Singapore (VNA)- Singapore’s first electric cargo vessel is due to start sea trials and launchin the fourth quarter of 2023, according to Yinson Green Technologies (YGT), part of aconsortium chosen to help the nation electrify marine craft.
According to YGT chiefexecutive officer Eirik Barclay, the Hydromover, developed by the Goal Zeroconsortium, is near completion. The vehicle has capacity to carry 25 tonnes ofcargo and a battery that can be swapped in minutes when depleted.
YGT, a subsidiary ofMalaysia-listed Yinson Holdings, will also introduce an electric vessel fortransferring crew, called the Hydroglyder – developed with Norwegian startupLift Ocean – by the end of the year.
The company wants to be partof all associated services with clean electric vessels, starting withSingapore, Barclay said.
Singapore is requiring allnew harbour craft to be zero emission by 2030. The nation provided 9 millionSGD in funding in 2021 to Goal Zero, led by Singapore-based SeaTech SolutionsInternational, and two other consortiums led by Keppel Fels and Sembcorp Marineto develop electric vessels./.
According to YGT chiefexecutive officer Eirik Barclay, the Hydromover, developed by the Goal Zeroconsortium, is near completion. The vehicle has capacity to carry 25 tonnes ofcargo and a battery that can be swapped in minutes when depleted.
YGT, a subsidiary ofMalaysia-listed Yinson Holdings, will also introduce an electric vessel fortransferring crew, called the Hydroglyder – developed with Norwegian startupLift Ocean – by the end of the year.
The company wants to be partof all associated services with clean electric vessels, starting withSingapore, Barclay said.
Singapore is requiring allnew harbour craft to be zero emission by 2030. The nation provided 9 millionSGD in funding in 2021 to Goal Zero, led by Singapore-based SeaTech SolutionsInternational, and two other consortiums led by Keppel Fels and Sembcorp Marineto develop electric vessels./.
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