The world's first electric container ship is set to be inaugurated during a ceremony in Brevik today, Friday, April 29.
The launch of the fully electric and autonomous container vessel Yara Birkeland will take place in the town of Telemark, with Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway, attending the ceremony.
Initially, the ship will start a two-year trial to become autonomous and certified as an autonomous, fully electric container vessel.
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With the aim of reducing diesel-powered truck haulage by 40,000 journeys a year, Yara Birkeland will reduce NOx (Nitrogen oxide) and CO2 emissions, improve road safety, reduce road dust formation and reduce traffic noise while transporting fertilizer from Yara’s factory in Porsgrunn, Norway to the export port in Brevik, Norway, according to technology company KONGSBERG.
On November 18, 2021, Yara Birkeland took its first and only trip from Horten to Oslo.
