FPS inland boxship completes last voyage on diesel engine, set for hydrogen conversion
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Dutch maritime firm Future Proof Shipping (FPS) on Friday (18 August) said its inland shipping container vessel – the H2 Barge 1, previously known as FPS Maas, has sailed its last inland voyage on a diesel engine and is set to be converted to a hydrogen-powered vessel.
FPS said the container ship arrived at the Holland Shipyards Group shipyard in Werkendam this week, where its retrofit to a zero-emission hydrogen-powered vessel will commence.
“In order to sail 100% emissions-free, all the vessel’s internal combustion engines will be removed and a new fully zero-emissions propulsion system, including PEM fuel cells, hydrogen storage, battery packs and an electric drive train will be installed,” it said in a social media post.
“Over the coming weeks, the main engine and generators will be removed and the new fuel cell section and battery room inside the cargo hold will be installed.”
Related: FPS to launch world’s first green hydrogen-powered inland boxship in Rotterdam
Photo credit: Future Proof Shipping
Published: 21 August, 2023
