Hydrogen finds its footing in short-sea shipping
Hydrogen is widely positioned as a future fuel for deep-sea shipping. But as Dave Lee, Executive Director at e1 Marine, explains, its first credible applications are emerging in a very different part of the fleet – and for practical reasons rather than aspirational ones.
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Hydrogen is widely positioned as a future fuel for deep-sea shipping. But as Dave Lee, Executive Director at e1 Marine, explains, its first credible applications are emerging in a very different part of the fleet – and for practical reasons rather than aspirational ones.
