A memorandum of understanding (MoU) has been signed by the city of Rotterdam and the city of Oslo to create a new green corridor for short sea shipping that will be served by Samskip’s next generation green hydrogen-fuelled SeaShuttle box ships.
Samskip CEO Kari-Pekka Laaksonen, said: “This signing brings us one step closer toward the exciting launch of SeaShuttle, the zero-emission hydrogen vessels which will be utilised in this project, and we look forward to continuing to nurture the relationship we have built between Rotterdam and Oslo.”
Two Samskip next generation zero-emission SeaShuttles will be utilised to service the new green corridor. These vessels will be among the first zero-emission short sea container vessels in the world to use green hydrogen as fuel. The operation will include weekly loops between Rotterdam and ports in the Oslofjord region establishing end-to-end corridor services.
Green corridors within Europe are becoming commonplace. Splash reported earlier this week on a similar arrangement being agreed between Finland and Estonia.
