Future Proof Shipping launches first hydrogen-powered inland container ship
On 25 May, Dutch shipping company Future Proof Shipping (FPS) officially launched the first hydrogen-powered zero-emissions inland container ship, H2 Barge 1, in Rotterdam. Earlier in the week, Nike introduced the H2 Barge 1 at its European Logistics Campus in Laakdal, Belgium. As part of its journey toward a zero carbon and zero waste future, Nike is partnering with Future Proof Shipping (FPS) and BCTN Network of Inland Terminals, to accelerate zero-emission shipping.
Future Proof Shipping’s zero-emissions 110m x 11.45m inland containership, H2 Barge 1 is chartered by BCTN on behalf of Nike EMEA. The vessel, expected to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 2000 tonnes of CO2 per year, will sail between Rotterdam and BCTN’s inland terminal in Meerhout several times a week. The fuel cells used in the containership are supplied by Nedstack while the hydrogen containers are supplied by Air Liquide
Air Liquide has developed the technology for the hydrogen storage on board, i.e. the swappable container..
