Scandinavia embarks on greener shipping corridor

Enova funding award has been granted to Ocean Infinity and Samskip to develop vessels which will operate between Norway and the Netherlands, creating one of Europe’s first zero-emission maritime ‘green corridors’.

“For Samskip, sustainability is one of the fundamentals of doing business. The SeaShuttle project is a substantial step in Samskip’s journey towards zero emission logistics,” said Kari-Pekka Laaksonen, Group CEO, Samskip.

“Its combination of fuel, technology and operational best practice is expected to make emissions-free shortsea shipping cost competitive with existing solutions.”

Green project

Christoffer Jorgenvag, Ocean Infinity CCO added that the SeaShuttle project is just part of Ocean Infinity’s overall strategy of unlocking innovation to deliver truly sustainable maritime operations. 

The project will see the partners build and operate two new SeaShuttle container vessels, for which they will also be developing and integrating a hydrogen fuel cell power systems, delivering up to 3.2Mw of power.

Partial funding of €15M towards the SeaShuttle programme will be provided by Enova, which focuses on contributing to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and is owned by the Norwegian Ministry of Climate and Environment.

This announcement, building on the COP26 Clydebank Declaration commitment to establishing a global network of green corridors by 2025, signals the beginning of an exciting collaboration between Samskip B.V. and Ocean Infinity to deliver zero-emission multi-modal logistics globally.