Marine robotics company Ocean Infinity, in partnership with logistics company Samskip, plans to introduce two new ‘Sea Shuttle’ zero-emission, remotely operated and autonomous ready, short sea container vessels operating between Norway and the Netherlands, creating one of Europe’s first zero-emission maritime ‘green corridors’.
The container vessels will employ hydrogen fuel cell power systems, delivering up to 3.2Mw of power. Partial funding of €15M towards the SeaShuttle programme will be provided by Enova, which focuses on contributing to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and is owned by the Norwegian Ministry of Climate and Environment.
The announcement builds on the COP26 Clydebank Declaration commitment to establishing a global network of green corridors by 2025, and is said to signal the beginning of an exciting collaboration between Samskip and Ocean Infinity to deliver zero-emission, efficient and safe, multi-modal logistics across a global maritime network.
Christoffer Jorgenvag, Ocean Infinity CCO,said: “Ocean Infinity’s enabling technologies can facilitate green corridors but also the broader decarbonisation and transformation of maritime operations. The emphasis today is on the SeaShuttle vessels, which are just part of Ocean Infinity’s overall strategy of unlocking innovation to deliver truly sustainable maritime operations. We would like to thank Enova for their support for our vision which represents a firm endorsement of our ground-breaking approach and allows us to proceed at full speed in bringing this project to life.”
