The H2 Barge 1, the first zero-emission hydrogen powered inland container ship, has entered into service at the Port of Rotterdam and is expected to result in annual greenhouse gas (GHG) emission savings of 2,000 tonnes of CO2.
Provided by Future Proof Shipping (FPS), the ship is 110 m long and will sail for Nike several times a week between the Port of Rotterdam and BCTN’s inland terminal in Meerhout, Belgium.
At the deployment of the ship on May 25, 2023, the minister of Infrastructure and Water Management Mark Harbers presented FPS founder Huib van de Grijspaarde with an A-Zero (A0) emissions label that is only awarded to emission-free vessels.
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