Yara Debuts World's First Autonomous Electric Container Ship The world's first fully electric and self-steering container ship, owned by fertiliser maker Yara, is preparing to navigate Norway's southern coast and play its part in the country's plans to clean-up its industry.The Yara Birkeland, an 80-metre-long (87 yards) so-called feeder, is set to replace lorry haulage
OSLO – The world's first fully electric and self-steering container ship, owned by fertilizer maker Yara, is preparing to navigate Norway's southern coast
Zero emissions and, soon, zero crew: the world’s first fully electric autonomous cargo vessel was unveiled in Norway, a small but promising step towards reducing the maritime industry’s climate footprint. By shipping up to 120 containers of fertilizer from a plant in the southeastern town of Porsgrunn to the Brevik port a dozen kilometres away, .