Future Proof Shipping’s container vessel, FPS Waal, has arrived at Holland Shipyards Group’s yard to begin its conversion to hydrogen power.
According to Future Proof Shipping, the FPS Waal has just sailed its last inland voyage on a diesel engine. The container ship arrived at the Holland Shipyards Group shipyard in Werkendam this week, where its retrofit to a zero-emission hydrogen-powered vessel will take place.
This vessel is following in the steps of FPS Maas (now H2 Barge 1). To remind, in late May 2023, Future Proof Shipping officially launched the first hydrogen-powered inland container ship, H2 Barge 1, in Rotterdam.
All the vessel’s internal combustion engines will be removed and a new fully zero-emissions propulsion system, including PEM fuel cells, hydrogen storage, battery packs and an electric drive train will be installed.
Over the coming weeks, the main engine and generators will be removed and the new fuel cell section and battery room inside the cargo hold will be installed.