The YARA Birkeland Zero Emission Vessel: World’s First Fully Electric Autonomous Container Ship

TheYARA Birkeland will be the world’s first fully electric and autonomous container ship, with zero emissions. Operation is planned to start in the latter half of 2018, shipping products from YARA’s Porsgrunn production plant to Brevik and Larvik in Norway. Named YARA Birkeland after YARA’s founder, the famous scientist and innovator Kristian Birkeland, the vessel will [...]

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