ABP trials hydrogen fuelled tractor at Port of Immingham

Associated British Ports (ABP) has become the first UK port operator to trial a hydrogen fuelled tractor in its container terminal at the Port of Immingham.

The joint pilot project received funding from the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult through Innovate UK’s hydrogen Innovation Initiative (HII), following funding from the Department for Transport’s Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition.

Simon Bird, regional director of the Humber ports, said: “The demonstration of using hydrogen in port equipment in Immingham has been able to highlight the challenges and benefits of using this zero-emission energy in our port.