Veer.Voyage receives ABS nod for hydrogen-fuelled sail ship

Bahamas-based Veer.Voyage has designed a container vessel that is powered by wind energy with assistance from hydrogen fuel cells.


PHOTO: Model of Veer’s 100-metre long container vessel prototype fitted with sails. Veer.Voyage

The design has received an approval in principle (AiP) from classification society American Bureau of Shipping (ABS).

When the ships sail on just wind-assisted propulsion they can reach speeds of 18 knots (33 km/h) while carrying 160 twenty foot equivalent (TEU) containers.

The company claims that green hydrogen fuel cells combined with sails gives these container ships a range of 1,200 nautical miles (2,200 km).

Veer plans to select a shipyard by the end of the year, and to start shipping two vessels by the end of 2024, according to Offshore Energy.

By Konica Bhatt

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