The world’s first self-propelled, electric container ship, Yara Birkeland, is moored at Langkaia in Oslo on Friday. Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store attends a tour of the Yara Birkeland in Oslo on Friday. While the distance the Yara Birkeland would cover might be short, there would be many obstacles. Experts also do not expect electric vessels to become a universal solution for the industry any time soon. “Not only would [a vessel] need to be autonomous for long distances, but you would also have to equip ports with battery chargers, so there are technical and infrastructure challenges that would need to be coordinated,” she said.

Source: Taipei Times November 20, 2021 22:08 UTC