents a round chain, powered by hydrogen produced in Nobian’s chlor-alkali course of.
The vessel is about for full zero-emission transport between Delfzijl and Rotterdam.
A subsidised hydrogen bunker station in Delfzijl helps Antonie’s vitality wants.
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