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Hydrogen barge takes to the water

Dutch shipowner Future Proof Shipping (FPS), the EU-funded Flagships project, and the Interreg-funded ZEM Ports NS project have launched the hydrogen-powered H2 Barge 2. The vessel will operate on the Rhine between Rotterdam and Duisburg. The vessel was launched at Holland Shipyard Group´s Werkendam facility, just outside Rotterdam. It is the first of two demonstrators in the EU-funded Flagships project, and the second demonstrator of the ZEM Ports NS project. The vessel, formerly Fenny ... [+]

Nike and partners future-proof inland shipping

Netherlands-based Future Proof Shipping (FPS) officially launched the first hydrogen-powered zero-emissions inland container ship, H2 Barge 1, in Rotterdam on 25 May.in partnership with sports shoe manufacturer Nike and the BCTN Network of Inland Terminals. The 110m x 11.45m inland containership is being chartered by BCTN on behalf of Nike EMEA ... [+]

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