Green hydrogen milestone for short sea feeder vessels

The two green hydrogen powered vessels called ‘SeaShuttles’ will provide service to west European routes and once commissioned, will be among the first of their kind to be fuelled by green hydrogen.

“This endeavour is another of Samskip’s initiatives that is an important step towards reaching our sustainability targets outlined in our latest sustainability report and will support our goal of reaching Net-Zero by 2040,” said Kari-Pekka Laaksonen, CEO, Samskip Group.

“We have continuously practiced what we preached because sustainability is in our DNA and we are invested in the future; the future for green logistics, our planet, our economy and in the next generation of seafarers and we are certain that this project will be a game changer.”

Forward thinking

This is another in Samskip’s long list of ambitious green projects as it works closely together with ENOVA, the Norwegian Government green funding program aimed at adopting emission-free transport solutions.

In zero emission mode, each vessel is expected to achieve around 25,000 tonnes of CO2 reduction per year. They will achieve zero emission operations in ports as well by using green shore power.

The vessels have been designed by Naval Dynamics AS and will be built by Indian shipyard Cochin Shipyard Ltd.

”The two vessel order is a milestone project for all parties involved as this is a true zero emission hydrogen fuel cell powered vessel,” said Madhu Nair, chairman of Cochin Shipyard.

”We look forward to advancing this step change project after years of design and engineering, and now a true multi-megawatt fuel cell vessel series will allow sustainable and effective sea freight operations.”